Pro-Palestine protesters block bridge outside UK parliament | Israel War on Gaza News

Pro-Palestine protesters block bridge outside UK parliament | Israel War on Gaza News

Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked access to a bridge near the British parliament on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in an act of civil disobedience. London, like other Western cities, has seen regular and sometimes large demonstrations calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of the besieged strip….

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour | Israel War on Gaza News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met senior Turkish officials in Istanbul, kicking off a week-long trip across the Middle East aimed at calming tensions that have spiked since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October. In his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Blinken “emphasised the need…

Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | Israel War on Gaza

Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | Israel War on Gaza

US General Mark Kimmitt says Israeli talk of annihilating Gaza ‘sounds good on TV’ but is impractical and illegal. By mimicking United States tactics in World War II in Germany and Japan, Israel has made a grave mistake with its war on Gaza, according to retired US Army Brigadier General…

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘response’ to Hamas leader’s killing | Israel War on Gaza News

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘response’ to Hamas leader’s killing | Israel War on Gaza News

Lebanese group says it targeted Meron air base following the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut. Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it targeted a vital Israeli military post with a barrage of 62 rockets as a “preliminary response” to the killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut…

The only Palestinian factory making keffiyehs is going strong | Israel War on Gaza

The only Palestinian factory making keffiyehs is going strong | Israel War on Gaza

Hebron, occupied West Bank – Izzat Yasser Hirbawi, a balding 55-year-old man, stands smiling at the entrance to the Hirbawi Factory in Hebron, the only place in Palestine, its website proudly proclaims, that produces Palestinian keffiyehs. Three Hirbawi brothers, Izzat, Abdullah and Jouda, who now own and operate the factory,…

Hezbollah chief warns Lebanon could be ‘exposed’ to more Israeli attacks | Hezbollah News

Hezbollah chief warns Lebanon could be ‘exposed’ to more Israeli attacks | Hezbollah News

Nasrallah again pledges retaliation for killing of Hamas deputy chief al-Arouri, says Hezbollah ‘cannot be silent’. The head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said that all of Lebanon will be exposed if the group does not react to the assassination of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut this…

Shipping giant Maersk to avoid Red Sea routes for ‘foreseeable future’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Shipping giant Maersk to avoid Red Sea routes for ‘foreseeable future’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Due to ‘volatile’ situation amid Houthi attacks, ships will go around Africa, increasing journey times and shipping costs. Container shipping giant Maersk has announced it will divert all vessels around Africa instead of using the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for the “foreseeable future”. Maersk said on Friday that…