Israeli siege imposed after October 7 led to dire shortages of food, safe water, fuel (File) After nearly three months of deadly strikes, incessant displacements and sputtering humanitarian aid, “exhausted” Gazans say they are desperate for an end to the fighting as Israel’s war against Hamas looks set to grind on into the new year. … Read more
Nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Gaza in Israel’s campaign against Hamas operatives. Gaza City: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Israel’s campaign against Hamas operatives. The … Read more
“This is a theatre, there are no weapons or terrorists here,” said Ahmed Tobasi Jenin, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Freedom Theatre in the occupied West Bank will welcome actors back this weekend, just over a fortnight after an Israeli raid on the centre sparked an international outcry. Its artistic director Ahmed Tobasi told AFP the … Read more
In 2023, the world has felt like it was balanced on a precipice. A United States presidential election looms, with a resurgent candidate that threatens to bring with him all the chaos of 2016 and 2020. Artificial intelligence developed so quickly that it seemed to have suddenly sprung into being, heralding vast societal promise and … Read more
Hitting out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his “Hitler” remarks against him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Erdogan is the “last person” to preach morality to Israel. He also accused Erdogan of “committing genocide” against Kurds and imprisoning journalists opposing his regime. Netanyahu further said that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is … Read more
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 22 The Washington Post on the dementia crisis in the US The number of Americans over the age of 65 is rising quickly. In the past century, it has grown at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the population and is … Read more
WHO also cited acute hunger and desperation throughout the war-torn Gaza. Geneva: The population of Gaza is in “grave peril”, the head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, citing acute hunger and desperation throughout the war-torn Palestinian territory. The WHO said it delivered supplies to two hospitals on Tuesday, with only 15 out of … Read more
The artist sparked outrage last year after he made a series of antisemitic social media posts. Washington: The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community on Tuesday for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused. Ye’s … Read more
Israel is apparently preparing to expand its ground offensive in Gaza into a third section of the territory. Palestinian refugee camps were bombarded in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said. More than 20,600 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Health Ministry in … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The doctors gave Shaimaa Nabahin an impossible choice: lose your left leg or risk death. The 22-year-old had been hospitalized in Gaza for around a week, after her ankle was partially severed in an Israeli airstrike, when doctors told her she was suffering from blood poisoning. Nabahin chose to maximize … Read more
