‘We have a duty’: US doctor says ceasefire an ‘ethical imperative’ in Gaza | News

‘We have a duty’: US doctor says ceasefire an ‘ethical imperative’ in Gaza | News

Of all the doctors and medical personnel killed in Gaza this year, Dr Osaid Alser estimates he knew half personally. Alser, a researcher and resident at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in the United States, grew up in Gaza City, Palestine’s largest city. He started his medical career…

Can the new US-led maritime force stop Houthi attacks during Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Can the new US-led maritime force stop Houthi attacks during Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States has announced the establishment of a new multinational maritime security force in response to attacks on ships launched by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. The initiative is aimed at ensuring ships can pass through busy waterways near Yemen safely as the Houthis have been targeting vessels in…

Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attack on residential area in south Gaza kills at least 29 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike in a residential area of Rafah in southern Gaza, while a hospital was raided in north Gaza and 10 people were killed in an attack on a refugee camp in that part of the enclave. Tens of thousands…

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP | Climate Crisis

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP | Climate Crisis

There have been a total of 28 United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) on the climate crisis to date, but only the last one, convened earlier this month in the United Arab Emirates, has ever mentioned ending fossil fuels in its final agreement. COP28 secured a commitment from nations to…

Hamas posts video showing elderly Israeli captives pleading for release | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hamas posts video showing elderly Israeli captives pleading for release | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Qassam Brigades releases the one-minute video, titled Don’t Let Us Grow Old Here, on its Telegram account. Hamas has posted a video of three elderly Israeli captives pleading for their immediate release. The Palestinian group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, posted the one-minute video, titled Don’t Let Us Grow…

Is the US complicit in the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Is the US complicit in the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

As Israel continues its assault on Gaza, there is growing concern over humanitarian conditions in the besieged enclave. Before the Israel-Hamas war, more than 500 aid trucks entered Gaza every day through the Karem Abu Salem crossing with Israel and the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Those deliveries halted when Israel…

Austin says US support for Israel unshakeable as Gaza ceasefire calls grow | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Austin says US support for Israel unshakeable as Gaza ceasefire calls grow | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Lloyd Austin says US support ‘unshakeable’, urges Israel to do more to protect civilians and increase aid supplies. United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Washington will continue to support Israel in its war with Hamas but urged its ally to do more to protect civilians in Gaza amid…

Israel accused of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel accused of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

NewsFeed Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war. The new report cites the blocking of aid, destruction of infrastructure and public statements by Israeli officials as evidence of this accusation, considered to be a war crime. Published On 18 Dec 202318 Dec 2023…

Turkey’s Erdogan and Hungary’s Orban pledge to strengthen ties in Budapest | NATO News

Turkey’s Erdogan and Hungary’s Orban pledge to strengthen ties in Budapest | NATO News

The two countries are the only holdouts in NATO to not have ratified Sweden’s bid to join the transatlantic military alliance. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban have pledged to strengthen ties after talks in Budapest. The meeting on Monday marked the Turkish president’s second…