South Africa, on Friday, launched a case at the United Nations’ International Court in Hague, Switzerland, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. It is asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. This is the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust”. […]
Qatar has proposed a new deal to end Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip and formulated a Palestinian consensus government, a Palestinian source said on Friday. Such consensus government would not directly involve the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), according to the source. The source said, on condition of anonymity, that Doha has presented the proposal […]
Israeli forces, on Tuesday, expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete interruption” of services in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement of new battle zone threatens further destruction in war that Israel says will […]
Authorities in Iran have executed an unidentified man, who allegedly acted as a spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Iranian media reported. The unidentified man is allegedly working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. According to media reports, Tehran executed the spy after he allegedly passed on confidential documents. “Authorities carried out the death sentence this morning against […]
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of Hamas hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Eleven Israeli women and children freed, entered Israel on Monday night after more than seven weeks in captivity in Gaza in the fourth swap. This is […]
Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday, appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for exchange of dozens of hostages on either side. But as Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet for a vote, he vowed to resume the Israeli offensive against Hamas as soon as the truce ends. “We are […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the relocation of Gaza residents from the north to the south as ordered by the Israeli military is extremely dangerous. After days of airstrikes, Israeli military ordered the Palestinians in Gaza City to move south of the territory, said Guterres. “Moving more than one million people, across a […]
By Our Correspondent The Muslim Congress (TMC), has implored all people of conscience globally to extend humanitarian support towards victims of the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. The Amir (President) of the faith-based organisation, Alhaji AbdulWasiu Bangbala, made the call in a statement, on Friday, in Lagos. “We implore the Muslim Ummah and people of conscience worldwide […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on Britain to recognise the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital and take serious measures against settlements. Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting held in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, Director for the Middle East and North […]