Month: January 2024

Since October 7 Israel has accelerated demolitions in Palestinian areas, in what campaigners call collective punishment. Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits,… Continue reading Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

DURA, West Bank, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A Palestinian shop owner said Israeli troops used him as a human shield to protect themselves during a raid on the town of Dura in the occupied West Bank. Mobile phone footage showed Baha Abu Ras being marched up a street by a soldier who guided him from… Continue reading Palestinian says Israeli soldiers used him as human shield in West Bank

Posted Sun 17 Dec 2023 at 11:54pmSunday 17 Dec 2023 at 11:54pm, updated Mon 18 Dec 2023 at 11:05amMonday 18 Dec 2023 at 11:05am The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, according to the latest report from Human Rights Watch. The body said the blocking by the Israeli government of food, water… Continue reading Israel-Gaza war: Human Rights Watch says starvation is being used as ‘a weapon of war’ by the Israeli government

17 JANUARY 2024 – THE AGE Australia will boost funding to help Palestinian civilians affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Penny Wong announced after arriving in the Middle East for her first visit as foreign minister. Wong, who held meetings in Jordan on Tuesday ahead of visits to Israel, the West Bank and the… Continue reading Wong boosts funding for Gaza civilians on Middle East visit

The Age / Reuters | Dan Williams | 15 January 2024 JERUSALEM: A Hamas propaganda video has shown Noa Argamani, the 26-year-old-woman whose face came to symbolise the Israel hostages taken after the Palestinian militants attacked a music festival. Three Israeli hostages are seen urging their government to stop the offensive against the Islamist group… Continue reading Symbolic hostage seen in Hamas film

The Age | Michael Bachelard & Calum Jaspan | 15 January 2024 The ABC sacked broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after a high-level and co-ordinated letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists that directly targeted the corporation’s chair, Ita Buttrose, and managing director David Anderson. Dozens of leaked messages from a WhatsApp group called Lawyers for Israel show group… Continue reading Campaign to oust Lattouf revealed in message leaks

Canberra Times / Australian Associated Press | Andrew Brown | 16 January 2024 Aid organisations want Foreign Minister Penny Wong to push for a ceasefire to the war between Israel and Hamas during her visit to the Middle East Senator Wong will meet regional counterparts during her visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories,… Continue reading Wong urged to push for ceasefire in Middle East visit

ABC / Reuters/ AFP | 15.1.24 The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says US actions in the Red Sea will harm the security of all shipping because the area has now become a conflict zone. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the comments after US and British forces launched dozens of air strikes against Houthi… Continue reading Hezbollah says US/UK strikes on Houthis have turned Red Sea into conflict zone

ABC News/John Lyons https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/international-court-justice-genocide-israel-south-africa-history/103285374 Rarely has there been such a compelling legal and public relations battle as has just occurred at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – two countries employing their best legal minds in a battle for reputation and the history books. Both South Africa and Israel turned up to The Hague meticulously… Continue reading Has genocide been carried out against Palestinians in Gaza? South Africa and Israel are battling for reputation and history

The Australian/Staff Writers https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/israel-at-war-we-wont-stop-until-victory-benjamin-netanyahu-vows-to-continue-war/live-coverage/a06614eff067bde814485a8a8d460e7c#131197 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue the war in Gaza despite mounting international pressure to wrap up the conflict, now stretching into its 100th day, and persistent demands at home for him to give priority to the return of hostages still held by Hamas. “Nobody will stop us —… Continue reading Israel at war: ‘We won’t stop until victory’: Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue war