Israeli air raids target Syrian city of Aleppo as regional tensions rise | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli air raids target Syrian city of Aleppo as regional tensions rise | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Syrian defence ministry says the ‘aerial aggression’ came from the Mediterranean and hit a number of places. Israel has targeted Iranian military positions in Syria’s Aleppo with an air raid, causing some material damage, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence. “Israel carried out an aerial aggression from the direction…

Analysis: Has Israel weakened Hamas enough to win the war on Gaza? | Gaza

Analysis: Has Israel weakened Hamas enough to win the war on Gaza? | Gaza

Almost 23,000 people – the vast majority Palestinian – have been killed since the unprecedented Hamas attacks in southern Israel on October 7, which launched the Israeli assault on Gaza. As the end of 2023 approaches, the Israeli offensive is showing no signs of any let-up and the death toll…

How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

David Frum, writer for The Atlantic magazine and pro-Israel commentator, says Palestinian statehood is not the solution. David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic magazine and a pro-Israel supporter, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel and the United States should “avoid solution-ism” for the Palestinians and focus on day-to-day necessities,…

Nicole Jenes and Rathbone: Social media influencers a new lens on Gaza war | Social Media

Nicole Jenes and Rathbone: Social media influencers a new lens on Gaza war | Social Media

Exploring how Instagram and TikTok influencers shape narratives in Israel’s war on Gaza. Social media has revolutionised our understanding and perception of wars and conflicts. Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, with their real-time, unfiltered content, offer a new perspective that’s immediate and often raw. These platforms enable users worldwide…

On the Gaza ‘shoah’ and the ‘banality of evil’ | Opinions

On the Gaza ‘shoah’ and the ‘banality of evil’ | Opinions

“[T]he reality of concentration camps resembles nothing so much as medieval pictures of Hell.” – Hanna Arendt   In February 2008, Matan Vilnai, then Israel’s deputy defence minister, threatened the Palestinians of Gaza with a “holocaust”. “They will bring upon themselves a bigger shoah because we will use all our…

‘They ordered me to undress’: From Nigeria to Italy, surviving rape | Refugees

‘They ordered me to undress’: From Nigeria to Italy, surviving rape | Refugees

Twenty-five-year-old Naomi Iwelu is now settled, living in a room in the centre of Catania, Sicily. Here she recounts the robberies, betrayals and rape she experienced on her journey from Benin, Nigeria. It was her mother’s death, four years after her father’s, that prompted Naomi to quit school and leave…

Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The administration of United States President Joe Biden has once again bypassed Congress to greenlight an emergency weapons sale to Israel, which has only intensified and broadened its attacks on the Gaza Strip despite growing international outrage. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that he had made a…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 85 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 85 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

South Africa files case of genocide against Israel, as attacks on Gaza, occupied West Bank and southern Lebanon continue – here is the latest. Here’s how things stand on Saturday, December 30, 2023: Latest updates and human impact Israeli ground forces and tanks are pushing into the eastern, southern and…

Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid tight Israeli curbs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa amid tight Israeli curbs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the 12th consecutive Friday. According to Anadolu Agency, the Israeli police set up barriers at the entrances to the Old City and allowed only the elderly to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israeli police also set up checkpoints at…

South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli bombardment has killed more than 21,500 people and caused widespread destruction in the besieged enclave. In…