The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, affirmed this Wednesday that it is still possible to reach a truce and an agreement to release hostages to end the war between Hamas and Israelwhich continues to devastate the Gaza Strip. For its part, the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, launched a barrage of […]
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Israel concludes operations in central Gaza as hopes grow for truce
The Israeli Army concluded its ground incursion into the center of Loopconcentrated in Deir al Balah, Bureij and Nuiserat and whose main objective was to rescue the four hostages, while pressure increases for a truce after the approval of a resolution in the UN Security Council with a plan for the end of the war. […]
US resumes aid deliveries to Gaza through its temporary dock
USA resumed aid deliveries to Loop through the temporary dock it installed in that devastated Palestinian territory, the army reported, after the structure was damaged by a storm in late May and underwent repairs. “Today (Saturday) at approximately 10:30 am (Gaza time) the United States Central Command (Centcom) began the delivery of humanitarian aid on […]
Israel claims to have rescued 4 hostages held by Hamas
Israel carried out on Saturday its largest hostage rescue operation since the current war with Hamasbringing four people to safety in central Gaza amid an intense army air and ground assault Israeli. At least 94 dead Palestinians, including children, were taken to local hospitals, a health official said. The Israeli population was jubilant at the […]
Doubts grow about the possibility of a new truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
Doubts about the possibility of reaching a truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza intensified this Monday, three days after the plan outlined by the US president to end almost eight months of war. From the White House, President Joe Biden revealed on Friday a three-phase Israeli plan that would end […]
Israel continues bombing Gaza after new call for ceasefire
Israel keep fighting Hamas and bombed several sectors of the Gaza Strip this Sunday, among them Rafaha day after international mediators urged the warring parties to accept a ceasefire agreement after almost eight months of war. Despite opposition from the international community, the Israeli army continues its offensive in Rafah, a city in the extreme […]
Israel says its troops entered the center of Rafah
The Israeli army confirmed on Friday that its troops entered the center of Rafahintensifying its almost eight-month war against the Palestinian Hamas movement, despite international calls to stop the ground offensive in this southern city. Loop. Concern for the safety of Palestinian civilians crowded into Rafah did not deter Israel from continuing the operation it […]
What is at stake in the European Parliament elections in June?
Around 400 million citizens of the European Union are called to the polls next month to elect the members of the European Parliamentor MEPs, in one of the largest democratic events in the world. Far-right parties are seeking to capitalize on discontent over rising costs of living and farmers’ protests, while wars in Ukraine and […]
Global outrage over Israeli bombing of Rafah displaced persons camp
Israel faces a wave of international condemnation this Monday for a bombing that, according to Gaza authorities, killed 45 people in a displaced persons camp in Rafah, in the south of the Palestinian territory, governed by the Islamist movement Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lamented a “tragic accident” and announced that his government was […]
Israeli and Egyptian troops exchange fire in Gaza; they confirm a death
The Egyptian Army confirmed this Monday that one person was killed during an exchange of fire with Israeli forces at the Rafah border crossing, which connects the Egyptian Sinai with the Gaza Stripan unusual incident that authorities in both countries say they are investigating. “The Egyptian Armed Forces are investigating, through the competent authorities, the […]