NEW YORK: Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday, nearly four months after the university’s handling of campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza drew criticism from pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides alike.Shafik becomes the third president of an Ivy League university to step down in the wake of campus protests over Gaza.She said she made … Read more
“All the houses have been reduced to rubble,” Najjar told AFP in Jabalia. Jabalia: Mohammed Al-Najjar, a 33-year-old Gazan, said Saturday he was “shocked” and feeling “lost” as he returned home, only to find much of Jabalia refugee camp in ruins after an Israeli offensive “All the houses have been reduced to rubble,” Najjar told … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday insisted on Hamas‘s destruction as part of an Israeli plan presented by US President Joe Biden to end the Gaza war.“Israel’s conditions for ending the war have not changed: the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no … Read more
The strike drew condemnations from Istanbul to Beijing and from Washington to Paris. Jerusalem: A series of diplomatic setbacks, strong condemnation of a recent Gaza strike, and intense protests on Western campuses have left Israelis feeling their country is unfairly isolated. Israelis expected unwavering support from their allies and the international community after Hamas’s October … Read more
“We are actively engaging the IDF and partners on the ground to assess what happened.” Washington: The United States said Monday Israel must make every possible effort to avoid civilian casualties, following a deadly strike that hit a displacement camp in Rafah, which Gaza’s health ministry said killed 45 people. Israel is facing a wave … Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a deadly strike that hit a displacement camp in Gaza’s Rafah was a “tragic accident” which his government was investigating. “In Rafah, we evacuated a million uninvolved residents and, despite our best efforts, a tragic accident happened yesterday,” Netanyahu told parliament. He added that “we … Read more
Rafah: Israel’s armed forces bombarded Gaza on Sunday, but officials also said diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days towards a truce and hostage release deal. Air strikes and artillery shelling rained down again overnight on northern, central and southern area of Gaza in the more than seven-months-old war sparked by Hamas’s October … Read more
An Israeli strike killed 31 people and wounded 20 in a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp Rafah, Palestinian Territories: An Israeli strike killed 31 people in central Gaza Sunday, the Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited for talks on the conflict. Israeli troops have moved in … Read more
Benny Gantz, facing the cameras with gravity, on Saturday told PM Benjamin Netanyahu to shift course on the Gaza war or he’d quit the three-man war cabinet. Israel, he said, needs “a govt that will win the people’s trust.” Coming days after the other war cabinet member, defence minister Yoav Gallant, bitterly accused Netanyahu of … Read more
The aid entering the Gaza Strip by land is far below pre-war levels A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid. On the ground, where almost no building within sight was still standing, hungry men and boys raced towards the beach where most of … Read more