Tag: Gaza
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Two arrested at banned Gaza sit-in protest at King’s Cross station banned
[ad_1] The man, 30, who emigrated to Canada and then the UK and did not wish to be named, said: “I’ve definitely been more outspoken since the Sheikh Jarrah movement in 2021, before it was trickier and we didn’t feel like people would listen.” “Post 2021 we were able to break through the fact that…
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Israeli army eliminates several senior Hamas commanders in Gaza
[ad_1] BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 4. Since the start of Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, 10 senior commanders of Hamas armed groups have been killed, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said, Trend reports. According to him, the neutralized commanders participated in planning the October 7 attack on Israeli territory and carried out these plans…
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Biden under pressure for a short-term cessation of hostilities in Gaza – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] While US secretary of state Antony Blinken is in the Middle-East, 14 Democratic senators released a joint statement calling on Biden for a short-term cessation of hostilities to let humanitarian aid in and to increase the focus on releasing the hostages. On college campuses in the US students are also increasingly expressing their views…
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Starmer challenged on Labour divisions over Gaza policy
[ad_1] Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated his support for a “humanitarian pause” to get help aid into Gaza. Asked about calls from two Labour council leaders for him to stand down for refusing to back a full ceasefire, the Labour leader said that was “not my focus”. “My focus is on alleviating the awful suffering…
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Why Gaza is a new ‘rip’ in Belgian society
[ad_1] Belgium is used to seeing spikes in hatred of Jews and Muslims during Middle East conflicts, but the Gaza war is tearing apart society in deeper ways than before. That was the warning from Youssef Kobo, a writer and speaker on Belgian politics, speaking to EUobserver this week. “Antisemitism and Islamophobia go through the…
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Councillors call on Starmer to quit over Gaza stance
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Keir Starmer has come under fresh pressure over his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, as two Labour council leaders called on him to resign. The Labour…
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Number of Azerbaijanis to leave Gaza Strip revealed
[ad_1] BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 2. A total of eight Azerbaijanis will be withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, Spokesperson of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada told Trend. The Gaza Strip Border Service published a list with the names of about 600 people who will be able to leave Gaza through the Rafah checkpoint on the border…
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Israeli troops push toward Gaza City as Palestinian death toll mounts – National
[ad_1] Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from nearly four weeks of bombardments mounted. At the southern end of the besieged enclave, foreign passport-holders were being allowed out through the Rafah crossing…
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How the Gaza crisis is stoking antisemitism across the U.S.
[ad_1] There have been reports of demonstrators chanting Hamas slogans, of synagogues being defaced with swastikas and anti-Jewish hatred being posted on the internet. There also has been, across the U.S., a spike in antisemitic incidents since the war in Gaza erupted on Oct. 7 after the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched a bloody surprise…
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US Believes Hamas Cannot Govern Gaza In Future
[ad_1] More than 8,000 people have been killed in Gaza in Israeli strikes since war began. Washington: The United States does not believe the Palestinian Hamas group can be involved in the future governance of the Gaza Strip when the war with Israel is over, the White House said on Wednesday. White House national security…