U.S vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza

U.S vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza

The United States has once again used its veto to block a Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Washington says it could support the text claiming Hamas would have seen it as a vindication. But council members have harshly criticised the US saying this is another indication that it has no intention of bringing an end to the war. Jody Jacobs reports from the United […]

November 21, 2024 3

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UN report accuses Israel of targeting Gaza’s healthcare

The Chairperson of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, presented the commission's latest investigative report to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, 31 October 2024. Navi Pillay and her team, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, determined that Israel has implemented a policy aimed at destroying Gaza's healthcare system as part of a larger offensive, committing war crimes, […]

October 31, 2024 27

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Blinken & Netanyahu discuss capitalising on death of Sinwar

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken have discussed "the need to capitalize on" the killing of the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. During Tuesday's meeting in Israel Blinken also emphasised the need to get more aid into Gaza according to the State Department. Here's our Kate Fisher reporting from Washington:

October 23, 2024 10

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Growing Confidence in Israel Over Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar’s Death in Gaza

There's growing confidence in Israel that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza. Testing is being carried out to establish whether he was one of several people killed in a military operation. The 62-year-old's thought to be a key figure behind the October 7th attacks on Israel last year. Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, despite Israel's firm reports, Al Jazeera indicates Hamas has not made any […]

October 18, 2024 7

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Biden, Harris + Trump mark Oct 7 anniversary

Kamala Harris has vowed to 'ensure that the threat Hamas poses is eliminated', on the anniversary of the October 7th attacks. The US Vice President told media she is "devastated by the loss and pain of the Israeli people" and called for a ceasefire deal, one year after a deadly war began in the region. Harris, President Joseph Biden and Donald Trump are all marking the occasion with events across […]

October 8, 2024 14

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Israel is warning Iran there will be consequences after dozens of missiles were fired towards the country

Israel is warning Iran there will be consequences after dozens of missiles were fired towards the country. Iranian state television says 200 missiles were fired at Israel, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it was in retaliation for the killings of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders. The US and UK were involved in defending Israel from the missile attack. Former UK security minister Tom Tugendhat had a message for the […]

October 2, 2024 16

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Millions displaced in Lebanon

Lebanon says a million people may be displaced as Israel continues air strikes. Israel says it has also attacked military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. Chris Watts works with the charity Future Academy in refugee camps in Lebanon. Militant group Hamas meanwhile says its leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif, was killed alongside his wife and two children in an Israeli strike in the south of […]

September 30, 2024 26

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A weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out conflict with Israel – the consequences would be devastating for all

By Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers warn that this escalating war of attrition could land the region in all-out conflict. The past few days have made that devastating scenario closer to a reality. First came Israel’s pager and walkie-talkie attack, an unprecedented assault on Hezbollah’s communications that injured thousands of the […]

September 23, 2024 11

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Netanyahu vows retribution amid ceasefire demands

Hundreds of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Israel for a second consecutive day, with the country nearly coming to a standstill due to a general strike on Monday. The strike was organised to demand a ceasefire-for-hostages deal, as the largest labor union warned that the “entire Israeli economy will shut down.” According to CNN, the demonstrations followed the recovery of six hostages’ bodies by Israeli forces in Gaza […]

September 2, 2024 15