Geneva (EFE).- The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said that the famine officially declared in the Gaza Strip on Friday has been promoted as a weapon of war in the context of the war between Israel and Islamist movement Hamas. “It is a famine in 2025. A 21st century … Read more
By Ahmad Awad Gaza City (EFE).- Hundreds of Palestinians marched Thursday through central Gaza City to protest Israel’s plans to seize the capital of the enclave, calling for an end to the war and rejecting any forced displacement. Waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs reading “Stop the genocide,” “Gaza is ours,” and “No to displacement, … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday approved the military plan to capture Gaza City while simultaneously ordering the start of negotiations for a ceasefire in a move that underscores the dual strategy of intensifying military pressure and pursuing hostage talks. “We are in the decision-making phase. I arrived today at the Gaza … Read more
London, (EFE). – Foreign ministers of 21 countries issued a joint statement on Thursday urging the “immediate reversal” of the Israeli government plan to build new settlements next to East Jerusalem. “The decision by the Israeli Higher Planning Committee to approve plans for settlement construction in the E1 area, East of Jerusalem, is unacceptable and … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Israel’s military confirmed Wednesday that its forces have reached the gates of Gaza City and launched preliminary operations ahead of a full ground invasion, marking what officials called the start of “Phase 2” of the Gaza war. Military spokesman Effie Defrin told reporters that Israeli troops had begun “preliminary operations in the first … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday framed control over the narrative on Gaza as an “eighth front” in the country’s war, aimed at countering accusations of genocide and deliberate famine tied to Israel’s offensive in the enclave. “Seven fronts against Iran and its proxies. The eighth: the battle for the truth,” Netanyahu … Read more
By Ahmad Awad Gaza City (EFE).- Palestinian journalists in Gaza are mourning the loss of six colleagues, including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al Sharif, killed when an Israeli strike hit a press tent near Al Shifa Hospital on Sunday night. The attack left only shrapnel-pocked debris, blood stains, and the charred remains of equipment … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday that granting an independent state to the Palestinians “is to invite a future war and a certain war (…) something that today, the Israeli public forcefully opposes.” “The Palestinians are not about creating a state. They’re about destroying a state. That’s why they opposed … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will not annex the Gaza Strip and that the enclave will instead be managed temporarily by a government body, whose nature he did not specify. “We are not going to annex Gaza,” Netanyahu told Indian journalists in an impromptu press conference after meeting with … Read more
By Pablo de Aguinaco Berrio Rafah, Egypt (EFE).- Egyptian civil society organizations denounced on Wednesday the continued Israeli restriction on humanitarian aid entering Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, where thousands of trucks remain stranded, awaiting approval from Israeli authorities at Kerem Shalom. At a press conference held at the Rafah border, members of the … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Around 60,000 people gathered Saturday in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to demand a ceasefire deal that would bring home Israeli captives held by Hamas. The protest swelled following the release of disturbing videos showing two emaciated hostages, intensifying public pressure on the Israeli government. The demonstration, organized by the Hostages and Missing Families … Read more
International Desk (EFE).- Germany, Spain, and France on Friday joined Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in launching air deliveries of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, where nearly a quarter of the population is facing starvation and the rest is at risk. Germany dispatched two military flights carrying 34 pallets with nearly 14 tons … Read more