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The World Health Organisation pleaded with Israel to allow the WHO and other UN agencies access to deliver aid within the Gaza Strip, branding the humanitarian situation “indescribable”. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday local time that its teams have had to cancel six planned missions to northern Gaza since December 26 “because… Continue reading WHO CALLS GAZA ‘INDESCRIBABLE’, URGES ACCESS

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said a missile from an Israeli drone destroyed one of its ambulances in central Gaza on Wednesday, killing four crew members as well as the two patients it was transporting. “Our colleagues were intentionally targeted while inside an ambulance clearly marked with the Red Crescent emblem,” the aid group said.… Continue reading ISRAEL CONDEMNED AFTER FOUR PARAMEDICS KILLED

The Australian | Tiffany Bakker and Adella Beaini | 12.01.24 The UN’s top court has heard how Israel has shown “chilling” and “incontrovertible” intent to commit genocide in Gaza, with full knowledge of how many civilians it is killing. Follow updates. Israel’s plan to “destroy” Gaza comes from “the highest level of state”, the UN’s… Continue reading ICJ hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

by Jonathan Kuttab The New Year has brought with it a new paradigm, which is as frightening as it is clear: the notion that the war on Gaza is more than just an “operation,” even an expansive one which can transform the region for a long time to come, has morphed into a new “normal”… Continue reading War Without End

The Israeli army installed iron gates at the entrance to Birzeit town, blocking thousands of Palestinians from reaching the northern West Bank (Muhammad Ateeq/MEE)By Fayha Shalash in Ramallah, occupied PalestinePublished date: 10 January 2024 14:49 GMT | Last update: 13 hours “The gate is closed.” This phrase is repeated several times a day among Palestinians… Continue reading War on Gaza: Israel cages Palestinian towns in West Bank with iron gatesThe movement of Palestinians is severely constricted as Israeli army erects gates and barriers at entrances of towns and villages

Palestinians wait to collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. (File/AFP) https://arab.news/c67mp Updated 10 January 2024 ARAB NEWS January 10, 202422:24 LONDON: Footage captured by Sky News depicts the stark reality of Israel’s siege on Gaza, with over a million Palestinian civilians starving and desperate… Continue reading Israel’s siege on Gaza forcing 500,000 Palestinians into starvation

By AAP Newswire Jan 10, 2024 Australia must support a genocide case against Israel at the UN’s highest court to protect Palestinians, a justice expert says. In a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Tuesday, the Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) urged the government to… Continue reading Australia must back Palestine genocide case: advocate

(The Australian, 11/1/2024) ( https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/blinken-tells-israel-civilian-toll-in-gaza-far-too-high/news-story/5bfddbce41be574aae48fa3736b4d199 ) Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has told Israel the toll on Gazan civilians caused by its war against Hamas was “far too high”, urging his ally to alleviate their suffering. More than three months into the deadliest ever Gaza war, Mr Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in… Continue reading Blinken tells Israel civilian toll in Gaza ‘far too high’

(Australian Financial Times, 11/1/2024) ( https://www.afr.com/world/middle-east/blinken-urges-israel-to-engage-with-region-on-postwar-plans-20240110-p5ewc2 ) Tel Aviv | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighbouring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there ws a “pathway to a Palestinian state”.… Continue reading Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans

(The Age, 11/1/2024) ( https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/wong-s-middle-east-trip-will-be-the-ultimate-test-for-australia-s-favourite-mp-20240110-p5ew7l.html ) As the Albanese government approaches 600 days in office, Penny Wong is preparing to make her first visit to the Middle East as foreign minister. In coming days, Wong will travel to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank and other key regional nations on a diplomatic… Continue reading Wong’s Middle East trip will be the ultimate test for Australia’s favourite MP