Source link Liberia voted against a ceasefire in Gaza a week ago, along with the US, being the only African country to do so The president of Liberia, George Weah, instructed Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah on Sunday to cancel Monrovia’s vote made a week ago in the UN General Assembly against an immediate ceasefire […]
Source link The number of Palestinian civilian casualties and near-total population displacement in Gaza have imperiled a lasting peace agreement The foreign ministers of Germany and the UK called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza on Sunday in a joint editorial published in the Sunday Times and Welt am Sonntag. Their French counterpart echoed the […]
Source link New Delhi had previously abstained on a draft resolution submitted by Jordan, citing India’s “zero-tolerance policy” on terrorism India voted in favor of the resolution put before Tuesday’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in what could be interpreted as a shift in the South Asian country’s […]
Source link A UN refugee agency says too many people in the Palestinian enclave haven’t eaten for days The population of Gaza is suffering from hunger as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) prepares to vote on a humanitarian ceasefire on Tuesday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported. The […]
Source link Washington condones the fighting while claiming to care about Palestinians, Beijing’s envoy has said The US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a truce between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas is hypocritical, Zhang Jun, China’s ambassador to the organization, has said. On Friday, the US was the […]
Source link Washington has vetoed a resolution demanding a humanitarian cessation of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war The US has cast the lone dissenting vote against a proposed UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war amid rising civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. Thirteen member states voted […]
Source link The pause in fighting saw 110 Israelis and 240 Palestinians released to their respective territories At least 109 Palestinians have been killed in Israel since the conclusion of a week-long ceasefire, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Friday. Hundreds more have been wounded as Israel resumed its high-intensity bombardment of the enclave. […]
Source link Qatari mediators said the two sides had agreed a one-day extension minutes before the previous truce was set to expire Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the current ceasefire in Gaza by another day, following the exchange of dozens more captives on Wednesday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry has announced. The extension was […]
Source link NATO is gambling with Russia’s core interests and may get burned, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov sees no chance for a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict next year, considering that Kiev and its Western backers have taken a position that is totally unacceptable to Moscow. The […]
Source link The Israeli defense chief has warned that the war with Hamas will drag on for at least another two months when fighting resumes Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has dashed any hopes of the current ceasefire in Gaza leading to a more lasting peace, saying the war with Hamas will likely drag on […]
Source link At least two people have been killed during the incident, according to the news agency Israeli soldiers have opened fire at Palestinian civilians who tried returning to their homes in northern Gaza shortly after the start of the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas, an AP journalist has reported from the scene. The […]
Source link Americans would overwhelmingly support ceasefires both in the Ukraine conflict and in Gaza according to the results of an Economist/YouGov poll released on Wednesday. The survey also found that US residents trust Israel more than Russia not to target civilians during the hostilities. More than seven in ten Americans (72%) either strongly or […]
Source link Both sides expressed a readiness to resume hostilities after a brief humanitarian pause The Israeli forces and Hamas militants have agreed to temporarily cease hostilities starting at 7am local time Friday morning. Hundreds of aid trucks are ready to pour into the war-torn Palestinian enclave as the first hostages are set to be […]
Source link The four-day break in hostilities has also been confirmed by the Palestinian militant group on social media Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary ceasefire which will begin at 7am local time on Friday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry has announced. A spokesperson for the ministry also said a first group of 13 […]
Source link Demonstrators have denounced Washington’s support for Israel and called for a free Palestine Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of San Francisco, calling for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel as the city prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Both US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi […]