Browsing: Israel-Gaza attacks

The US embassy’s staff have been told not to travel outside of the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas amid fears of an attack by Iran.

The American President has promised “ironclad” support to Israel in the wake of threats from Tehran following an Israeli attack in Damascus that resulted in…

Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Wednesday as Muslims marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, adding to the devastation in the region.…

Joe Biden has said he believes Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu is making a “mistake” in his handling of Gaza. “I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach,” he said in an interview.

Nicaragua has asked the UN’s highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark case. Germany faces accusations of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel and stopping funding of the UN’s aid agency.

Israel has announced the entry of more than 300 aid trucks into Gaza, marking the highest daily volume since the start of its war on the besieged territory six months ago. However, this delivery still falls far short of the minimum requirement set by the United Nations to stave off the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The UK Government Faces Pressure to Publish Legal Advice on Israel’s Offensive in Gaza Amid mounting pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel and disclose…

On Sunday, Israel’s military said that it was reducing its numbers of soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the area. The military stressed a “significant force” would remain in Gaza.

Britain to ‘hold Israel to account’ for killing of aid workers in Gaza Foreign Secretary David Cameron has pledged to ‘hold Israel to account’ over…

Israel has approved opening two humanitarian aid routes into Gaza following a strike on a food charity – which killed 7 aid workers, including three British ex-servicemen. Since the attack on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charities have been pausing aid going into the territory due to concerns over staff safety.

The Hamas-run military has said the number of people killed in Gaza since 7 October has risen to 33,037.  The toll includes 62 deaths in the last 24 hours. 

The number of people injured since 7 October now stands at 75,668 the ministry statement adds. 

Could a new letter change the UK’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war? A new letter signed by hundreds of legal professionals has put further pressure…

Many of Thursday’s front pages lead on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East amid calls for the UK to ban arms sales to Israel – following the death of aid workers, including three British ex-servicemen.

Several domestic stories make the front pages including the UK’s Rwanda scheme and the upcoming UK general election.

The latest from the Premier League makes the front pages, as Arsenal are back on top of the table and Liverpool and City in joint second (only one point behind the Gunners).

Following the killing of seven of its aid workers in an Israeli airstrike, World Central Kitchen (WCK) has halted its operations in the Gaza Strip, leaving many Palestinians uncertain about how they will provide for their families.

More than 600 legal experts, including three former Supreme Court justices, are urging the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel, citing concerns over potential violations of international law.

The three British aid workers who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza have been named. Among the casualties were John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, who were part of a group of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) personnel killed during Monday’s strike.

British aid worker killed in airstrike after delivering food to Gaza A British aid worker is among seven volunteers killed by an Israeli airstrike in…

Israel is set to ban Al Jazeera after the Israeli parliament approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels. PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “act immediately” to close the Qatari-owned network local office. 

Republican congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan has made shocking remarks suggesting that rather than providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, the US should consider subjecting it to nuclear bombing akin to “Nagasaki and Hiroshima” at the end of World War II.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ highest judicial body, has ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave.

Hamas has said 18 Palestinians have died after trying to retrieve desperately needed aid that was airdropped over northern Gaza. 

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are to be moved to “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, according to the Israeli military. 

Gaza aid ship yet to leave Cyprus An aid ship expected to depart for Gaza on Sunday remains in Cyprus. The ship is loaded with…

President Joe Biden has unveiled plans for the US military to construct a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid to the region by sea.

Three crew members lost their lives in a Houthi missile strike on a cargo ship near southern Yemen, according to US officials. This marks the first fatalities caused by the group’s attacks on merchant vessels.