With US backing, Israel’s rising global isolation over Gaza is not a ‘game changer’
By Tom Hussain After two years of warfare with Hamas that the United Nations says has brought genocide and famine to Gaza, Israel finds itself more isolated than ever, as it remains intransigent in pursuing its goal of defeating the militant group and rejecting rising global support for Palestinian statehood. Many of its Western allies, […]
Read MoreFacing global isolation at UN, defiant Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish job’ against Hamas
NEW YORK: Encircled by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war. “Western leaders may have buckled under […]
Read MoreWhat would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel?
LONDON: Britain, Canada and Australia all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, with other countries expected to follow suit this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. What would that mean for the Palestinians and Israel? WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD NOW? The Palestine Liberation Organization declared an independent Palestinian […]
Read MoreIsraeli strikes on Gaza City kill at least 14 as some countries move to recognize Palestinian state
CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, said health officials, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave. The strikes come as Western countries are increasingly fed up with the intensifying war in Gaza with some moving to recognize Palestinian statehood at the gathering of world […]
Read MoreIsrael army to use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City, urges residents to leave
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: The Israeli military warned on Friday it will operate with “unprecedented force” in Gaza City, urging residents to flee southwards while announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route opened 48 hours earlier. Israel’s bid to capture Gaza City has sparked international outrage, with the territory already devastated by nearly two […]
Read MoreTop UN Gaza investigator hopeful Israeli leaders will be prosecuted
GENEVA: The UN investigator who this week accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza said she sees parallels with the butchery in Rwanda, and that she hopes one day Israeli leaders will be put behind bars. Navi Pillay, a South African former judge who headed the international tribunal for the 1994 Rwanda genocide and also […]
Read MoreIsrael threatens Hamas ‘wherever they are’ as Qatar hosts summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he didn’t rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders “wherever they are” as the heads of Arab and Islamic states held a summit to show support for Qatar after Israel’s attack on the Gulf state last week. The September 9 strike targeting leaders of the Palestinian militant group in […]
Read MoreRubio in Israel in wake of Qatar attack, Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians. Rubio said ahead of the trip that he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following […]
Read MoreIsrael army says over 250,000 residents have left Gaza City as it kills 32 in airstrikes
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday that more than 250,000 people have left Gaza City for other parts of the territory over the past few weeks, since it intensified its assault on Gaza’s largest urban centre. “According to IDF (military) estimates, more than a quarter of a million residents of Gaza City have moved out […]
Read MoreIsrael strikes Hamas officials in Qatar
DOHA: Israel’s military said it conducted air strikes targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, as Qatar condemned an attack on buildings housing members of the Palestinian militant movement. Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the homes of several […]
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