The situation in the Gaza Strip and the tensions in the Arab world took a new turn as the Saudis have expressed interest in a possible Saudi-Israel deal. In a BBC interview, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, the Saudi Ambassador to the UK said that Saudi Arabia is willing to normalise relations with Israel after the … Read more
Egypt and Jordan warned against any Israeli reoccupation in the Gaza Strip and appealed for uprooted residents to be allowed to return to their homes as the Arab countries’ leaders met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday. While Israel presses forward with a military campaign it says will last for months, Abbas, Jordan’s … Read more
The UK government’s action of submitting detailed legal arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in support of genocide claims against the Myanmar government has come under fire amidst the Gaza Strip situation. Britain is being accused of double standards, as the UK didn’t press for similar charges against the Netanyahu government in the … Read more
Biden speaks at Mother Emanuel AME church amid reelection campaign – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden gave a campaign speech Monday at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine people were killed in a shooting in 2015. Partway through his remarks, pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Mr. Biden, calling for a cease-fire … Read more
Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to put the focus of his tour in the Middle East on ending Israel’s “aggression” on the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, Haniyeh said he expected Blinken to “glean lessons from the past three months and recognize Washington’s mistakes in … Read more
Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned against an increasing risk of famine in the Gaza Strip “amid intense conflict and restricted access”. In its latest situation update, the UN agency said that the Famine Review Committee (FRC) was activated due to evidence surpassing the acute food insecurity … Read more
A study of antisemitic hate crime cases in the UK has revealed an unprecedented spike in the number of hate crimes against the Jewish community since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Hamas-Israel conflict along the Gaza Strip. The UK’s largest police force, the Metropolitan Police, has seen a record number … Read more
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres New Delhi: UN Chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the epic human suffering and collective punishment of Palestinian civilians, media reports said. Reports said that he and other world leaders have repeatedly called for a ceasefire while Israel has vowed to push on until Hamas is defeated, a position backed by … Read more
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his concerns that the war in Gaza can spill over into a regional conflict, media reports said. “There is a continued risk of wider regional conflagration, the longer the conflict in Gaza continues, given the risk of escalation and miscalculation by multiple … Read more
Around 80 bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army during its ground invasion, have been returned to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 26, via Karem Abu Salem fence crossing. Israel returned the bodies through International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) after taking them from morgues and graves to ensure no hostages were present … Read more
