Gaza invasion
Residents say bulldozers demolishing homes, markets; Israeli tanks, warplanes bombard parts of Rafah.
Updated 18 May, 2024 08:09am
Bid includes 10 stadiums used for the men’s World Cup in 2014, with Rio de Janeiro’s famous Maracana lined up for the opening match and final.
Published 17 May, 2024 12:15pm
Activists have been calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Published 17 May, 2024 08:22am
Says situation around the far-southern city “dire”.
Published 17 May, 2024 08:18am
Urges court to order a halt to Israel’s assault on Rafah.
Updated 17 May, 2024 09:10am
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas says Oct 7 gave Israel an excuse to attack Gaza; "friendly fire" kills five Israeli soldiers.
Published 17 May, 2024 07:43am
AFC president voices his support for the Palestine Football Association’s motion ahead of Friday’s FIFA congress.
Published 17 May, 2024 05:46am
It isn’t war if only one side is backed by the strongest military in the world, wrote the model on Nakba Day.
Published 16 May, 2024 11:29am
Gallant says that, since October, he has tried to promote a plan to set up a “non-hostile Palestinian governing alternative” to Hamas.
Updated 16 May, 2024 10:33am
UN launches probe into killing of staffer in Rafah strike.
Updated 16 May, 2024 08:16am
Israel’s extension of the war to Rafah has intensified public outrage the world over.
Updated 15 May, 2024 09:10am
“Of course, what happened with Rafah has set us backward,” says Qatar's prime minister.
Updated 15 May, 2024 11:19am
About 3,000 people call for an end to the conflict in Gaza as they took part in the march near the city of Haifa marking the “Nakba”.
Updated 15 May, 2024 11:22am
Over 350 teachers and academics have been killed and nearly 90,000 students stranded since Oct 7.
Published 14 May, 2024 10:57am
“We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide,” says US national security adviser.
Updated 14 May, 2024 10:59am
Over 350 teachers and academics have been killed and nearly 90,000 students stranded since Oct 7.
Published 14 May, 2024 06:32am
“The aid that the State of Israel transfers goes directly into the hands of Hamas,” statement from the Order 9 group says.
Updated 14 May, 2024 10:42am
“President Erdogan misspoke, he meant 1,000 Gazans are under treatment, not Hamas members,” Turkish official says.
Updated 14 May, 2024 10:53am
EU chief says Rafah civilians are being ordered to move to unsafe zones, denouncing it unacceptable.
Published 13 May, 2024 07:41am
Condemns decision of the last caretaker government for importing wheat despite expectations of a bumper crop in the country.
Updated 13 May, 2024 09:49am
In those few brief years, good seemed to be ahead.
Published 13 May, 2024 07:28am
DENVER (Colorado): About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged...
Updated 13 May, 2024 11:25am
AS the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday in favour of granting Palestine greater rights at the...
Published 12 May, 2024 07:38am
US report says it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel has used weapons in ways inconsistent with international humanitarian law.
Updated 12 May, 2024 12:03pm
All South Asian nations — Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan — vote in favour of the resolution.
Updated 12 May, 2024 12:04pm
Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah; 37 Palestinians killed in overnight strikes across Gaza Strip.
Updated 12 May, 2024 08:33am
UAE refuses to be drawn into any plan aimed at providing cover for Israeli presence in Gaza, foreign minister says.
Updated 12 May, 2024 08:39am
US envoy says Washington’s negative vote "does not reflect its opposition to Palestinian statehood".
Updated 11 May, 2024 11:01am
Rafah residents say a helicopter opened fire, while drones hovered above houses in several areas, some close to rooftops.
Published 10 May, 2024 07:54am
Protesters lay three rolled-up white sheets with red stains on them on the square outside the European Commission’s head office.
Published 09 May, 2024 07:01am