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Spain Joins S. Africa's Gaza Case At UN Top Court

Spain said Thursday it would join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

International Business Times · Jun 6, 2024

Israel’s military says it targeted 'Hamas compound' in a school. Hamas-linked media says 39 killed

Israel’s military says it targeted what it called a “Hamas compound” inside of a school in the Gaza Strip, an attack Hamas-affiliated media there reported killed at least 39 people

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024

House backs sanctions on ICC officials who target Israeli leaders - Roll Call

House passes bill to sanction ICC officials who target Israeli leaders for actions taken during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Roll Call · Jun 4, 2024

Gaza update: as assault on Rafah continues international sentiment shifts away from supporting Israel

If Israel’s ongoing assault on Rafah on the Gaza Strip is anything to go on, the concept of “red lines”, so beloved of US presidents as a measure of when to take action, is increasingly flexible. Back in February, when the Israeli government was planning the operation, the US president…

The Conversation · May 30, 2024

Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killed

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has asked state forces and combatants to respect its neutrality and work of delivering urgent humanitarian help to the most destitute in war zones, saying 24 of its aid workers have been killed this year mostly in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Israel-Gaza war: Israel says 300 Palestinian gunmen killed in Rafah offensive – as it happened

Military says it has had gained ‘operational’ control over the 14km-long Philadelpi corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border

The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2024

Controversial recognition of Palestine comes into effect for Norway, Ireland and Spain

Norway, Ireland and Spain formally recognise the state of Palestinian this Tuesday in a decision slammed by Israel as a "reward" for Hamas after more than seven months of devastating war in the Gaza Strip.

Radio France Internationale · May 28, 2024

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas’ armed wing says it has launched ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv – as it happened

Israeli military sounds sirens in Tel Aviv for the first time in months as al-Qassam Brigades says it has launched attack

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2024

Sirens sound across Israel, including Tel Aviv, as Hamas claims rocket attack from Gaza

Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months on Sunday, as Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The news came after aid trucks from Egypt started entering the…

France 24 · May 26, 2024

Israel-Gaza war: protesters in Tel Aviv demand end to war – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2024