Gaza Archives - Voice of the Cape

A tally by the Gaza Civil Defense: “Since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement,117 Palestinians were killed and 266 were injured”

By Kouthar Sambo An official tally by the Gaza Civil Defense was released on Friday, 17 January 2025, stating that since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement last Wednesday, 15 January 2025, occupation airstrikes across Gaza have killed 117 Palestinians, including 32 women and 30 children, and injured 266 others. Meanwhile, Sunday, 19 January 2025, marked the official commencement of the ceasefire agreement. Videos circulating on social media depict the […]

20 January 2025

Cape Town

Civil society groups and critics call the ceasefire agreement a “pause in conflict”

By Kouthar Sambo A ceasefire was reportedly agreed between the Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Israel. The ceasefire deal includes a prisoner exchange and an increase in humanitarian aid. According to Palestinian media, the Israeli occupation forces have killed more than 46,000 Palestinians since the start of October 7 (2023). SA BDS Coalitions' stance “The steadfastness of the people of Gaza represents one of the most astonishing examples of collective […]

17 January 2025

International

Critic on LA fires: “These issues highlight the political responsibility of developed nations, whose actions have disproportionately harmed poorer communities”

By Kouthar Sambo Amid ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, Palestinians have shown remarkable empathy for those affected by the devastating Los Angeles (LA) fires. Many LA residents impacted by the fires have expressed gratitude for this compassion, despite Palestinians enduring some of the world's most documented violence. Meanwhile, critics and civil society groups question why the world have not responded to events in Gaza with the same urgency as they […]

16 January 2025

International News

Gaza health official: ‘4,500 amputations since start of Israel’s genocide’

An official in the Gaza Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 4,500 amputations of the upper and lower limbs had been recorded since the start of the genocide committed by Israel for the 16th consecutive month. Director of the Health Information Department Zaher Al-Wahid confirmed: “We have recorded 4,500 amputations as of the end of 2024 as a result of the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.” Al-Wahid explained that […]

11 January 2025

International

A local Palestinian activist: “There are thousands of untold stories, like Khaled Nabhan, who were murdered in Israeli airstrikes and remained unaccounted for”

By Kouthar Sambo Khaled Nabhan, who went viral for calling out to his three-year-old granddaughter as "the soul of my soul" after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year (2023), was killed on Monday (16 December 2024) in the Nuseirat camp, Gaza, in an Israeli airstrike. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, an activist and Palestinian lecturer of English at the University College of Applied Sciences in Gaza, […]

18 December 2024

International

SAMNET: “As if it’s not bad enough that there’s a genocide but over and above, still humiliate Palestinians by taking away your religious prayer”

By Kouthar Sambo Amid the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, directed police on Sunday, 1st December 2024, to ban Mosques from playing the Athaan (Islamic call to prayer), claiming it "disturbs" Jewish residents. This comes after he has instructed authorities to confiscate loudspeakers and fine Mosques for playing the call, which lasts about two minutes. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, the South African […]

5 December 2024

Cape Town

Gaza Journalist: “Palestine is free. It is the rest of the world that is not free”

By Kouthar Sambo As the world commemorates Palestinian journalists who have been killed, wounded, or kidnapped by Israel, the Government Media Office organized a solidarity vigil on Monday in Gaza. This comes after the Israeli occupation forces have killed over 180 journalists, injured over 390, and are currently detaining 40 known journalists. Speaking across the VOC airwaves on the PM Drive show, a Gaza filmmaker and Journalist, Hamza Chalan, who […]

19 November 2024

Cape Town

An energy analyst on potential fuel hikes: “The situation largely depends on how matters unfold in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon”

By Kouthar Sambo South Africans may have to fork out more from their pockets this November following recent unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) forecasting an increase for all grades of fuel in November. According to the data, 93 and 95 unleaded petrol are expected to increase by 14 and 25 cents a litre. Speaking to VOC News, an energy expert, Redge Nkosi, described the phenomenon as "some […]

2 November 2024

International

Attorney: “While the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a court to establish and administer justice internationally, it has no teeth to implement any of its orders”

By Kouthar Sambo "While the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a court to establish and administer justice internationally, it has no teeth to implement any of its orders. The preservation orders were granted in December last year, but nothing has come of it. If anything, there has been an escalation of the genocide." This is according to an attorney, Yousha Tayob, who spoke on VOC's PM Drive show on […]

29 October 2024

Gaza

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