A boy sits in the rubble of a UN Relief and Works Agency school in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza. Photo: UNRWA News of a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has been welcomed by Australian PM Anthony Albanese, other world leaders and aid organisations. The deal is expected to take effect from Sunday, January 19…
Picture: stock Israeli air strikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city on Thursday (local time) reportedly killed at least nine people after a Houthi missile was fired at central Israel. The strikes risk further escalating Israel’s conflict with the Iranian-backed Houthis, whose attacks on the Red Sea corridor drastically affected global shipping. UN…
The Golan Heights. Israeli troops have secured some sites after the fall of the Syrian regime. Picture: Twitter / X Israel must withdraw from the Golan Heights and end airstrikes in Syria, says United Nations chief Antonio Guterres. The UN Secretary-General said in a statement on Thursday (US time) that he was “deeply concerned by…
Palestinians walk amid the destruction in the Al Matahin and Al Qarara areas in northern Khan Younis early this year. Photo: UNRWA / Ashraf Amra The UK International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has met with UN agencies and Palestinian officials in Cairo today to discuss the war in Gaza on a three-day visit to the…
Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. There is also talk about a possible Gaza ceasefire. Photo: WFP/Ali Jadallah Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire which may stop Hezbollah attacks and withdraw Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The ceasefire was announced by US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the…
The ICC headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Picture: stock The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas military chief Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (or Deif). The court’s pre-trial chamber rejected a challenge by Israel that it had no jurisdiction,…
WFP Country Director for Palestine Antoine Renard in Khan Younis, south Gaza. Photo: © WFP/Ali Jadallah The risk of famine in Gaza is expected to worsen this winter unless the fighting stops and aid can reach families, according to a recent food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. The report says…
Palestinians “crammed in Rafah starting death in the face” says UN humanitarian chief, as Israel plans another attack. Source: Justin McIntosh via Wikimedia Commons. On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians ahead of an invasion on Gaza’s border city of Rafah. Gazan officials said hours after…
Destroyed family homes in the Gaza strip in October. Source: Wafa, Wikimedia Commons Nowhere in Gaza is safe as 700 Palestinian civilians were killed by Israel within 24 hours. This is one of the highest death tolls since Israel’s most recent assaults on Gaza began on the 7th of October. A confirmed 15,500 Palestinians have…