South Africa accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ at top UN court

A wounded woman reacts at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 29 December 2023, following Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza. EFE/EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

Brussels, Dec 29 (EFE).- South Africa has submitted a complaint to the International Court of Justice in the Hague against Israel for allegedly committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the court said Friday. Israel, which does not recognize the authority of the United Nations’ top court, has called South Africa’s claim “baseless”. According to the … Read more

Ukraine succeeds in keeping out a superior Russian navy in the Black Sea

(FILE) View of some Ukrainian soldiers in front of the Ukrainian Navy warship "Slavutivh" in Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine, March 10, 2014. EFE/Zurab Kurtsikidze

Rostyslav Avechuk Lviv, Ukraine, Dec 27 (EFE). – The sinking of the landing ship “Novocherkassk” in Crimea crowns Ukraine’s main success in 2023, pushing the Russian Black Sea fleet away from its coasts and opening a commercial corridor to renew exports from some of its ports. All publicly available evidence, including video and photos from … Read more

Yemen’s Houthis claim ship and drone attacks

A man holds a gun during a protest against the recently announced operation to safeguard trade and to protect ships in the Red Sea, in Sana'a, Yemen, 22 December 2023. EFE/EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA

Sana’a, Dec. 26 (EFE) – Yemen’s Houthi Shiite rebels said on Tuesday they had attacked a commercial ship with missiles and carried out a series of drone strikes against various military targets in Israel. In a televised statement on the group’s Al Masira TV network, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said its naval forces … Read more

Russian army achieves biggest victory since May in Donbass

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu after a ceremony to raise a Russian naval ensign at the Admiral Golovko frigate as the ship joins the Russian Northern Fleet, at the Severnaya Verf shipyard, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 25 December 2023. (Rusia, San Petersburgo) EFE/EPA/ALEXEI DANICHEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Kyiv/Moscow, Dec 25 (EFE). – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the capture of Marinka, an important Ukrainian stronghold in Donetsk. “Our assault units today completely liberated the settlement of Marinka,” Shoigu said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on public television. Shoigu said Marinka, five kilometers (three miles) southwest of the … Read more

Hamas rejects another hostage-for-prisoner exchange without a permanent cease-fire

Israeli soldiers prepare their armored personnel carriers (APC) at their position near the Gaza Strip border, in southern Israel, 21 December 2023. EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Jerusalem/Rafah (Gaza), Dec 21 (EFE).- Hamas has said it will pull out of negotiations in Egypt for a potential Israeli hostage-Palestinian prisoner exchange unless a lasting cease-fire is agreed in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group said Thursday. A spokesman for the group told EFE that there will only be dialogues for a prisoner exchange … Read more

Zelensky demands results from Zaluzhnyi, rules out cession of territory to join NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responds to questions from journalists during a press conference in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 19 December 2023. EFE/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Kyiv, Dec 19 (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded “results” and concrete “details” on mobilization from army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. He called the possibility of Ukraine ceding part of its territory to Russia in exchange for joining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “insane.” “Whatever position you occupy, it is about responsibility for day-to-day … Read more

Israel takes responsibility for the death of three hostages amid pressure for a new truce

Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. EFE/EPA/RONEN ZVULUN / POOL

Jerusalem, Dec 16 (EFE).- The Israeli Government and Army took responsibility for the death of three Gaza hostages shot “mistakenly” by Israeli soldiers, amid growing pressure from the families of those kidnapped for a new truce that would allow them to be released after 71 days of war. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Richard … Read more

Israel to open second Gaza crossing for aid, US ‘welcomes’ move

People react between the debris caused by explosions at Al Sabura refugee camp, in Rafah, Gaza and West Bank, 13 December 2023. EFE/ Anas Baba

Washington, Dec 15 (EFE) – The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday that it would allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing in southeastern Gaza which it controls. Until now, trucks carrying aid could only enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing, controlled by Egypt. “To comply with the agreement, today … Read more

Russia harasses Ukrainian rear as winter slows down war efforts

People walk past snow covered, destroyed Russian machinery displayed in Kyiv, Ukraine, 27 November 2023 amid the Russian invasion. EFE/EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Kyiv/Moscow, Dec 3 (EFE). – The Russian army harasses Ukraine with missiles, artillery and Shahed drones while the arrival of winter hinders troop movements on both sides and slows down war actions on the battlefield. “On the night of December 3, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 12 Shahed UAVs launched from Russia’s Primorsko-Akhtarsk and an … Read more

UN condemns deaths of patients, health workers due to Gaza hospital siege

Smoke rises in the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, 13 November 2023. EFE-EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Geneva, Nov 13 (EFE).- Bombings and armed clashes have continued around Gaza’s main hospital, Al Shifa, leaving three nurses and 12 others, including two premature babies, killed, the United Nations has said. According to the daily report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs published on Sunday, the latest attacks caused damage … Read more