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The Israeli army entered Rafah and occupied the Palestinian border in early May, causing more than 800,000 people to flee, according to UN figures. The White House said Egypt has agreed to temporarily send UN aid through another crossing called Kerem Shalom, near Rafah on Gaza's border with Israel. Al-Qahera said Egypt was “pressuring Israel […]
The announcement sparked outrage in Israel, which warned of “serious consequences” for relations with European countries. For decades, formal recognition of a Palestinian state has been seen as the ultimate goal of the peace process between Palestinians and Israel. The United States and most Western European countries have said they are willing to one day […]
The bloodiest war in Gaza so far has been sparked after Hamas launched an unprecedented offensive on October 7, leaving more than 1,170 people dead, mostly civilians, according to a count compiled by AFP, according to Israeli official figures. The militants also took 252 hostages, 124 of whom remain in Gaza, 37 of whom the […]
Decades of US efforts have failed to achieve a “two-state solution”, in which Israel remains coterminous with a Palestinian state, including the West Bank, governed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and Gaza, which occupies the coastal zone. Since then it has been ruled by the Hamas Islamic movement. Captured from the PA in a brief […]
But following Hamas' October 7 attacks and Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza, diplomats are reconsidering the once controversial ideas. In 2014, Sweden, which has a large Palestinian community, became the first EU member state in Western Europe to recognize Palestinian statehood. It had previously been recognized by six other European countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, […]
Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they gather outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after judges ruled on emergency measures against Israel following South Africa's allegations that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024.Reuters file photo
Biden is facing political pressure from both sides of the aisle ahead of a November election clash with Donald Trump, with pro-Gaza student protests roiling US campuses, while Republicans have been increasingly critical of Israel. Accusing them of failing to support. The White House declined to comment on whether the United States might retaliate against […]
Israel will “never accept” ICC's “disgraceful” rulings, Netanyahu said in a message on Twitter. “We will not succumb to this.” In mid-November five countries called for an ICC investigation into the Israel–Hamas war, with Khan saying his team had gathered a “significant amount” of evidence on “relevant incidents”. But ICC teams have not been able […]
Israel's attack on Hamas militants in Rafah has left 800,000 people “forced to flee”, the United Nations said on Saturday. Griffiths said the military action in southern Gaza City was exactly as we feared, with fuel, food and medicine running out. “And we all said very clearly, that the Rafah operation is a disaster in […]
On Thursday, lawyers representing Pretoria presented the judges with a box of charges against Israel, including mass graves, torture and the deliberate blocking of humanitarian aid. Top lawyer Vusimuzi Madonsela said, “When we last appeared before this court, South Africa hoped that this genocidal process would be stopped in order to preserve Palestine and its […]
UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, said on Wednesday that 600,000 people had fled Rafah since the military operation intensified. “As the primary humanitarian hub for humanitarian assistance into Gaza, if Rafah falls, so does Gaza,” South Africa said in a submission to the court. “Blocking humanitarian aid can be seen as nothing […]
