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Israel is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948?Hospitals are supposed to be immune from attack in times of war but Israel has repeatedly bombed and shelled them since October 7, 2023. This film looks at Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s hospitals in the context of its historical expansion at the expense of the Palestinian population, going back to 1948. The Israeli army cut off water, power, fuel and medical supplies to Gaza and has attacked most of its hospitals. It claims that al-Shifa Hospital shielded a Hamas command…

Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year.The top editor at The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the helm of one of the most storied publications in the United States. Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a former editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, until the conclusion of the 2024 US presidential election in November, the newspaper said in a statement on its website on Sunday. Robert Winnett, deputy editor of the United Kingdom-based Telegraph Media Group, will take over as executive editor after the election, the newspaper…

On May 21, Amr Musara went out to report on Israel’s raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The 25-year-old videographer was working with three Palestinian colleagues – all visibly identified as press. The Israeli army fired at them. Musara was shot in the back as his colleagues hit the ground to take cover. When the soldiers stopped shooting, Musara was rushed to the nearest hospital. “I thought I was going to die,” Musara told Al Jazeera over the phone from his home where he is recovering from his wounds. Musara said Israel routinely shoots at…

US President Joe Biden has announced what he claimed was an Israeli peace plan to bring around a ceasefire in Gaza. According to journalists invited to a background briefing on Friday, the new plan is almost indistinguishable from previous plans agreed by Hamas. If successful, it would usher in a ceasefire in a conflict that has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children, and enraged communities worldwide. What does the plan propose? The plan envisages three stages. The first stage proposes to involve a six-week ceasefire during which the Israeli army will withdraw from the…

Deadly strikes continue in Gaza as rescue workers recover 50 bodies following Israeli operation in Jabalia refugee camp. Source link

Explore the powerful wave of student activism in the US against Israel’s war on Gaza.As Israel continues its war on Gaza, student activism surged across universities in the United States. From New York to California, students demand an end to the conflict and call for divestment from companies profiting from it. These campuses, echoing a rich history of activism, become centres of tension and defiance. Facing suspension, expulsion, and arrest, students are convinced they are on the right side of history. In this edition of Talk to Al Jazeera, we delve into these powerful demonstrations to explore advocacy, dissent and…

Over the past eight months, like many people around the world, I have been starting my day by checking the news from Gaza and the rest of Palestine. I rely on the reports from people on the ground in Gaza, mostly on social media, to get reliable information about what is happening. At the same time, I follow the mainstream media, leaders, representatives of big international organisations and scholars to get different perspectives. Unfortunately, too often, I hear them using the term “ethnic cleansing” when referring to the ongoing genocidal campaign against the Palestinians. Each time I hear this phrase,…

The Indian Ocean archipelago’s ban comes in solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza facing unrelenting attacks and mass hunger.The Maldives government will ban Israelis from the Indian Ocean archipelago known for white sand beaches and luxury resorts as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza. President Mohamed Muizzu has “resolved to impose a ban on Israeli passports”, a spokesman for his office said in a statement, without giving details of when the new law would take effect. Muizzu also announced a national fundraising campaign called “Maldivians in Solidarity with Palestine”. Nearly 11,000 Israelis…

Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of Gaza and is examining alternatives, its defence minister said, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden as Palestinian fighters continue to resist the invasion. “While we conduct our important military actions, the defence establishment is simultaneously assessing a governing alternative to Hamas,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement on Sunday. “We will isolate areas, remove Hamas operatives from these areas, and introduce forces that will enable an alternative government to form – an alternative that threatens Hamas,” Gallant added. “On one hand, military action…

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy on the implications of Israel’s strategy for long-term war in Gaza.Given a choice between war and getting all its captives back, Israel has opted for more war, argues Israeli journalist Gideon Levy. Levy tells host Steve Clemons that Israeli politicians may abandon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but even if he was replaced, Israel would continue its war on Gaza and occupation of the Palestinian people as a whole. “Radical change” in Israeli attitude and US support is needed for any improvement in the situation, says Levy. After October 7, even those on the Israeli left believe…