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The report stated that the military was unprepared and slow to respond to the attack while fighting was uncoordinated.The Israeli military has acknowledged it did not protect the community of Kibbutz Be’eri during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, in its first investigation into its own security failings on the day of the attacks. More than 100 people were killed in the attack on Be’eri, a community of about 1,000 people, and 32 were taken as captives to Gaza, 11 of whom are still being held there. The military said on Thursday the probe examined the day’s chain of events,…

Thailand holds most positive views of China, followed by Nigeria, Kenya and Tunisia, Pew survey shows.Taipei, Taiwan – China’s economic influence is felt everywhere around the world, but whether it is viewed in a positive or negative light depends greatly on each country’s economic development, a survey of 35 countries has found. People living in high-income countries like the United States, Canada, Australia expressed broadly unfavourable views of China overall, with a median of 70 percent of people across 18 countries reporting negative feelings, according to polling released this week by the Pew Research Center. Those perceptions flipped in middle-income…

US measures target three Israeli individuals and five entities over violence in the occupied West Bank.The United States has announced new sanctions on several Israeli settlers and affiliated groups, accusing them of involvement in violence or threats of violence targeting civilians, seizure of property or other actions that threaten security in the occupied West Bank. The sanctions announced by the US Department of State and the Department of the Treasury on Thursday target Israeli individuals Isachar Manne, Reut Ben Haim, and Aviad Shlomo Sarid, and four illegal Israeli settlement outposts; Manne Farm, Meitarim Farm, Hamahoch Farm, and Neriya’s Farm. The…

In a couple of weeks, on July 26, the 2024 Olympic Games will begin in Paris, bringing joy, excitement and, perhaps most importantly, a renewed sense of human solidarity to the lives of sports enthusiasts around the world. Millions of people from Africa to Asia and Europe to the Americas will be glued to their television screens to watch athletes draped in the colours of their national flags compete to be the best and to celebrate their successes as their own. Children especially will get to see what can be achieved through determination and hard work and how sports can…

Led by US President Joe Biden, NATO unveiled a series of new pledges to Ukraine at its three-day summit in Washington, DC, this week, marking the 75th anniversary of the military alliance. “Autocrats want to overturn the global order” and “terrorist groups” continue to plot “evil schemes”, while Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to wipe “Ukraine off the map”, Biden said on Wednesday. “But make no mistake, Ukraine can and will stop Putin, especially with our full, collective support,” the US leader added, as NATO leaders drummed up more military and financial support for the war-torn European country, while committing…

In 2024, Israel illegally seized 23.7sq km (9.15 sq miles) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, amid its ongoing war on Gaza. That’s more than the land it took over the past 20 years combined. On July 2, Israeli authorities announced the largest single seizure in more than 30 years – 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) in the Jordan Valley. It was the latest in a series of land grabs announced this year by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who oversees settlement planning. [Al Jazeera] Israel has seized more than 50sq km (19.3sq miles) of Palestinian land since…

Palestinians who fled Gaza City after Israeli evacuation order say snipers shot dead civilians near Yarmouk stadium.Several civilians in Gaza City say people were shot dead by snipers after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order and told Palestinians to head south as it steps up its offensive across the enclave. The attacks reportedly took place as civilians evacuated a number of neighbourhoods in Gaza City, having been ordered to leave on Wednesday, even as mediators from Qatar, the United States and Egypt were meeting with Israeli officials in Doha for talks seeking a ceasefire. One man told Al…

The US will continue to withhold supply of powerful 2,000-pound bombs over concerns Israeli forces will use them in densely populated areas of Gaza.The United States has agreed to resume shipping 500-pound bombs to Israel while continuing to hold back supplies of powerful 2,000-pound bombs over concerns that Israeli forces will use the weapons in densely populated areas of Gaza, a US official said. The US in May paused one shipment of 2,000-pound (900kg) and 500-pound (230kg) bombs due to concern over the impact the weapons could have if used by Israel during its ground invasion of the southern city…

NewsFeedVideo shows how an Israeli attack hit a packed school shelter in Gaza while forcibly displaced Palestinians played football in the yard.Published On 10 Jul 202410 Jul 2024 Source link

PodcastPodcast, The TakeCan Israel get away with the biggest land grab in 30 years in the West Bank and a secret annexation plan?  As Israel approves the largest seizure of Palestinian land in more than 30 years, a leaked tape has revealed Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s covert strategy to annex the West Bank. Will the plan succeed? In this episode:  Nida Ibrahim (@nida_journo), Al Jazeera correspondent Hagit Ofran (@hagitofran), Co-director of Settlement Watch Project at Peace Now Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Marcos Bartolomé, and Ashish Malhotra, with Veronique Eshaya, Duha Mosaad, Manahil Naveed,…