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Israel occupation forces intensify Rafah attacks

Israeli occupation forces intensified their attacks last night in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as their fighter jets struck three homes, killing 24 and wounding dozens, the Ministry of Health announced. Rafah is densely populated with displaced people from all around the besieged Gaza Strip. On Friday, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed that the Israeli army was preparing to move to Rafah. However, Israeli media reported on Saturday that […]

today4 February 2024

International

Trapped against fence, Gazans fear Israel attack on their last refuge

Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where the displaced population, penned against the border fence in their hundreds of thousands, feared a new assault with nowhere left to flee, Reuters reports. More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are now homeless and crammed into Rafah. Tens of thousands more have arrived in recent days, carrying belongings in their […]

today3 February 2024

Local

Protecting our health workers: A plea from the South African Department of Health

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen In the wake of disturbing reports detailing attacks on health officials, the Department of Health in the Republic of South Africa is urgently calling upon residents to safeguard the well-being of those who dedicate their lives to public health. The department emphasizes that such incidents not only jeopardize the safety of health workers but also create an environment that discourages them from carrying out their essential duties. […]

today20 December 2023

Local

Will Netanyahu ever face the International Criminal Court? 

By Daanyaal Matthews Since October 7th, the Israeli government has claimed legitimacy for its carpet bombing of the Gaza Strip, arguing that the state of Israel has the right to defend itself. This ‘right’ has been queried by many, particularly in relation to the response of the Israeli government that has subjugated the Gaza populace to indiscriminate bombing targeting refugee camps, residential buildings, and medical centres. The latter comes into […]

today17 November 2023

International

Hamas: ‘Barbaric settler attacks will not scare Palestinians’

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas declared on Friday: "Barbaric attacks of Israeli Jewish settlers will not scare Palestinians." In a statement, senior Hamas leader Abdul-Hakim Hanini also condemned the continuous Israeli closure of the Palestinian village of Al-Mugheir in the east of the West Bank city of Ramallah. He also condemned the Israeli settler aggression, protected by the Israeli occupation army, against the Palestinians in the villages of Al-Mugheir, […]

today28 May 2023

International

London protest demand Israel end attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Hundreds of demonstrators staged a protest Friday outside the Israeli Embassy in London against attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem, reports Anadolu Agency. Jewish Anti-Zionist Network and Jewish Voice for Labors were among the participants. Decrying recent Israeli attacks on Palestine, the crowd chanted slogans in solidarity with Palestinians, including, "Free Palestine." Along with Palestinian flags, protesters were carrying signs that read: "Stop arming Israel", "End Israeli Apartheid", […]

today9 April 2023

International

Palestine appeals for US action following settler attack on Jerusalem church

Palestine on Sunday appealed for US and international action to halt Israeli settler attacks against holy sites in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports. Two Israeli settlers on Sunday broke into the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem and attempted to sabotage the content inside, but were confronted by a Palestinian man who was present at the church, according to the Governorate of Jerusalem. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the […]

today20 March 2023

International

Turkiye condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attacks in Somalia

Turkiye, on Friday, strongly condemned "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting military bases in Somalia's central Galgaduud region, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are deeply saddened to learn that many soldiers lost their lives and were injured in the terrorist attack that took place today against the military bases in the Galgaduud region of Somalia," said a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement. Some of the wounded are under treatment at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training […]

today21 January 2023

International

Hundreds of Israelis storm Al-Aqsa complex amid Gaza attacks

Hundreds of Israeli settlers forced their way into the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, according to a Palestinian official. The official with the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department told Anadolu Agency that the settlers entered the site through the mosque's Al-Mugharbah Gate under Israeli police protection. He said the settlers were escorted by right-wing rabbi Yehuda Glick. The settler incursions came amid rising tensions across the Palestinian territories […]

today8 August 2022

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