Browsing: Palestine and Israel

The Israeli military has said five of its soldiers have died in Gaza in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the beginning of the war. 

“People face constant exhaustion, hunger and fear,” warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa.

The White House recently told Congress of its plans to send more than $1bn in weapons to Israel, despite growing pressure and international concern over Israel’s Rafah offensive.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Berkeley dismantle encampment All but a few tents came down Tuesday at a sprawling pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Berkeley amid talks…

A United Nations staff member was killed and another injured in southern Gaza on Monday while en route to the European Hospital near Rafah.

Protesters in Israel disrupted aid deliveries to Gaza on Monday, obstructing trucks and causing chaos at the Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron in the West Bank.

The UN and the Western powers are worried that a full-scale invasion could lead to mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian catastrophe.

US President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned Israel about the operation in Rafah. But Netanyahu has dismissed the American warning and said his country can fight on without their support. 

“If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah,” he said during an interview with CNN. He added that he would “continue to make sure Israel is secure”.

The official told CBS News that the paused shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs. 

“Even though the Hamas proposal is far from Israel’s basic requirements, Israel will send a delegation of mediators to exhaust the possibility of reaching an agreement under conditions acceptable to Israel.”

Turkey has halted all trade with Israel due to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Turkish trade ministry stated that this measure will continue until Israel allows a sufficient flow of aid into Gaza. 

Joe Biden has called on pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses to uphold the rule of law. 

Blinken Urges Israeli Leaders to Agree to Ceasefire in Gaza: “The Time is Now” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel, pushing for…

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested by New York City police on the Columbia University campus in upper Manhattan. Amidst chants of ‘shame on you’, police escorted handcuffed protesters out and onto buses.

Over 100 law enforcement officers in riot gear arrested protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt, where students occupied a campus building for over a week in…

A month after seven aid workers for the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli air strike, the food charity has resumed distributing food in Gaza. The charity said it has 276 trucks with eight million meals to enter through the Rafah crossing. “Ultimately, we decided we must keep feeding,” the charity said on Sunday.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the United States to stop Israel from attacking Rafah, saying the US is the only country that can stop the advance. 

British troops could be deployed to Gaza to deliver aid by sea, risking potential attacks from Hamas and Israeli IDF bombings, according to the BBC.…

An LA college has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, citing safety measures amid spreading protests across US colleges over the war in Gaza. The University of Southern California (USC) was due to have its main ceremony on 10 May.

The tension at Columbia University continues to rise as a group of anti-Israel protesters have set up camp on the campus, causing fear and anxiety…

The EU has called on international donors to resume funding to Gaza’s largest UN agency. Several nations had stopped funding the UNRWA agency after allegations that some employees took part in the October 7 attack on Israel. A review has found that Israel failed to provide evidence for its claim that thousands of UNRWA staff were members of terror groups.

UN ‘horror’ at mass grave at hospitals in Gaza The UN has expressed horror over reports of mass graves being discovered outside two Palestinian hospitals. …

US colleges are struggling with the spread of protests against the war in Gaza with the movement now spreading from Columbia and Yale to other universities. Police moved to break up a protest at New York University and made a number of arrests.

Israel strikes Iran with revenge missile attack sparking fears of all-out conflict Flights were grounded across much of Iran as Israel fired a missile at…