As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion nears, war-weary Ukraine is beset by shortages in soldiers and ammunition, as well as doubts about the supply of Western aid. The Ukrainian military is dug in, outgunned and outnumbered against a more powerful opponent. As the war enters its third year, questions are being asked about Ukraine’s … Read more
An Australian minister has used a major international platform to warn Israel against launching a full-blown assault in southern Gaza. Finance Minister Senator Katy Gallagher reiterated concerns about an increasingly dire humanitarian situation in the besieged strip and further devastation an invasion would have in Rafah, where more than one million civilians are sheltering. “Australia … Read more
At a refugee camp in Rafah, Palestinian children play with broken electricity lines that no longer work to distract themselves from hunger, thirst and the fear of being killed. They are unable to go to school and many of them are now orphans. Among them is Lama Abu Jamous, 9, who became a recognised journalist … Read more
Israel has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a request by South Africa to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah. In documents released on Thursday by the ICJ, also known as the World Court, Israel argued that the emergency measures … Read more
Israel is facing growing international pressure to hold off on a planned assault on the last refuge for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza after truce talks in Cairo ended inconclusively. Officials said Tuesday’s talks were constructive and would continue, but the lack of an immediate breakthrough fuelled fears among hundreds of thousands of people crammed … Read more
The city of Rafah, located in the Gaza Strip’s south, has become the last refuge for displaced Palestinians as ongoing Israeli attacks since October have forced the population to move further towards the southern border. The city is now the focus of Israeli attacks, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) saying the city has … Read more
Palestinians in Rafah, the packed city on Gaza’s southern border, were terrified Friday of an impending Israeli ground assault — which the United States and aid groups have warned risks “disaster.” More than half of the enclave’s 2.3 million people have sought shelter in Rafah, crowding tents in refugee camps stalked by growing hunger, disease … Read more
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will fight for its interests “to the end” but has no interest in expanding its war in Ukraine to other countries such as Poland and Latvia. In his first interview with an American journalist since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, Putin said Western leaders had … Read more
Mediators from the United States, Qatar and Egypt have scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip after America’s top diplomat on a Middle East mission said there was still hope for a deal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he saw room for negotiation, … Read more
Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies. These days, the mother-of-seven finds herself begging for food on the mud-caked streets of Rafah, in southern Gaza. She tries to feed her kids at least once a day, she says, while … Read more
