Hundreds block off Westminster Bridge in call for Gaza ceasefire Protesters also call for UK to stop arms sales to Israel and end to Israeli occupation of Palestine The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
'Nobody will win from regional conflict' warns EU's Borrell during Lebanon visit The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday warned against a regional conflict that would involve Lebanon, as border clashes intensified nearly three months into Israel's war with Hezbollah ally Hamas. Radio France Internationale · Jan 6, 2024
US diplomat Blinken meets Turkey’s Erdogan, kicking off Gaza diplomacy tour The US secretary of state will also travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank as the war in Gaza rages on. Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2024
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘initial response’ to killing of top Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri Sixty-two rockets were fired towards an aerial observation base on Mount Meron Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2024
Guest Post on Israeli Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Law Restricting Judicial "Reasonableness" Review of Government Policies The post is by prominent Israeli legal scholar Ronit Levine-Schnur (University of Tel Aviv). Reason · Jan 6, 2024
US and EU launch twin diplomatic mission to calm tensions in Middle East Escalation of violence comes as US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and Europe’s Josep Borrell begin tours of the region The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel in response to killing of a Hamas leader The militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top leader from the allied Hamas group in Lebanon's capital. WEKU · Jan 6, 2024
From Gaza to Ukraine, brute force threatens to triumph in 2024 Assassinations, atrocities and invasions, along with uncertain US leadership, presage a year of rising violence The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024
‘Extraordinary’: Biden administration staffers’ growing dissent against Gaza policy An education department official resigned this week, and 17 staffers sent an anonymous letter calling for a ceasefire The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2024
France, Jordan provide aid to Gaza as Israel pursues bombing campaign France and Jordan this week jointly airdropped seven tonnes of aid to civilians and aid workers in Gaza, as Israel continued to conduct air strikes against the militant group Hamas in the area. The United Nations says that the Palestinian territory has now been rendered "uninhabitable". Radio France Internationale · Jan 6, 2024
Israel's war with Hamas escalates, US caught in the middle Join us as Trita Parsi, an expert on Middle Eastern affairs, discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, and questions whether the US is be... Top News · Jan 6, 2024
Students, activists organise event in support of Palestine in Hyderabad At Solidarity with Palestine event in Hyderabad, Prof. G. Hargopal discussed arms lobby, political economy & Israel-Palestine conflict. The Hindu · Jan 6, 2024
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘response’ to Hamas leader’s killing Lebanese group says it targeted Meron air base following the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut. Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2024
Blinken opens latest urgent Mideast tour in Turkey as fears grow that Gaza war may engulf region U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has kicked off his latest urgent Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey as fears mount that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may explode into a broader conflict The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
WEKU · Jan 6, 2024 Many ideas, but little agreement, over what a postwar Gaza could look like After two right-wing Israeli ministers called for "voluntary migration" of Palestinians out of Gaza, Israel's moderate defense minister presented a postwar plan in which Palestinians remain in charge.
Top News · Jan 6, 2024 Blinken tackles Middle East conflicts with creative and diplomatic approach Get ready for a whirlwind of diplomacy as Secretary Blinken visits Turkey, Israel, and the West Bank, navigating political divisions and humanitarian conce...
The Guardian - AU · Jan 6, 2024 Creation of Palestinian state is only way to peace, EU foreign policy chief says – as it happened Josep Borrell wants European-Arab initiative to revive a peace process, with the ultimate aim being a two-state solution
France 24 · Jan 6, 2024 Israel’s ‘refuseniks’: ‘I will never justify what Israel is doing in Gaza’ On December 26, Israel's first conscientious objector since the start of its war against Hamas, Tal Mitnick, was sent to prison after refusing to serve in the army. Mitnick, however, is not alone. A small group of Israelis are refusing to take part in the "oppression of the Palestinians" by…
Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2024 Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 92 At least 18 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in Gaza’s Khan Younis city. Here are the updates.
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024 Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in 'initial response' to killing of top leader from allied Hamas Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia has fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel
Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2024 Why is Lebanon home to so many Palestinian refugees and leaders? An estimated 270,000 Palestinians live in the country. Their story is one of war, displacement and a struggle to return.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024 ‘It’s like time has stopped’: Israeli families return to the site of the Nova festival massacre Relatives of those held captive in Gaza remember their loved ones in the last place they were happy – and plead for their return
International Business Times · Jan 6, 2024 Blinken Tackles Gaza, NATO Expansion With Turkey's Erdogan Washington's top diplomat discusses the Gaza war with Turkey's mercurial leader on Saturday before flying to Crete to address Greek worries about the looming sale of US fighter jets to Ankara.
France 24 · Jan 6, 2024 Turkey to play 'productive' role in postwar Gaza, Blinken says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks in Istanbul on Saturday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on how to de-escalate regional tensions, saying later that Turkey was committed to playing a "productive" role in postwar Gaza. Blinken said a "big part" of his whirlwind, eight-day trip will be looking…
The Times of India · Jan 6, 2024 Massachusetts Institute of Technology forced into spotlight After Harvard, Penn presidents ousted The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has long stood apart from America’s elite universities.