Category: 1. Palestine

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The European Union on Tuesday called on Israel to immediately lift its blockade on Gaza, warning of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe as no aid has entered the enclave for more than two months.

In a joint statement, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, Commissioner for Crisis Management Dubravka Šuica, and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Hadja Lahbib expressed grave concern over the ongoing restrictions, noting that food supplies have run out and…

Indian and Pakistani forces have been attacking across the contested frontier between Indian- and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, after India launched overnight strikes into Pakistan. Several people have been reported killed. Here’s what we know so far.

CAIRO, (PIC)

Egypt and Qatar affirmed in a joint statement on Wednesday the continuation and coordination of their mediation efforts to achieve a comprehensive calm in the Gaza Strip, in light of the ongoing Israeli escalation and the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Strip.

The statement clarified that the joint efforts between the two countries are based on a unified vision aimed at ending the unprecedented humanitarian crisis and alleviating the suffering of civilians by…

Eastern Europe’s love affair with Trump runs deep – but economic fallout may soon cool the romance.

Despite Donald Trump’s fraying popularity at home, there is a corner of the globe where his brand remains remarkably resilient: Eastern Europe. Last Sunday, the Trump-loving far-right populist George Simion topped the first round of Romania’s presidential elections, securing over 40 percent of the vote and a realistic path to the top office. Echoing Trump’s pledge to “Make America…

GAZA, (PIC)

Journalist Nour al-Din Matar Abdo was martyred on Wednesday morning in an Israeli bombing while covering the massacre committed by the occupation army at Al-Karama School in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza.

Local sources reported that an Israeli warplane directly targeted Abdo, a journalist who works for Al-Sharq News and Al-Ra’i Radio, shortly after he arrived at Al-Karama School, which was bombed at dawn, killing nine civilians.

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Israel’s far-right government has approved a “plan” to carve up and ethnically cleanse Gaza, analysts told Al Jazeera.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the plan, couching it in claims that its goal is to dismantle Hamas and retrieve the 24 or so living captives taken from Israel on October 7, 2023.

Asserting that the “powerful operation in Gaza” was necessary, he went on to emphasise that “there will be a movement of the population to protect it.”

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