Israel’s Netanyahu heckled inside parliament by families of Hamas captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s Netanyahu heckled inside parliament by families of Hamas captives | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Prime minister booed when he promises to bring the captives home but adds that ‘more time’ needed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been heckled and booed by the families of captives held by Hamas in Gaza during an address to parliament. “Now! Now!” the families chanted from the gallery…

Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel denies visas to UN staff as it hits back against Gaza war criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel will not renew the visa of a United Nations staff member in the country and will also deny the visa request of another UN employee as the country yet again expresses its displeasure of the global body, which has criticised Israel’s targeting of civilians and hospitals during the Gaza…

‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Massacre’ as Israel steps up Gaza bombardment for Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. More than 100 people have been killed in Israeli air raids overnight in central Gaza. At least 70 people were killed in strikes in central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said late on Sunday….

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India | Houthis News

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India | Houthis News

The US accusations are meant to ‘distract’ from Washington’s complicity in Israel’s ‘crimes in Gaza’, Iran’s FM says. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed accusations of the United States that Tehran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, as tension rises globally over threats to maritime shipping. A…

Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Christmas day in the occupied West Bank began with an attack on the Jenin refugee camp and several arrests. The raid on Monday morning followed several others across the territory, which saw dozens of arrests and the shooting in the neck of a 17-year-old boy. Among towns hit was Bethlehem….

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. At least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry’s spokesman, Ashraf al-Qudra, late on Sunday said the toll is likely to…

How can aid get to Palestinians as Israel bombs Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

How can aid get to Palestinians as Israel bombs Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

UN Security Council votes to allow more supplies, but Israel’s bombardment and ground offensive go on. Hundreds more have been killed in Gaza since Friday’s UN Security Council vote for more aid. What practical impact will the resolution have? And how can aid get to 2.3 million people living under…

Israeli strikes kill UN staff, more than 70 of his extended family in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli strikes kill UN staff, more than 70 of his extended family in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

A United Nations official has been killed along with more than 70 members of his extended family in an Israeli air strike near Gaza City, as hundreds of people have been killed in intensified bombardment since Friday’s UN Security Council resolution that has been criticised as “woefully insufficient”. Issam Al…

‘No joy in our hearts’: Bethlehem’s Christians face heartbreak at Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict

‘No joy in our hearts’: Bethlehem’s Christians face heartbreak at Christmas | Israel-Palestine conflict

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – At Christmas, Noha Helmi Tarazi normally decorates her home with a large tree, which she describes as a symbol of light and joy. The 87-year-old prepares the house for her family, who gather here each year, and makes Christmas sweets and large, festive meals. She…

Palestinians flee homes in central Gaza after Israeli evacuation order | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians flee homes in central Gaza after Israeli evacuation order | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Central Gaza strip — Israel’s war on Gaza has once again forced thousands of Palestinians to flee as the Israeli army issued new evacuation orders in the central Gaza Strip. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesman, conveyed the directive on Friday through his social media platforms, urging residents of Bureij…