After discussing with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu the idea of "humanitarian pauses" to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and to allow aid into Gaza, he arrived in Amman where he will also join a meeting of foreign ministers of five Arab countries to be attended by a...
UN chief stresses ‘even wars have rules’ as Israel bombs Gaza
Describing the situation in Gaza as having reached a dangerous new low, UN Chief Antonio Guterres said that there was an immediate need for humanitarian access throughout Gaza to rush fuel, food and water to people in need. He warned that the blockaded enclave's health system was on the brink...
Gaza is an impoverished area under Israeli blockade, hit by war
PARIS, FRANCE - The Gaza Strip is an impoverished Palestinian enclave that has been under Israeli blockade since 2007. It is ruled by Hamas (the Arabic acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement), now at war with Israel for the fifth time in 15 years. Here is what you need to know about Gaza:...
Israel launches air strikes at Gaza after rocket fired from enclave
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories— The Israeli air force said it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israeli territory. The Israeli army reported on Saturday evening a rocket had been fired...Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border storming
The 18 migrants -- among more than 60 arrested following the Melilla tragedy -- had initially been sentenced to 11 months in prison.
Spain, Morocco agree to reopen enclave land borders
The move helps draw a line under a major diplomatic standoff on the back of coronavirus restrictions that together closed the crossings for two years.
