Israel declares to Lula “persona non grata” and Brazil summons the Israeli ambassador in Brasilia: the diplomatic crisis caused by the Brazilian president’s comments when comparing the war in Loop with the Holocaust It became more sour this Monday. The day before, from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where he participated as a guest at […]
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The war in Gaza caused a drop in Israeli GDP in 2023
The Israeli Gross Domestic Product fell 19.4% in the last quarter of 2023 compared to the previous period, weighed down by the war against the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza, according to official figures released this Monday. In 2023, Israeli GDP grew by 2%, according to the central statistics office, a figure slightly lower than […]
Israel rejects the legitimacy of the ICJ to declare its occupation of Palestine “illegal”
Israel He rejected this Monday that “he does not recognize the legitimacy” of the debate in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)after the Palestinian representative to the UN request the high court to declare “illegal” the Israeli occupation, which has been maintained since 1967 on the Palestinian territories. “Israel does not recognize the legitimacy of […]
Houthi rebel attack damages Belize-flagged ship near Red Sea
A missile attack Houthi rebels in Yemen caused damage to a ship flying the flag of Belize in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, and forced the crew to abandon ship, authorities said Monday. Another ship was attacked later in the Gulf of Aden, according to reports. […]
Lula accuses Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and makes comparison with Hitler
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaaccused Israel on Sunday of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and compared his actions to Adolf Hitler’s campaign to exterminate the Jews. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war, it is a genocide,” He declared to the press in Addis […]
Hamas chief demands ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
The head of the Palestinian movement HamasIsmail Haniyeh, reiterated this Saturday the group’s demand for a complete ceasefire in Loopafter the American president on Friday called for a “temporary truce” to guarantee the release of the Israeli hostages. This week, high-level negotiations were held in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in the war between Israel […]
Gaza conflict mediators await Israeli response to Hamas proposals
Egypt, Qatar and the United States, the main mediators in the conflict in Loopare waiting for a response from Israel to the Islamist group’s proposals Hamas for a truce and an exchange of prisoners, according to Egyptian security sources reported yesterday. The talks between the mediators ended on Wednesday and they are now waiting to […]
The “miracle” of making art in Palestine
The physical and material restrictions, and the psychological and motivational state that living in a conflict zone entails, make making art a Palestine in a “miracle” for authors like Motasem Siam and Lara Salous, capable of reflecting that context in their work. Salous and Siam are in Madrid carrying out artistic residencies as part of […]
“Miracle” of the release of Argentine hostages in Gaza leaves their relatives “in shock”
The two hostages of Argentine origin released in Gaza by Israeli forces were able to reunite with their families on Monday, “a miracle“for which they are still”shocked” after four months of uncertainty. Fernando Marman60 years old, and Louis Har70, had been kidnapped for 128 days when they were freed during a large night operation in […]
War in Gaza and attacks in the Red Sea threaten global economy, according to IMF and WB
He International Monetary Fund and the World Bank warned this Monday that the war Loop and attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea They pose a threat to the world economy. The managing director of IMFKristalina Georgieva said at the World Government Summit in Dubai that the war in Gaza between Israel and the […]