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 […]
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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 […]
Israel confronted with UN ruling that orders it to stop its offensive in Rafah
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to “stop immediately” its military operations in Rafahputting Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in trouble, which considers it essential to invade that town in southern Gaza to defeat the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. After the announcement of the ruling of the highest judicial body of the UN, […]
Rafah, divided between war zone, ghost city and extreme overcrowding
The Israeli military incursion has divided the city of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, into three: the east, which has been reduced to a war zone, a central area converted into a ghost city and the western part where people are overcrowded in deplorable conditions, said today the NGO Norwegian Refugee Council, […]
For the Palestinians, the war in Gaza is a catastrophe like that of 1948
The war in Loop has plunged the Palestinians into a catastrophe, laments an inhabitant of this territory who fled the fighting and compares his situation with the massive displacement that occurred after the creation of the State of Israel 76 years ago, known as the “Nakba”. “The Nakba that we experienced” this year in Gaza […]
Misery deepens in Rafah as Israel intensifies offensive
Aid workers struggle to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel describes as a limited operation in Rafah, while the two main crossings near the southern city of Gaza remain closed. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees indicated that 360,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah during the last […]
The latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza, where hunger worsens
An important land crossing to Loop was closed after a Hamas rocket attack and another by a israeli raid. And only a minimal flow of aid enters through a third crossing that was opened just a few weeks ago. The new developments threaten to worsen the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, more than seven months after […]
Has Israel followed the law in the war in Gaza? US will issue unprecedented verdict
Faced with pressure for his military support for the war IsraelPresident Joe Biden’s administration is due this week to issue an unprecedented formal verdict on whether the bombing of Gaza and restrictions on aid deliveries have violated international and U.S. laws designed to protect civilians from the horrors of war. A decision against US ally […]
The keys to the truce proposal approved by Hamas and that Israel is studying in Cairo
The indirect negotiations between Israel, Hamas and the mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – in Cairo for a truce agreement in Gaza are based on a document that the Islamist group approved yesterday and that Israel is studying in Cairo. These are the keys of the document, to which you have had […]
Israel isolates Gaza before negotiations; takes control of vital Rafah crossing
Israeli tanks cut off the Gaza crossing with Egypt and totally isolated the Palestinian territory, before the resumption of indirect negotiations in Cairo that constitute, according to Hamas, the “last chance” for the release of the hostages in their hands for seven months. The negotiations resumed with discussions between a Hamas delegation and representatives of […]