U.N General Assembly convenes Emergency meeting to vote on a ceasefire resolution in Gaza

U.N General Assembly convenes Emergency meeting to vote on a ceasefire resolution in Gaza

The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote on a draft resolution yesterday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This emergency meeting comes after the Security Council failed to pass a resolution last week on the matter, when the U.S vetoed the vote. Palestinians and several Arab countries are hoping that the vote on Tuesday will again demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war, now in […]

December 13, 2023 3

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WHO says patient dies amid lengthy Israeli checks on Gaza convoy

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a patient had died in an emergency convoy en route to a Gaza City hospital, during repeated and lengthy Israeli checks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the weekend that the UN health agency and its partners had managed to deliver essential trauma and surgical supplies to the Al-Ahli hospital and to transfer 19 critical patients. But on Tuesday, he provided […]

December 12, 2023 10

Oshiwambo

Ova Palestine vefike po 17 177 okwa lopotwa vaxulifila moita taishingwa ku Israeli fiyo opapa

Omatanga opakwaita a Israeli okwa opotwa adipaya omuvalu wovakwashiwana fiyo opapa mo Gaza okudja nghene oikolokosha yahovelele mo 7 October omanga ovanhu vefike 350 voo kwalopotwa vaxulifa moule weevili 24 dadjako mo Gaza. Ouminsity wonghalo nawa noudjolowele mo Gaza onghela owa lopota kutya, oshikondo shouhaku oshili tashi yandje omakwafelo oku pitila meenghalo danghundipala, eshi tashilongo monghalo yandjuupala eshi ihapu yomoipangelo yakwatwako komatanga eameno a Islael. Oo eli omupopiliko wouministy Ashraf […]

December 8, 2023 32

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Top UN officials warn of an “apocalyptic” situation in Gaza

The World Health Organisation says the situation for Gaza is "getting worse by the hour". According to the UN's aid coordination office between December 3 and the afternoon of 4 December at least 349 Palestinians were killed and 750 injured. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday appealed to the IDF to spare civilians from more suffering especially since the fighting has now moved south. Jody Jacobs reports from the United […]

December 6, 2023 2

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Blinken says Israel must protect civilians when fighting resumes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned efforts must be made to prevent violence in Gaza from enveloping the region. The US' top diplomat met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday. This comes after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for a seventh day. Sally Patterson has more.

December 1, 2023 6

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Blinken holds meetings with officials in Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with top officials in Israel and the West Bank, in his third visit to the region since October 7. This comes after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for a seventh day on Thursday. The United States says it supports Israel's right to defend itself, while also stressing civilians in Gaza should be protected. Sally Patterson has more.

December 1, 2023 19

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Oshiwambo

OvaSouth Africa tava pula oita moGaza ixulifwepo.

Oilyo yeengudu dopapolitika oshoyo omahangano opashiwana onghela okwa li akufa ombinga momunyanyo momapandavanda oshilando sha Johannesburg SA, tava pula opo kukale kwa xulifwapo omalwoodi taa kalele moshitopolwa shaGaza, pefimbo vali tava dimbuluka efiku lopaiwana linasha noukwao wananghali pamwe novakwashiwana va Palestinian. Oshikundaneki sho ALJAZZERA, osha lopota kutya mokati keengudu dopa politika odo dali dakufa ombinga, omwa kwatelwa ongudu taipangele yo African National Congress oshoyo ongudu yomilameno yo Economic Freedom Fighters, novali […]

November 30, 2023 14 2 3

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Former Hamas hostage, aged nine, now only ‘whispers’: father

Emily Hand, the nine-year-old girl released after Hamas held her hostage for 50 days, will now only talk in whispers having been ordered to stay silent by her captors, her father told British tabloid The Sun in an interview published on Wednesday. "She was a normal happy noisy kid but now she whispers -- she was moving her lips with no volume or even air coming out," Thomas Hand was […]

November 29, 2023 4

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Biden proposes extension to Gaza humanitarian pause

US President Joe Biden says he's hopeful that the current pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas could be extended. The President spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after Hamas released another 17 hostages in exchange for 39 Palestinians detained by the Israelis. Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

November 27, 2023 1