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The moral bankruptcy of the West
John Mearsheimer  |  Dec 27, 2024

Almost all of the many human rights advocates in those countries, and the West more generally, have stayed silent while Israel executed its genocide.

Egypt won’t accept security changes on Gaza border, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  Sep 18, 2024

Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as they pressed an offensive around Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow
Reuters  |  Aug 26, 2024

Missiles were visible curling up through the dawn sky, dark vapour trails behind them, as an air raid siren sounded in Israel and a distant blast lit...

Blinken to renew push for Gaza ceasefire; Israel launches fresh strikes
Reuters  |  Aug 18, 2024

In Israel, Blinken was due to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials.

US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions
Reuters  |  Aug 12, 2024

The U.S. military had already said it would deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East as Washington seeks to bolster Israeli...

Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’ - WFP
UN News  |  Jun 02, 2024

From May 7 to May 20, not a single WFP truck crossed from the southern corridors from Egypt into Rafah.

Explainer: What is the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
Reuters  |  May 28, 2024

Advocates of the two-state solution have envisaged a Palestine in the Gaza Strip and West Bank linked by a corridor through Israel.

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
Reuters  |  May 28, 2024

Survivors said families were preparing to sleep when the strike hit the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood where thousands were sheltering after Israeli forc...

Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator
Reuters  |  May 23, 2024

Tensions have been growing between Egypt and Israel over the Israeli military operation in Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, just across th...

800,000 Palestinians displaced from Rafah - UN
Hanifa Adan  |  May 19, 2024

The closure of the Rafah crossing has left thousands of sick and injured Palestinians trapped in Gaza, unable to seek treatment abroad.

'Who will call me mother?': Gazan woman mourns twin babies killed in strike
AFP  |  Mar 03, 2024

The Palestinian woman said she had gone through multiple rounds of fertility treatment to achieve her dream of becoming a mother.

Israel treats Palestinians as 'dispensable objects', Saudi envoy tells ICJ
Amina Wako  |  Feb 20, 2024

The envoy said the Middle Eastern country must be held accountable for disregarding international law and for its indefensible actions

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