TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all cargo, including baby formula, food and medicine, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said Sunday. The coalition that operates the vessel Handala said the…
The Israeli military also confirmed that plans were underway to create new humanitarian corridors to ensure UN convoys could transport aid to Palestinian civilians. The IDF recommenced aerial drops of aid into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as aid trucks started moving towards Gaza from Egypt, the Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on…
After a spate of vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe. The incidents and subsequent hypervigilance add to what many American Muslims say has already been a charged climate amid the fallout in…
In a tense phone call this morning, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements, saying, “They harm our relations with supporters in the White House” In a tense phone call this morning, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements “The government…
Gazans are in desperate need of essentials after more than 21 months of war, but efforts to get aid into the Palestinian territory — and to its hungry residents — face major obstacles. UN agencies and aid organisations cite Israeli restrictions, safety issues and the establishment of a US- and Israeli-backed mechanism that has sidelined…
Hamas said on Thursday that it had responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounted for a breakthrough to end almost two years of devastating conflict that has triggered a humanitarian crisis for civilians. Mediators have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in the Qatari capital Doha for more…
Disturbing images of starvation in Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News As Israel expands its offensive in Gaza, disturbing images and reports of starvation in the Palestinian territory continue. Haley Ott reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link
LONDON — Twenty-five countries, including Britain, France and a host of other European nations, issued a joint statement on Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply with international law. The foreign ministers of countries including Australia, Canada and Japan said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths” and…
Top church leaders in Jerusalem have travelled to Gaza in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III entered Gaza on Friday morning to express the “shared pastoral…
GAZA CITY (Reuters) -A strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church injured several people but caused no deaths, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said on Thursday. Earlier reports from doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said two women had been killed following the raid. “The Holy Family Church in Gaza has been struck by…