Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city | Conflict News

Thousands flee as war reaches Sudan’s second-largest city | Conflict News

Thousands of displaced people have fled the formerly safe city of Wad Madani in Sudan, as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reaches the city. Paramilitary forces established a base in the east of Sudan’s second-largest city and the capital of al-Jazirah state, the…

Outrage after Israeli forces kill Israeli captives in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Outrage after Israeli forces kill Israeli captives in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed Thousands of people have protested in Tel Aviv after Israeli forces killed three Israeli captives in Gaza who were shirtless, waving a white flag and calling for help in Hebrew. Demonstrators are demanding the gov’t reach a deal for the safe return of remaining captives. Published On 17 Dec…

Nur Shams refugee camp in West Bank reels from deadly Israeli raids | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Nur Shams refugee camp in West Bank reels from deadly Israeli raids | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem on Sunday morning, taking the toll in Israeli raids, including drone strikes, in the occupied territories to seven in the last 24 hours. Two of the victims were killed in drone strikes while several others were injured…

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi’s spiritual poems and perpetual wisdom have transcended time and cultures. Seven hundred and fifty years after his death, the celebrated Persian thinker remains a best-selling poet in the West, revered as an Islamic dervish in the East, while his sagacious thoughts rule the internet. When he died…

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

The killing comes as French top diplomat Catherine Colonna in Israel to appeal for truce and lasting peace. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed one of its staff in a region previously declared a safe…

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Two Christian women – an elderly mother and her daughter – were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic church in Gaza City, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has said. “Around noon [10:00 GMT] today … a sniper” of the Israeli army “murdered two Christian…

Analysis: Why Israel will continue its deadly push into Gaza city centres | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Analysis: Why Israel will continue its deadly push into Gaza city centres | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Dramatic news reports, claims and videos have emerged from both sides involved in the Gaza fighting throughout the past week. The week started with the Israeli army releasing several videos of Palestinians stripped to their underwear being marched through urban ruins. Israel’s PR machine disregarded the Palestinian outcry that followed….

At least 61 asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM | Migration News

At least 61 asylum seekers drown after shipwreck off Libya: IOM | Migration News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, International Organization for Migration’s Libya office quotes survivors as saying the boat was carrying about 86 people. At least 61 refugees and migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic” shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. The organisation’s Libya office early…

Israel’s Netanyahu hints new deal under way to release Gaza hostages | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s Netanyahu hints new deal under way to release Gaza hostages | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli leader’s comments came after Qatar confirmed talks are on for a possible new truce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made comments, suggesting that new negotiations were under way to recover hostages held by Hamas. In a televised press conference on Saturday, Netanyahu called the conflict an “existential…