Jordan, on Nov. 21, 2024. Israel's blockade on aid entry into Gaza aims to commit "ethnic cleansing" to displace the population, Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi said here Thursday
Israel eases blockade to allow nonmilitary goods into GazaMark Lavie
That same day,United Nations Secretary-General António Guterressaid Israel’s refusal to allow international journalists into Gaza has created an “information war” that’s added trauma to the already harrowing situation in the region. “Denying international journalists entry in to Gaza is allowing ...
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Israel's move to cut off water and electricity supply in the Gaza Strip amounts to collective punishment and systematic war crime. "The continuation of and an increase in war crimes in Gaza, its blockade and ta...
negotiations and wants to buy more time," he said, adding that there will be no compromise on the basic rights of the Palestinian people. These include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, the lifting of the blockade, and the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes....
The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel,...
Israel occupied the Gaza Strip from 1967 to 2005, and later imposed a land, sea and air blockade on the tiny coastal enclave when Palestinian militant organization Hamas took control of its government in 2007. A major question mark over Israel's war against Hamas is what will happen to the...
Israeli troops gather at an undisclosed location on the border with the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023. Menahem Kahana | AFP | Getty Images Israel says the blockade is necessary to protect its citizens from Hamas, which is deeply embedded in the territory. The United Nations classifies Israel ...
Besieged Gaza has been plunged into darkness as Israel continues its bombardment in response to a surprise attack on the country by Hamas over the weekend. The loss of power, after a blockade imposed by Israel, came as its last power station ran out of fuel....
Gazans, mainly descendants of refugees who fled or were expelled from homes in Israel at its founding in 1948, have suffered economic collapse and repeated Israeli bombardment under a blockade since Hamas seized power there 16 years ago. A peace process meant to create a...