Al Jazeera correspondent Osama bin Javaid, reporting from The Global Security Forum in Doha, relayed reactions to the ICC’s announcement from both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. Gideon Levy, a prominent columnist from Haaretz, expressed surprise at ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s decisiveness but felt satisfaction that war crimes by both Hamas and Israel were being acknowledged. He predicted Israel would react defensively, portraying itself as a victim of global antisemitism, despite his belief in the justice of the decision. Diana Buttu, a lawyer who has represented the PLO, argued that the ICC’s balanced approach was driven by the scale of Israeli actions, which she characterized as genocidal. She criticized the […]
Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project, says that Israel’s goal for victory is defeating Hamas and that the “IDF has conspicuously failed” to do so. Levy says that Israel is hiding behind the idea of a Rafah invasion being integral to defeating Hamas, but there “is no Israeli victory”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraeliArmy #IsraeliMilitary #Netanyahu #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #RafahOffensive #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #Rafah
The Israeli military is still operating aggressively in the north of Gaza with large-scale air strikes and attacks. That includes the Jabalia refugee camp where attacks are ongoing. In Rafah city, the Israeli military is pushing deeper into the central parts with overnight attacks on residential homes in Barbara refugee camp. This is seen as a new way to expand attacks all the way to the western part of the city, causing more people to flee. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #JabaliaRefugeeCamp […]
Israeli troops are increasing attacks on northern Gaza. The Jabalia refugee camp has come under renewed fire. Al Jazeera’s Moath Al Kahlout has been speaking to some of the people who remain in the Camp. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #JabaliaRefugeeCamp #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps
The attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on humanitarian aid convoys from Jordan to Gaza have outraged the US as “utterly unacceptable behaviour”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WarOnGaza #GazaWar #Rafah #UnitedStates #AntonyBlinken #JoeBiden #JakeSullivan #WhiteHouse #Israel #USIsraelRelations #USForeignPolicy #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #AllEyesOnRafah #HandsOffRafah
“Enough is enough. We need to stop the war.” Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says that Israel’s military actions in Rafah have set back negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Qatar #QatarDiplomacy #GazaWar #Israel #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #Hamas #AbductedIsraelis #IsraeliCaptives #QatariMediation #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #GazaAirRaids #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #GazaBombardment
At least 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. A house and school were both targeted. Rescue workers are desperately trying to reach people trapped under the rubble. Dozens of wounded people have been rushed to the Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #NuseiratAttack #GazaDestruction #GazaUnderAttack #IsraelWar #GazaHospitals #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #GazaCity #DeirElBalah #NuseiratRefugeeCamp
A United Nations staff member has been killed in an attack in eastern Rafah. The UN has confirmed this is their first international staff casualty in Gaza. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack, and called for a full investigation. Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo reports from UN headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #UnitedNations #FarhanHaq #AntonioGuterres #UNStaffKilledInGaza #GazaEuropeanHospital #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Palestine #IsraelGazaWar #Israel #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #GazaUnderAttack
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the Biden administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel as a genocide. “We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition,” Sullivan said. Sullivan, speaking to reporters at the White House, said the US wants to see Hamas defeated, Palestinians caught in the middle of the war are in “hell” and a major military operation by Israel in Rafah would be a mistake. Jake Sullivan was questioned by Al Jazeera’s White House Correspondent, Kimberly Halkett. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]
The UN confirmed its first international staff casualty in Gaza after a UN vehicle was struck in Rafah. Farhan Haq, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stated during a news conference that the total number of UN staff killed in Gaza since October 7 has reached 190. Haq characterized the Rafah incident as an attack and confirmed that two individuals were in a UN-marked vehicle en route to the European Hospital as part of their duties. The UN stated they work for the Department of Safety and Security and came under fire, resulting in one death—an international staff member of the UN. The UN is withholding the individual’s nationality […]