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UK: Labour party drops Faiza Shaheen as MP candidate for liking old video on Israel
British academic and economist Faiza Shaheen was dropped as the Labour party’s candidate on Wednesday, May 29, over engagement with tweets on Israel. Shaheen was told that she would not be endorsed…
- Middle East
UN experts call for sanctions, arms embargo against Israel
Tel Aviv: Following Israel’s strike on Rafah, killing 45 people, the United Nations experts have issued the call for “decisive international action” and called for immediate sanctions and an arms embargo against…
- Middle East
No indication Israel will open Rafah crossing soon: Palestine’s Health minister
Geneva: There is no indication that Israel will open the Rafah crossing soon, Palestine’s Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said here. “This is totally in the hands of the Israelis,” Abu Ramadan…
- Middle East
Brazil recalls ambassador from Israel over Gaza war
The Brazilian authorities has reportedly recalled Frederico Meyer, Brazil’s ambassador to Israel, due to rising diplomatic tensions over the Gaza war. Mayer was initially summoned to consult with his government, after Brazil…
- Middle East
Civilian deaths in Rafah caused by unexpected secondary explosions: Israeli army
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has said its initial investigation findings indicated that it was unexpected secondary explosions and fire that caused dozens of civilian deaths in its airstrike on Rafah, southern Gaza…
- Middle East
‘Finish Them’, US Republican leader Nikki Haley writes on Israeli shell
Tel Aviv: US Republican leader and former envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has been photographed writing ‘Finish Them’ on an artillery shell of the Israeli Army. The pictures were shared by…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia blasts Israel’s ‘continuous genocidal massacres’
Cairo: Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel following deadly airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Riyadh condemned “the continuous genocidal massacres committed…
- Middle East
Watch: Israeli commander invokes Torah to justify occupation of Gaza
In a disturbing display of religious fanaticism, the Israeli commander in the second battalion, Yehuda Weitzman, while holding a copy of the Torah in front of the debris of Jabalia refugee camp,…
- India
‘All Eyes On Rafah’: Indian celebrities demand justice for Gaza victims
The Indian celebrities, along with many others across the world, have united in solidarity with Palestine. Using their social media presence to amplify voices for those impacted by the violence, the celebrities…
- Middle East
Israel continues to pound Rafah despite growing outrage over ‘tent massacre’
Despite growing international condemnation and warnings of potential humanitarian catastrophe over the ‘tent massacre’, that led to killing of 45 Palestinians in a designated ‘safe zone’, Israel has continued its relentless bombardment in…
- Middle East
Israel loosening rules on appliance imports to lower prices
Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure continues to promote an amendment to the “Energy Sources” law, under which an additional import route will be allowed in which it will be possible to…
- World
Student slams Harvard in graduation speech for barring pro-Palestine classmates
A Harvard student slammed her university for subjective action towards 13 students being denied their graduation due to their pro-Palestine stand. “As I stand here today, I must take a moment to…
- Middle East
Israel allocates USD 24.5 million to fight against international boycott
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Innovation Science and Technology on Monday approved the allocation of 90 million Shekels ( 24.5 million USD) for the fight against the academic boycott of Israel. The program…
- World
UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Rafah attack
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, following the deadly airstrike by Israel near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The emergency meeting was…
- Middle East
40 killed in Israeli bombing on camp in Rafah: Palestinian media
Gaza: At least 40 people were killed and some others injured on Sunday evening in Israel’s bombing of tents in northwestern Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported.…
