China has sharply criticised the US for vetoing a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Beijing said the move sent the “wrong message” and effectively gave a “green light to the continued slaughter”. The White House said the Algerian-proposed resolution would “jeopardise” talks to end the war. The US…
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US call for immediate armistice in Gaza during UN votes
The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an anticipated move that, while supportive of Israel, comes amid signs of American frustration with Israel’s war. The US had already signaled its intention to veto the Algerian resolution, but has grown increasingly critical of Israel’s conduct in…
Palestinians in West Bank paying the price for Gaza war.
Years of ongoing exposure to conflict have exacted a toll on the mental health of Palestinians. This includes decades of exposure to conflict, restrictions on movements and poor living conditions, particularly for the inhabitants of Gaza who are subject to a partial air and land blockade. In this context we resolved to investigate the mental…
Pro- Palestinian march to Israel embassy in London over ceasefire in Gaza.
Tens of thousands of people haven taken part in a pro-Palestinian march in central London. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march was calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Saturday’s march was the first protest to go near the Israeli embassy in west London since a static rally in October. Some 1,500 officers…
Key UN Gaza aid agency UNRWA runs into diplomatic storm
In Gaza, a strip of land fast becoming a wasteland, few international aid bodies can still operate. The United Nations is one of them. Its Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, was founded in 1949, working in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, caring for the 700,000 Palestinians who were…
UK and Us rejects funding to UN agency in Gaza
The United Kingdom and Finland on Saturday announced they are temporarily pausing funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) after allegations that 12 staff members were involved in the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas in Israel. The United States, Australia, Canada and Italy have already announced they are suspending funding. In a…
Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, says ICJ
Hamas welcomes World Court ruling The Palestinian group also called on the international community to require Israel to implement the court’s decisions and stop what they called the continuing “genocide” against Palestinians. Israel -Netanyahu reacted on ICJ As countries and international bodies across the world issue their approval of the International Court of Justice’s order…
Israel Gaza: Al-Shifa Hospital director says no water or oxygen left
The director of the Gaza Strip’s main hospital raided by Israeli soldiers says the facility has now run out of oxygen and water, and patients “are screaming from thirst”. Muhammad Abu Salmiya said the conditions were “tragic” in Al-Shifa, where there were more than 650 patients, 500 medical staff and 5,000 displaced people. Israeli tanks…
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