In Gaza, the refugees and their descendants make up around three-quarters of the population. Israel’s rejection of what Palestinians say is their right of return has been a core grievance in the conflict and was one of the thorniest issues in peace talks that last collapsed 15 years ago. The refugee camps have always been … Read more
DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, adding that talks have reached “almost a stalemate”. “Especially in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building but unfortunately things didn’t move in the right direction and right now we are on a status … Read more
By Wafaa Shurafa, Joseph Krauss and Samy Magdy | Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained … Read more
Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s graduation ceremony Sunday as comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has vocally supported Israel over its war in Gaza, received an honorary doctorate, videos posted on social media showed.Accounts posting the footage said the students at the prestigious university were protesting the usually apolitical star’s stance over Israel, which … Read more
Tel Aviv — Nearly 360,000 people had fled the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah by Monday, according to the United Nations, in an exodus that tripled in size over just a few days. The Israel Defense Forces sparked the upheaval late last week, issuing evacuation orders by text messages and fliers dropped from the sky … Read more
5/12: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Margaret Brennan as America’s relationship with Israel faces a serious stress test this week, with a new U.S. report that says it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law in its … Read more
Following an exchange for Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, it was believed until recently that 132 of them were still being held in Gaza. However, it is now assumed that many of them are no longer alive. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said on Sunday it had opened a new humanitarian aid crossing into Gaza in … Read more
Israel expanded an evacuation order for eastern Rafah, after saying 300,000 people had fled the city since the army urged people to leave. Residents piled water tanks, mattresses and other belongings onto vehicles and prepared to flee again. Palestinians flee Rafah in a vehicle loaded with their belongings on Saturday after Israeli forces launched a … Read more
Sacramento, California — Earlier this week, Sacramento State University President Luke Wood oversaw a peaceful end to a campus protest over the Israel-Hamas war, one of the many that have taken place at universities nationwide in recent weeks. Sacramento State’s encampment came down, not with violence, but with dialogue. “We want to take the time … Read more
In a strong display of outrage, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan shredded the UN charter at the United Nations General Assembly just before it passed a resolution for supporting full membership of Palestine. The UNGA on Friday voted overwhelmingly for a resolution asking the Security Council to make Palestine, which has UN observer status, a full … Read more
