Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his country is "at war" with Hamas almost immediately after the militant group launched a brutal terror attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing hundreds and prompting more than two weeks of retaliatory airstrikes on the Palestinian ...
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip, home to more than two million Palestinians, has endured decades of violence, blockade and suffering. In response to this longstanding suffering, Washington's latest proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza does little to alleviate the crisis. Instea...
Gaza: Why Israel and Hamas Are Trading Rocket FireOn the second day of intense Israeli airstrikes that set offstreet protests throughout the...Mitnick, Joshua
The first is Gaza. We know what war looks like inside overcrowded Gaza because we have seen it too many times. But this is of a whole different magnitude. The psychological shock that has penetrated deep into the Israeli psyche from the weekend's Hamas massacres will co...
The Gaza Strip became the centre of violence, bombings and political unrest since the Hamas takeover. The Palestinians do not have an official army, although they have paramilitary groups. They are a lot of weapons in the Gaza Strip – guns, rockets and other weapons. Israel controls the Gaz...
Israel insists it does not impede aid. It blames the U.N. for the lack of distribution while accusing Hamas of diverting and selling assistance coming in for its own purposes. The United States, France and others have airdropped tens of thousands of military-style meals ...
As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don’t take them in.
The Israel embassy did not respond to questions regarding whether the Dublin closure was linked to funding cuts or rising costs. However, in September, Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrichsaidthat to finance Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, he planned broad spending redu...
hostages’ friends and families. This is why Israel did not withdraw from northern Gaza or allow residents to return home. (Note that Israel still has not fired on bullet.) The “blocking” is Israel’s nonviolent response to the actions of Hamas, the party that first violated the cease-...
The Vatican formally recognized the State of Palestine in 2015 during Pope Francis’ papacy, though bilateral relations with the PLO began with an agreement in 2000. Since the war following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack, the pope has sought a balanced stance,condemning bombings in Gaza and ...