Israeli airstrikes struck the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City as well as Jabalia al-Balad, killing several Palestinians and injured many more early on Wednesday. At least 12 were killed in Jabalia according to Al Jazeera, while a confirmation for a death toll from the Sabra strikes have yet to reported. Images and videos online have […]
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Due to the severe shortage of flour, all eight UN-supported bakeries in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis in Gaza have been operating at reduced capacity for weeks, and many have been forced to close completely, according to UNRWA. [Getty] On Monday, a Hamas security unit called “Sahm” of the Hamas-run interior ministry killed at least
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Most of the civilian casualties – which have included women and children – have happened since September [Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty] More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday. The more than year-old conflict in Lebanon spiralled into all-out war
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The US vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza [Getty] The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza, while Israel continued to pound Gaza and Lebanon. The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by
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The Syrian defence ministry said 36 people were killed and more than 50 wounded on Wednesday in Israeli air strikes on the city of Palmyra, renowned for its ancient ruins. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a Britain-based war monitor, said the Israeli strikes had killed as many as 61 people. “The Israeli enemy
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Few were more elated about Donald Trump’s re-election than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right politicians who sustain his fragile coalition government. Among Palestinians and the Israeli left, however, concerns are mounting that Trump may greenlight the annexation of the West Bank and even the rebuilding of illegal Israeli settlements in the pulverised
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Yazan al-Saadi is the international desk editor for The New Arab. He is a writer, researcher, critic, and comic zealot and has been published and/or cited on various platforms such as The Nib, Jadaliyya, Al-Jumhuriya, The New Arab, Al-Hudood, Al-Akhbar English, Linus, The Public Source, and more. He is based in the alluring city of
Lebanon has already informed Hochstein it cannot accept some of Israel’s demands [Fadel Itani/AFP/Getty] The US envoy mediating a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon said he will travel to Tel Aviv on Wednesday to pass on what had been reached with Lebanese officials, citing progress in the two-day discussions. Amos Hochstein was still in
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In recent weeks Turkey has once again stepped up its vocal opposition to Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns as “genocide”. In the latest escalation, Turkey last week effectively stopped Israeli President Isaac Herzog from travelling to the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, by denying his aircraft
Sanders said the continuing flow of U.S. arms to Israel for the war violated U.S. law and undermined U.S. standing in the world [AP] Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders forced an effort in the Senate on Wednesday to block the sale of some offensive weapons to Israel for its war on Gaza over mounting civilian deaths
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