Watch: What does genocide mean under international law?
As the humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza, a global consensus is emerging. A growing number of heads of state, top UN officials, and international jurists are now openly calling Israel’s…
In reverse of longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn’t immune from lawsuits
The Trump administration has decided that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing the US government's longstanding position that the organisation was protected from…
Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented,…
One year in, war casts shadow over every aspect of life in Israel
Tel Aviv: At a busy Tel Aviv entertainment district, diners spill into outdoor seating and clink glasses as music fills the air. There's laughter, there's life. But all around the…
Gazans flee destroyed Khan Yunis as new Israel operation begins
By dusk, the streets of Khan Yunis stood completely deserted and eerily quiet. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to…
Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained
Story so far: Paris is gearing up to host the 2024 Olympic Games from July 22 to August 11, when 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries will participate in 32…
Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and must end
THE HAGUE: The top U.N. court says Israel's presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is "unlawful" and called on it to end. The International Court of Justice said in its…
Watch: Israel-Palestine conflict: What’s the two-state solution?
Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel and Israel’s continuing war on Gaza have brought the Palestine question back to the fore of West Asia’s geopolitics. As the war has…
At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say
Palestinian men walk along a narrow street past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip | Photo Credit: AFP At least 39 people were killed by Israeli…