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Hamas says it is ready to accept a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire but Israel continues its offensive to seize Gaza City.Hamas has urged the United Nations and the wider international community to intervene immediately to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza, as the Israeli army escalated its brutal assaults on Gaza City and elsewhere in the enclave.At least 73 Palestinians, including several aid seekers, were killed in relentless Israeli bombardments across Gaza on Wednesday, among them 43 in Gaza City alone.Entire families are being killed together in their tents and shelters as the Israeli forces are targeting densely populated areas in Gaza.“My brother…
The docu-drama, which recounts the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl, receives the longest standing ovation in the festival’s history.With tears and chants of “Free, Free Palestine” and the waving of Palestinian flags, the true-life drama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, recounting the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl who was brutally killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza City last year, received a more than 23-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the iconic Venice Film Festival.At Wednesday’s premiere, the emotional docu-drama focuses on recordings from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, which tried for hours to reassure…
Two of Gaza City’s churches are in areas where Israel has ordered Palestinians to leave before a planned attack.Gaza City, Gaza Strip – In the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, Fouad Abu Youssef, 34, wears a tattered, worn-out shirt as he sifts through a heap of salvaged clothes, remnants of what had been his home, hoping to find a change of clothes for his five-year-old daughter, Layla.In the past two years of Israel’s war on Gaza, Fouad, a member of Gaza’s small Christian minority, has buried his sister after an air strike and seen his own home and his…
An estimated 132,000 children below the age of five are projected to be at risk of death from acute malnutrition by June.At least 21,000 children have been disabled in Gaza since Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged enclave broke out nearly two years ago, a United Nations committee has said.The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reported on Wednesday that about 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” during the war, leaving more than half of them disabled.Child malnutrition is also soaring in Gaza, where a full-blown famine has been declared.An estimated 132,000 children below the…
The IAEA has urged Syria to cooperate fully over allegations it had been building a covert nuclear reactor at the site – allegations Syria denies.The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said its inspectors discovered uranium particles at a site in Syria it suspects was once used as part of a clandestine nuclear programme run by the former government of Bashar al-Assad.Last year, inspectors visited and took environmental samples at “three locations that were allegedly functionally related” to the remote desert site Deir el-Zour, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesman Fredrik Dahl said in a statement on Tuesday.“Analysis revealed a significant…
‘This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets’ since November ceasefire, UN force says.The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to peacekeepers on Tuesday morning near the southern Lebanese border with Israel.“This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets since the cessation of hostilities agreement of last November,” UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday.“One grenade impacted within 20 metres and three within approximately 100 metres of UN personnel and vehicles.”The peacekeepers were working to clear roadblocks, which were hindering access…
When will India play Pakistan, and where? Which teams are in? media’s lowdown on the T20 cricket tournament’s schedule.Some of the biggest names in men’s cricket will be in action when eight teams come together for the 17th edition of the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Asia Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9.Defending champions India will look to retain their crown in the 20-day Twenty20 contest, which will comprise 19 matches.Here’s all you need to know about the teams, format and schedule of the Asia Cup 2025:Which teams are playing in the Asia Cup 2025?In addition…
The world’s leading genocide scholars have declared that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. The world’s leading genocide scholars have declared that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide.The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) passed a resolution on Monday, adding to the chorus of countries, rights groups and other bodies that believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.Israel has killed more than 63,500 people and wounded more than 160,000 in its war on Gaza. During the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, 1,139 people were killed, and about 200 were taken…
media correspondent Hani Mahmoud speaks to The Take from Gaza City as Israel’s takeover intensifies.As the Israeli military escalates its takeover of Gaza City, media continues to report from the ground on the day-to-day reality for more than a million Palestinians still there. As top scholars declare that Israel is committing genocide, and as US plans for a “Riviera of the Middle East” continue to circulate, how are Palestinians facing what comes next?In this episode: Hani Mahmoud, media correspondent Episode credits:This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Tamara Khandaker, Sarí el Khalili and Diana Ferrero, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline,…
At least 105 Palestinians killed, including 32 aid seekers, as Israel pushes ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.The Israeli military onslaught on Gaza City continues nonstop, resulting in the killing of more than 50 Palestinians, including aid seekers, as it seeks to seize control of the enclave’s biggest urban centre – home to some 1 million people.At least 105 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Tuesday as Israeli strikes levelled densely populated areas, particularly al-Sabra neighbourhood, which has been under attack for days. At least 32 of those were killed while seeking aid.The attacks are intensified as Prime Minister…