US President Joe Biden has spoken out against Israeli prime minister’s policies on Gaza. In an interview with an American Spanish-language broadcaster, Biden said Benjamin Netanyahu should call a ceasefire immediately. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane has more from Washington, DC. Mohamad Elmasry from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies says the slight ray of hope over a potential Gaza truce during talks in Egypt has now faded away. “It looked like we took a step forward a few days ago, but I’m back to feeling more pessimistic as it feels much like the same. The US has used this to sort of pat itself on the back and say, ‘Look, […]
Iran’s supreme leader has condemned Israel and the West over “crimes” in Gaza during Ramadan in an Eid al-Fitr speech that also promised retaliation for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria. “When they attack our consulate, it is as if they have attacked our soil,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Wednesday to thousands in Tehran, with the crowd repeatedly breaking into chants of support. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded to Khamenei by writing in posts on X in Hebrew and Persian that “if Iran attacks from its own territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran”. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari joins us live from […]
Former Commanding General of the US Army Europe says that Israel’s planned offensive on Rafah will be a catastrophe and that it would be “almost impossible” for the Biden administration to continue its support for Israel. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #USIsrealTies #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaHospitals #GazaBombardment #UnitedStates #Rafah #RafahOffensive #JoeBiden
The US secretary of state and the British Foreign Secretary have echoed that same sentiment in a joint press conference. David Cameron met Antony Blinken and discussed the war on Gaza earlier on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from Washington DC. 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Blinken #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #FreeGaza #PrayForGaza #GazaUnderFire #GazaWar #GazaUnderSiege #Israel #Palestine #StopTheWar
Mahjoob Zweiri, director of the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University, says it’s become apparent to Israel’s Western allies and even within the country that Netanyahu has no interest in reaching a deal “any time soon”. “He wants more time, he wants to go to Rafah, he wants to have something he has failed to achieve so far,” Zweiri told Al Jazeera. “He and the right-wing need individuals, they need names – they talk about [Hamas leaders Yahya] Sinwar and [Mohammed] Deif, and none of this has been achieved.” Zweiri said as long as this continues, the Israeli prime minister’s stance will remain the same out of “self-interest” to preserve […]
Australian actress Miriam Margolyes encourages fellow jews to “shout, beg, scream” for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza. The OBE recipient says she has “never been so ashamed of Israel.” 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #GazaGenocide
Nicaragua told the ICJ that through it’s support of Israel, Germany is “failing to honour its own obligation to prevent genocide” and must cease providing support for what it calls the “campaign of destruction against the Palestinian people.” 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 #ICJ #UnitedNations #TheHague #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Nicaragua #Germany #Genocide #GazaWar #WarCrimes #IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide #IsraelWarOnGaza #WarOnGaza
Germany has been accused of aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza, in a case before the UN’s top court in The Hague, Netherlands. It was brought by Nicaragua and calls for emergency measures to stop Germany from selling weapons to Israel. It also wants Berlin to restore funding to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in six months of bombardment – nearly half of them children. Ambassador Carlos Jose Gomez is representing Nicaragua. He argues that this conflict will last for generations if countries like Germany continue their indiscriminate support of Israel. Daniel Muller represents Nicaragua’s claims that Germany violates […]
A woman who gave birth on October 7 speaks about the joy she had. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #GazaWomen #Palestine #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #HamasIsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaHospitals #GazaShortages #GazaBombardment #GazaDisplacement #GazaPregnantWomen #GazaChildren
Israeli shelling has destroyed a UN building where displaced Palestinians had been seeking shelter in Gaza City. The UN Procurement Division’s building was located near Al Shifa Hospital. where heavy bombardment and a two-week Israeli siege took place. Al Jazeera’s Ismail Al Ghoul reports on the damage. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AlShifaHospitalDestruction #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #AlShifaHospital #GazaShifaHospital #GazaHospitals #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps #GazaGenocide