Browsing: Israel-Hamas War

Philippe Lazzarini, the leader of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), appealed for more global pressure on Israel to collaborate with the U.N. In a Friday post on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, Lazzarini mentioned a Thursday directive from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to Israel to…

A three-ship convoy departed Cyprus for Gaza early Saturday, with 400 tons of food and other supplies, the second delivery of the kind recently as concerns about widespread famine in the region grow. The aid deliveries are organized by World Central Kitchen (WCK). The boats are carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned…

An Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington would have sent the “wrong message” to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NewsNation Friday. Netanyahu cancelled the visit after the U.S. abstained from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in…

Hundreds of Christians joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, marking one of the faith’s most holy days with noticeably thinner crowds.

In its legally binding order, the court told Israel to take measures “without delay.”

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has once more ordered Israel to take further actions to protect civilians in Gaza and ease the difficult situation in the coastal area, where Israeli forces are clashing with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. It has instructed Israel to make it easier for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, emphasizing that…

Most of Americans now don't approve of Israel’s conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, with support dropping from 50 percent in November to 36 percent this month, according to a new Gallup poll. The number of people who don't approve increased from 45 percent in November to 55 percent in March. About 9 percent of respondents…

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) defended her statement that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying that the humanitarian situation in the area has reached a point of intention. When asked by CNN anchor Jake Tapper about her use of the word genocide to describe Israel's actions during wartime, Ocasio-Cortez stated, "The word is very serious. It's one that is treated…"

The tough message from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets the stage for potentially difficult talks next week in Washington between top U.S. officials and a high-level Israeli delegation.

Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.