Earlier this year, during the Israeli army’s siege of Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, two siblings – Rafif, 13, and Rafiq Doughnosh, 15 - were trapped inside. Both children were critically ill and suffering from severe injuries, as a result of an Israeli airstrike which had killed their mother and 10 other of their family members. The Israeli army forced the children, along with around 200 to 300 other patients, to stay together in one hospital section, with no medical care, limited food or water for several days. The brothers not only lost their family members and their limbs, but they wer...
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Bodies uncovered in an ongoing investigation into the discovery of mass graves at one of Gaza’s major hospitals are those of children, Palestinian officials have said. At Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s civil defence officials have shown photographic and video evidence of the remains of children who were allegedly killed and buried by Israeli forces in the grounds of the hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. Nasser Hospital, alongside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, contains mass graves of bodies belonging to women, children and the elderly, some showing signs of torture and executions. The dis...
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a provocative visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Thursday in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City to mark the Jewish holiday of Passover. Ben-Gvir's visit coincided with illegal settlers forcing their way into the mosque complex, a flashpoint amid ongoing hostilities. Accompanied by his son, the far-right politician attended a Jewish prayer ceremony at the Western Wall, known in Hebrew as 'Birkat Kohanim'. The prayer ceremony on Thursday was led by Israeli chief rabbis and the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinowitz. The Passover c...
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Jewish-American politician Bernie Sanders has rubbished claims by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the pro-Palestine student demonstrations at US colleges are antisemitic. Sanders, one of the US's most prominent Jewish lawmakers, was responding to Netanyahu’s comments from Wednesday when he described college protesters as "antisemitic mobs" and made unfounded claims that Jewish students were being attacked. "No, Mr Netanyahu. It is not antisemitic or pro-Hamas to point out that in a little over six months your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and wounded more t...
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The capital of the Sudanese state North Darfur is facing an imminent catastrophe that is threatening some 800,000 people, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) closes in on the last stronghold of rival Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) following weeks of battles. Sudanese activists and international researchers warned on Thursday that the city of Al-Fashir is "about to be under siege" as the RSF gains ground in the surrounding province, terrorising villages and conducting intense bombing campaigns against the Sudanese army. RSF is attempting to gain control of the city from the SAF and have...
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The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy UN food chief has said, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave, as Israel prepares for an assault on Rafah. Israel pledged three weeks ago to improve aid access, including reopening Erez and allowing the use of Ashdod port. The move came after US President Joe Biden demanded steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying the US could place conditions on support if Israel did not act. The eastern part of Rafah is under constant artillery shelling, according toAl Jazeera, ...
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Lebanese authorities arbitrarily detained, tortured and deported Syrians in recent months, including activists who face increased risk upon return, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday. The rights organisation documented the deportation of a Syrian army defector and an opposition activist by the Lebanese Army and General Security Directorate. HRW also documented the arrest and torture of a Syrian man by the Lebanese military intelligence after he participated in a solidarity protest for women in Gaza. "Lebanese officials have for years imposed discriminatory practices against Syrians ...
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The UK on Thursday joined the United States and Canada in announcing a fresh set of sanctions against Iran's drone and missile industries after its recent retaliatory attack on Israel. Tehran launched its first direct military assault on Israeli territory nearly two weeks after a 1 April Israeli strike that killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Damascus. Iran's large-scale attack involved more than 300 drones and missiles, most of which were shot down by Israel and its allies including Washington and London, causing little damage. The United States and United ...
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The Arabic-language spokesperson of the US State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington's policy related to the Gaza war, in at least the third resignation from the department over the issue. Hala Rharrit was also the Dubai Regional Media Hub's deputy director and joined the State Department almost two decades ago as a political and human rights officer, the department's website showed. "I resigned April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service in opposition to the United States' Gaza policy," she wrote on social media platform LinkedIn. A State Department spokesperso...
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The US military has begun construction on a pier meant to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The small coastal territory has been devastated by more than six months of brutal Israeli bombardment and ground operations, leaving the civilian population in need of humanitarian assistance to survive. "I can confirm that US military vessels… have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea," Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told journalists. Indications are that the pier will be operational in early May, an...
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