GAZA STRIP: Eight out of 10 schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, UNICEF says, but it is the psychological damage the war has done to the territory’s nearly 1.2 million children that has experts worried.“To be able to learn, you need to be in a safe space. Most kids in Gaza at the moment … Read more
Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta elected Glasgow University rector: a victory for Palestine solidarity LONDON: The Palestinian-British surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta has been elected rector of the University of Glasgow, winning an overwhelming 80 percent of the vote following a campaign that resonated deeply with students. In early October, at the start of Israel’s military … Read more
LONDON: Hopes are fading fast for the restoration of funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, which provides assistance to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and across the region, after reports that the suspension of US donations could be made permanent. Fourteen donors, including Germany, the UK, and the US, paused funding a little … Read more
An Indian navy warship has intercepted the hijacked the cargo ship Ruen and demanded the Somali pirates on board surrender, a navy spokesperson said on Saturday. The pirates who allegedly hijacked the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel on Dec. 14 opened fire on the navy ship in international waters on Friday, the spokesperson said without providing … Read more
UN fears ‘risky military adventurism’ could push Yemen into new cycle of war NEW YORK CITY: The longer the escalation of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continues, the more complex the process of mediating a peace process in Yemen will become, the UN warned on Thursday. Officials expressed concern that the parties involved in … Read more
ATHENS: A Greek military vessel serving in the European Union’s naval mission in the Red Sea has shot at two drones and pushed them back, a Greek Defense Staff official said on Wednesday. The EU’s mission in the Red Sea, dubbed Aspides, was launched in February to help protect the key maritime trade route from … Read more
UN envoy says allegations of sexual violence committed against Israeli hostages doesn’t justify attacks on Gaza NEW YORK: The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel were subjected … Read more
Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza. The US leader expressed support for Israel’s right to … Read more
CAIRO/RAFAH: Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where over a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.The 12-floor building, located some 500 meters from the border with Egypt, … Read more
JERUSALEM: Nabela thought the United Nations school in Gaza City was a safe haven. Then, the Israeli army arrived.Soldiers stormed the place, ordering men to undress and hauling women to a mosque for strip searches, she said. So began six weeks in Israeli custody that she says included repeated beatings and interrogations.“The soldiers were very … Read more