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…

‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the very land he was born. Israel’s deadliest-ever war on Gaza cast a shadow as the pontiff presided over the evening Mass…

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…

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system | Israel-Palestine conflict News

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WHO chief says the enclave’s infrastructure is being destroyed as UN agency warns of soaring healthcare needs. The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in Gaza, with more than 180 births taking place every day amid the “decimation” of its healthcare system. In a statement…

Iran summons Russia’s envoy again over islands dispute | Politics News

Iran summons Russia’s envoy again over islands dispute | Politics News

This is the second time the Russian envoy to Tehran is being summoned over the same issue. Tehran, Iran – Iran has once more summoned the Russian envoy to Tehran after Moscow signed another joint statement with Arab nations calling for negotiations over three disputed islands that the United Arab…

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…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 79 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 79 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Here’s how things stand on Sunday, December 24, 2023: The latest developments The United States said Iran launched a drone from its soil that struck a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) also said it downed several drones launched at vessels from Yemen by…

Staying warm in Gaza: A battle for survival | Infographic News

Staying warm in Gaza: A battle for survival | Infographic News

Esraa Kamal al-Jamalan was nearly eight months pregnant when she, her husband and their five-year-old son were forced to flee their northern Gaza neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan after it was bombed by Israel in late October. They walked more than three kilometres (1.86 miles) to al-Shifa Hospital, where many people were…

US says it downed Houthi drones, as UK brands Iran ‘malign influence’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US says it downed Houthi drones, as UK brands Iran ‘malign influence’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron says escalating attacks by Iran-backed groups cannot be tolerated. The United States has announced that it shot down four drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis, as the United Kingdom’s top diplomat branded the rebel group’s ally Iran a “malign influence”. The USS Laboon guided-missile destroyer downed…