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The Israeli military has bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah, hours after United States officials warned Tel Aviv against expanding its ground offensive to the southern city, where more than half of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge. US President Joe Biden called Israel’s conduct in the war “over the top” in the harshest criticism yet from Washington of its close ally amid concerns about the soaring civilian death toll in the enclave. With the war now in its fifth month, Israeli ground forces are still focusing on the city of Khan Younis, just north of Rafah, but…

In the last two weeks, the Israeli government put on a masterclass on how to use the Western media to spread fake news and propaganda and to justify anti-Palestinian actions taken by the United States and its allies. It worked – but only in part. On January 26, in a landmark preliminary ruling on South Africa’s genocide charge against Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found it “plausible” that Israel is committing acts that violate the Genocide Convention; and demanded that it take “immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance…

Such a major agreement could boost the Egyptian economy, which is facing a dire foreign exchange crisis.The United Arab Emirates is in advanced talks to purchase and develop a large piece of land on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in a deal that could bolster the troubled economy of the North African nation. An UAE consortium has been picked to work with Egyptian partners to develop the land in Ras el-Hekma, about 350km (217 miles) northwest of Cairo, an Egyptian official was quoted by CNBC Arabia on Wednesday as saying. Hossam Heiba, the chief executive officer of the state-run General Authority for…

When the cameras stop rolling and the press vests come off, how do the journalists who cover war cope?We often forget that journalists covering wars are regular people, too. They are parents, siblings, friends and colleagues. And sometimes, they, too, are struggling to survive whatever story they are trying to tell. Journalists in Gaza, including our own teams, have had to deal with the horrific consequences of Israel’s war – some have paid with their lives. Others have lost loved ones, colleagues, and their homes. Yet, they have carried on. We invited them for a more personal take on what…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – For decades, international investors shunned Japan’s stock market, whose meagre gains mirrored the country’s protracted economic stagnation. These days, Japanese stocks are the hottest game in town as the Nikkei 225 index rides a 34-year high. After limping through Japan’s “lost decades” following the collapse of a massive asset bubble in the 1990s, Tokyo’s benchmark index last year gained 28.2 percent, comfortably beating the S&P 500 in the United States. There are no immediate signs of the buying frenzy slowing down. In January, the Nikkei 225 climbed a further 8 percent, with foreign investors buying a…

Antonio Guterres says the divisions within the UN Security Council are ‘dangerous’.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is entering into an “age of chaos” as the UN Security Council remains sharply divided over Israel’s war on Gaza. Guterres said he was “especially alarmed” after Israel said last week that it intends to focus its military assault in Gaza on the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million people have sought shelter. “Such an action would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences,” he told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.…

NewsFeedA 14-year-old girl who went to collect water was killed by an Israeli sniper outside Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, which has been under siege by Israeli forces.Published On 8 Feb 20248 Feb 2024 Source link

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International negotiations continue on a possible ceasefire.Talks are under way about a possible ceasefire in Gaza – while Israel is still bombing much of the besieged territory after rejecting a Hamas offer for a lengthy pause. So what next? And when will respite come for millions of Palestinians suffering from months of bombardment? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Daniel Levy – President of the US-Middle East Project and a former peace negotiator for Israel Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative Akbar Shahid Ahmed – Senior diplomatic correspondent for HuffPost Source link

Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s internally displaced population is sheltering, as the United States warned that a military push into the city could be a “disaster”. Aid agencies have warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if Israel follows through on its threat to enter Rafah, where people are desperate for shelter and one of the last remaining areas of the Gaza Strip into which its troops have not moved. “To conduct such an operation right now with no planning and little thought in an area” where one million people…