Month: December 2023

The Age | Chip Le Grand | 17.12.23 Before agreeing to come, the woman checked with her friends in Gaza to make sure. She was a Palestinian mum, living in Jerusalem, grieving the deaths of five members of her husband’s family killed by Israeli bombs. Was it OK for her to sit and talk with… Continue reading A City Divided

ABC | Brad Ryan in Washington DC | 17.12.23 Hani Almadhoun and his family had such a great summer holiday in Gaza this year, they were talking about packing up and moving there. “We saw a Gaza that we were optimistic about,” says Hani, who grew up in the Strip and owned a home there… Continue reading Viral video of near-naked Palestinian captives in Gaza sparked outrage. For Hani, it was deeply personal

ByNajib Jobain, Jack Jeffery and Julia Frankel Updated December 17, 2023 — 1.52amfirst published December 16, 2023 — 7.23amSave Jerusalem: Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces had been holding up a white flag, a military official said on Saturday, citing an initial inquiry into the incident that has shaken the country. A soldier saw the hostages emerging… Continue reading Israeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official says

Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza say they are “shocked” by a report that Israel’s war cabinet has decided against sending the head of Mossad to Qatar for negotiations on a new hostage deal. They are now demanding an “immediate explanation” from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel is reporting.… Continue reading FAMILIES OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES ‘SHOCKED’ BY ISRAEL’S MOVE

The Biden administration is delaying the sale of more than 20,000 US-made rifles to Israel over concerns about attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, two sources have said. Reuters reports the state department sent an informal notification for the sale to Congress several weeks ago. However, the sale has not… Continue reading BIDEN DELAYS SALE OF 20,000 US-MADE RIFLES TO ISRAEL

Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment. The assessment, compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and described to CNN by three sources who… Continue reading US INTELLIGENCE FIND ISRAEL’S BOMBING ARE IMPRECISE “DUMB BOMBS”

Herald Sun | Adella Beaini and Charles Miranda | 14.12.23 The bodies of more than a dozen Palestinians — mainly women and children — have been found at a Gaza school. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic The bodies of more than a dozen Palestinians, mainly women and children, have been found at a school in the… Continue reading 1.   Israel-Hamas war updates: Bodies of women, children shot dead found in Gaza school

Herald Sun | Merryn Johns, Maria Bervanakis, and Charles Miranda | 15.12.23 As the death toll in Gaza edges closer to 19,000, the US is pushing to reduce civilian casualties. It comes as a video shows the moment a group of alleged Hamas fighters surrendered. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic The US is pushing for “high… Continue reading 1.   Hamas-Israel war: US tells Israel to wrap up ‘high intensity’ fighting in Gaza

By Jonathan Kuttab Genocide is a well defined legal term defined by the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group;… Continue reading Palestinian Genocide and the Silence of the Church

(The Age, 14/12/2023) ( https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/the-big-call-albanese-and-wong-made-in-secret-20231213-p5er80.html ) Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong took their Labor colleagues by surprise with their sudden move to support an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Caucus members were expecting the prime minister and foreign minister to side with the United States or repeat their decision six weeks ago when Australia abstained… Continue reading The big call Albanese and Wong made in secret