The decision runs contrary to Israel’s claim that it does not block aid deliveries to Gaza On Thursday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced additional provisional measures, unanimously mandating Israel to “ensure, without delay” that humanitarian aid is provided to Gaza, encompassing essentials such as food, water, electricity, and other fundamental necessities. The court
Decision comes days after a UN-backed report warned of imminent famine facing the besieged enclave Israel will no longer approve food convoys to northern Gaza carried by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, the organisation’s chief said on Sunday. Philippe Lazzarini said the decision, communicated by Israeli authorities to the UN, was “outrageous”. “Despite the tragedy unfolding
KUALA LUMPUR: McDonald’s Malaysia today said it will withdraw its brand defamation legal suit against pro-Palestinian group Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Malaysia. Last December, Gerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd, the licensee of McDonald’s in Malaysia, demanded BDS Malaysia to issue an apology over alleged defamatory statements and RM6 million in special damages. McDonald’s Malaysia managing
As Israeli forces launch a new raid on the hospital, besieging around 30,000 people, we take a look at the site that has been at the centre of Israel’s campaign in Gaza Around 30,000 Palestinians are currently under siege at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, following an overnight raid by the Israeli army on Monday. The military launched the raid,
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry has issued a stern warning against a port operator for allowing a container belonging to an Israeli shipping company to leave the premises. Its minister Anthony Loke said his ministry received a report that the port operator mistakenly allowed the container owned by ZIM to exit the premises. Loke did not
Mirna is a Palestinian amateur artist, born in Jerusalem on February 1985. Mirna had a God given talent from childhood, her art teacher encouraged her to improve her talent at an early age. Mirna worked with pencil sketches till the age of 16 after that her practical life took place, she chose to proceed her
Finding shelter in the Gaza Strip, whether in a basic tent on the street or in an overcrowded classroom, has become a luxury for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians. Israel‘s offensive has rendered Gaza almost uninhabitable in just four months. The Israeli army has destroyed or damaged more than half of the buildings in Gaza and continues to steadily shrink safe or liveable
At least 10 civilians and three Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli air attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it fired dozens of rockets at a town in northern Israel in response to air raids that killed at least 10 civilians and three Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon. “Islamic
Relatives of those captured by Hamas say they hope probe could lead to arrest of group’s leadership abroad A group of Israelis whose relatives are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza have travelled to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague to file a complaint against the Palestinian group. The delegation, organised by the Hostages and Missing
The head of Hamas’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said any agreement with Israel must guarantee a ceasefire, the Israeli army’s full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the completion of a serious prisoner swap deal. This came during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in the Qatari capital, Doha, yesterday. Haniyeh added in