Category Archives: war

Israel continues operation in and around Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital compound

Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital compound

Israeli forces launched an operation early Monday in and around Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes and tanks near the complex crowded with patients and displaced people.

Live blog: UN-backed Gaza famine report is ‘appalling indictment’: Guterres

UN-backed Gaza famine

Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 164th day — has killed at least 31,726 Palestinians and wounded 73,792 others as Israel’s Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire.

Ukraine debates mobilising more men to fight Russia after two years of war

fight Russia

In a fight taking place far from the front lines, Ukrainian lawmakers are debating a bill that could make or break their country’s fortunes in this war. The bill would raise up to half a million new soldiers, increasing Ukraine’s standing army by half.

Live blog: All cargo offloaded from first aid ship to reach Gaza — NGO

aid ship to reach Gaza

Israel’s war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 162nd day — has killed at least 31,490 people and wounded 73,439 as Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah despite global outcry.

Live blog: ‘No exchange of fire’ before Israel shelled media in Lebanon —UN

'No exchange of fire'

Israel’s war on besieged Palestinians of Gaza — now in its 160th day — has killed at least 31,341 people and wounded 73,134 as Tel Aviv plans to push Rafah civilians toward Gaza’s centre ahead of land invasion.

Ukraine holds out despite stalled US aid, fears ‘deep advances’ by Russia

‘deep advances’ by Russia

Russian rhetoric has been dialed up in the run-up to President Vladimir Putin’s expected re-election. Putin reminded the world of Moscow’s nuclear readiness, and military reporters amplified battlefield skirmishes against Ukrainian defenders.

Israel ‘occupying power in Gaza’ shows UK government split on Gaza

‘occupying power in Gaza’

Analysts describe shifting rhetoric from some UK officials but little concrete action against Israel, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced criticism regarding purportedly divisive comments, as citizens continue to march for peace.

‘Little Gaza’: Mourning loved ones Israel killed in West Bank refugee camps

Mourning loved ones

“I saw him and I knelt over his body, not knowing what to do. All his face was bloody, full of shrapnel – and his leg was cut off.” These are the words of Mohammad Saaida, whose 14-year-old son Mujahed was hit by an Israeli air strike while playing football with his friends in Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem on October 19.

In a Rafah school called ‘Hope’, Gaza IDPs seek shelter from Israel’s bombs

shelter from Israel’s bombs

The rooms and corridors of Rafah’s El-Amal Rehabilitation Society, a two-storey building in a sunny yard filled with trees, and a children’s play area off to the side, are as lively as they have ever been. But instead of it being just the deaf students who are usually bustling around, the classrooms are occupied by families fleeing Israel’s relentless assault on the people of Gaza.