Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has said, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory. “We regret to announce the complete cessation of the communications and Internet services with the Gaza strip, as the main paths that were previously…

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

Sultan al-Jaber hits out at ‘repeated attempts to undermine’ the work of the COP28 presidency in Dubai.      The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science…

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

Fact or fiction? Israeli maps and AI do not save Palestinian lives | Israel-Palestine conflict

On December 2, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a map of Gaza, broken up into a grid of numbered blocks with instructions that Palestinians living in certain areas evacuate to Rafah. Leaflets containing a QR code linking to the map on the Israeli army’s website were also dropped…

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Finally free, Ubai was among the last Palestinian detainees Israel released | Israel-Palestine conflict News

On his first morning of freedom after being released from Israeli prison, Ubai Youssef Abu Maria wandered around his home, checking in on his parents, as if to make sure everyone was there. They had all gotten home at dawn that day, Friday, and while his body was tired, he…

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

There is nowhere safe for children to go in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

By ordering families to move, Israel is not ensuring that they survive, but merely giving them the option to die another way, elsewhere. I have spent the last week in Gaza, where I’ve witnessed a dire situation becoming catastrophic. While visiting a shelter in the south, I met a displaced…

No end to suffering of Gaza children as Israeli attacks rage on | Israel-Palestine conflict News

No end to suffering of Gaza children as Israeli attacks rage on | Israel-Palestine conflict News

More than 6,600 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 7, the government’s media office says. Thousands more are missing under the rubble amid relentless bombardment, it added. On Friday, Catherine Russell, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, warned that Gaza is once again…

What are the implications of Israel’s reported use of AI in Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

What are the implications of Israel’s reported use of AI in Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel is reportedly using artificial intelligence technology to select and expand potential targets. Israel’s war has devastated much of Gaza. The few days of calm under a temporary ceasefire with Hamas have all but disappeared now, with Israel resuming its air strikes and shelling. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…

Qatar calls for international probe into ‘Israeli crimes’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Qatar calls for international probe into ‘Israeli crimes’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Qatar’s prime minister says the country will continue efforts towards facilitating another truce and reaching a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Qatar’s prime minister has said his country is calling for an “immediate, comprehensive and impartial international investigation” into what he called Israeli crimes in Gaza. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin…

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted two Israeli ships in Red Sea: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted two Israeli ships in Red Sea: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Pentagon meanwhile says a US warship and multiple commercial ships also came under attack, potentially marking a major escalation. Yemen’s Houthi movement says it has targeted two Israeli ships with an armed drone and a naval missile, reports a spokesperson for the group’s military. The spokesperson said the two ships,…