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An Israeli soldier on top a tank on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Sunday, March 10, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. Between threat and opportunity, what are Israel’s options in Gaza? Wed 1 May 2024
The Israeli army is reinforcing its positions within the Gaza Strip, ostensibly before a long-telegraphed assault on Rafah and the Hamas brigades it says are present... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Al Jazeera
Gaza   Israel   Palestinians   Photos
Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Thursday, April 25, 2024. UN Secretary-General calls for international investigation into mass graves reports in Gaza Wed 1 May 2024
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave deep alarm over reports of the discovery of mass graves at several locations in Gaza, including Al-Shifa and Nasser... (photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana) Gulf-Times
  Antonio Guterres   Gaza War   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after the building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. New York City police enter Columbia University as protests continue Wed 1 May 2024
New York City police officers entered the grounds of Columbia University on Tuesday night to arrest and disperse pro-Palestinian protesters who took over a campus... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle) LBC International
Columbia Protests   Gaza War   NYPD   Photos   Wikipedia: 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
Presiding judge Nawaf Salam, fourth from left, arrives to read the ruling at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The top U.N. court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza. The International Court of Justice said that legal conditions for making such an order weren't met and ruled against the request in a 15-1 vote. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel Tue 30 Apr 2024
The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency measures over German arms sales to Israel as requested by Nicaragua, which had argued that there... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) Al Jazeera
Germany   International Court of Justice   Israel   Photos
A view of protesters demonstrating outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City. The protests are in regard to the situation in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine. What Columbia's pro-Palestinian protesters are saying Tue 30 Apr 2024
After midnight in the early hours of Tuesday morning, pro-Palestinian students at Columbia took over Hamilton Hall after the university's administration issued a new wave... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) The New Arab
  Israel   Palestinians   Photos   US States
People stand on the observation deck of the Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 18, 2023, to view the city skyline with the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa. Entry Requirements for UAE in 2024: Visa or Permit Needed? Tue 30 Apr 2024
Wondering about the entry requirements for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Here's what you need to know to plan your visit according to the UAE governmental 2024 update... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili, File) Emirates 24/7
  Dubai   Photos   Travel   UAE
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer Tue 30 Apr 2024
Hamas was studying Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant... (photo: AP / Mohammad Jahjouh) RTE
Gaza War   Hamas   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
George Washington University students, protesting the Israel-Hamas war, stand on top of police barricades as they celebrate breaking through the fencing, in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2024. GOP clashes, campus protests to take center stage as Congress returns Mon 29 Apr 2024
Congress is set to reconvene this week amid bitter GOP infighting and explosive protests on college campuses nationwide, two issues that are expected to dominate chatter... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen) The Hill
  GOP   Gaza War   Photos   US Protests   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Anti US embassy graffiti, Tehran - Iran Why Iran fears Trump 2.0 more than most Mon 29 Apr 2024
There’s been much talk in recent months about what a possible second Donald Trump presidency in the United States could mean for Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine, the... (photo: Creative Commons / Ggia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) Asiatimes
  Donald Trump   Iran   Photos   Politics
Ibrahim Hasouna, center, the sole survivor among his family, sits amidst the debris of his bombed home in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. On Monday, February 12, Hasouna lost eight family members, including three children, He says the house was bombed during an Israeli operation to rescue hostages held in a building in another part of town. At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah Mon 29 Apr 2024
CAIRO - Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 20 Palestinians and wounded many others, medics said on Monday, as Egyptian... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) Middle East Online
Hamas   Israel   Palestinians   Photos
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, fourth from left, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and other representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council on the day of the Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-U.S. Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday, April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalisation, post-war Gaza Mon 29 Apr 2024
RIYADH - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the... (photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) GDN Online
Gaza   Photos   Saudi Arabia   US States   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area next to the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalization, post-war Gaza Mon 29 Apr 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of... (photo: AP / Leo Correa) LBC International
Antony Blinken   Gaza War   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Oil gas is pumped into a vehicle Oil prices fall 1% partly due to Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks Mon 29 Apr 2024
BeijingOil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, erasing gains from Friday as Israel-Hamas peace talks in Cairo eased fears of a wider conflict in the Middle... (photo: Creative Commons) Business Day
Energy   Global Trading   Oil   Photos
A view of protesters demonstrating outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City. The protests are in regard to the situation in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine. Pro-Palestinian protests keep roiling US college campuses Mon 29 Apr 2024
Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing as they spread coast-to-coast over the weekend and police crackdowns and arrests continued into... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Philenews
  Israel   Palestinians   Photos   US States
Smoke rises to the sky after an explosion in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Is there about to be a breakthrough in the Gaza ceasefire talks? Sun 28 Apr 2024
There has been a recent flurry of activity around the talks, with an uptick of optimism about progress. According to Axios’s Barak Ravid, the Israeli proposal is for a... (photo: AP / Leo Correa) The Observer
Gaza War   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
Israeli soldiers move on the top of a tank near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Hamas is reviewing an Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms Sat 27 Apr 2024
Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave... (photo: AP / Leo Correa) Star Tribune
Gaza War   Hamas   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
FILE - A ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group and is one of three ships loaded with canned food destined to Gaza, has returned to the Cypriot port of Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. World Central Kitchen and a few other aid groups suspended operations in Gaza, after seven aid workers were killed by airstrikes. Yet despite the danger, many of the largest organizations barely slowed down. Hunger has become commonplace in Gaza amid the war with Israel, and U.N. officials warn that famine is increasingly likely in northern Gaza.  Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings, source says Sat 27 Apr 2024
Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias, File) Khaleejtimes
Gaza War   Humanitarian Aid   Israeli-Palestinian Conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel–Hamas war
People chant slogans holding banners that reads "From Gaza to Paris - Residence - Emergency Palestine" during a pro-Palestinian rally, in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 Across the Western world, public opinion on Palestine is finally shifting Fri 26 Apr 2024
For a very long time, many in the Western world have not engaged at all with the issues stemming from the occupation of Palestine. The occupation was in the news, every... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) Al Jazeera
Israel   Palestinians   Photos   US States
Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria). Iran urges Security Council to address 'belligerent' Israel's atrocities in Gaza, region Fri 26 Apr 2024
Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations has denounced Israel’s destabilizing activities in West Asia, urging the UN Security Council to hold the Israeli regime... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) Press TV
Gaza   Iran   Photos   Security Council
George Washington University students gather on campus during a pro-Palestinian protest over the Israel-Hamas war on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response Fri 26 Apr 2024
Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana) CyprusMail
  Gaza   Human Rights   Photos   US States