A Palestinian petrol station attendant stands at empty pumps at a closed petrol station in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Said Khatib | AFP | Getty Images Oil prices rose Tuesday as investors weighed efforts to negotiate a truce … Read more
New Senate legislation supported by President Joe Biden and many Democratic and Republican senators includes a significant blow to humanitarian aid for Palestinians — fulfilling a long-standing GOP goal while making it harder to address the deepening crisis in Gaza. The bipartisan legislation unveiled Sunday night and promptly endorsed by Biden is primarily focused on … Read more
Hamas has begun to resurface in areas where Israel withdrew the bulk of its forces a month ago, deploying police officers and making salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, four residents and a senior official in the militant group said Saturday. Signs of a Hamas resurgence in Gaza’s largest … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Satellite imagery analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre shows that 30 per cent of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israel’s assault, launched in response to attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel on … Read more
Saady Lozon used to employ hundreds of Gazans, provide IT services to customers around the world — including in Israel — and travel internationally to promote Palestinians’ tech skills. After Israel began a U.S.-backed offensive in Gaza on Oct. 7, Lozon, his wife and their 4-year-old son moved from shelter to shelter seeking safety from … Read more
According to one congressional Republican, babies in the Gaza Strip should not be considered “innocent Palestinian civilians” during Israel’s ongoing military operations. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) was confronted by activists with Code Pink, a peace group, on Wednesday. Code Pink posted a video of the exchange online: “You haven’t seen the pictures of all the … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is “actively engaged” after a Palestinian-Canadian was reported missing in the Gaza Strip. Mansour Shouman was in the region to help document ongoing humanitarian efforts amid the raging Israel-Hamas war. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is “actively engaged” … Read more
Senior Israeli government officials joined a conference on re-settling the Gaza Strip on Sunday, calling for Israelis to “control the land” despite the United States’ condemnations of similar proposals. In 2005, Israel withdrew settlements and military forces from Gaza, and since then, some in Israel have advocated for re-settling the Strip. Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack … Read more
The United States will wait for the results of the United Nations’ investigation into the allegations staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel before it resumes delivering aid, a spokesperson said. “We have suspended our contributions to UNRWA pending the results of this investigation,” U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said … Read more
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday that it would not be able to continue operations in Gaza and across the region beyond the end of February if funding were not resumed. A string of countries including the United States, Canada, Germany and Britain have paused their funding to the aid agency. … Read more
