Palestinians in Gaza are cut off from communication and aid during Israeli strikes and fires, with a worldwide blackout on the crisis. The unrelenting strikes and fires have left Palestinians in utter darkness, with phone and internet lines down. The situation is dire, as they cannot communicate with each other or emergency services. The strikes are adding to the crisis the Palestinians are already facing, including a lack of food, water, and electricity. As the Israeli army expands ground operations, some fear worse is yet to come. The world is called upon to intervene and stop this massacre. Despite the blackout, eyewitnesses capture the sound of clashes between the Israeli […]
The Israeli military says it is expanding its operations in Gaza. Communication networks have been cut and bombing has significantly intensified. The sudden surge comes as the UN General Assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution to stop the onslaught. 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 @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Ongoing conflict in northern Omdurman, Sudan has killed and injured civilians. Ceasefire talks resumed but past truces failed. Asma Hamid’s home in Khartoum was hit by an artillery shell fired by the paramilitary rapid support forces into northern Omdurman, where the Sudanese army is located. This previously safe area has been hit by hundreds of artillery strikes in the past month, killing or injuring dozens of civilians. The shelling has prompted people to leave to safer areas outside the capital, but the fighting and insecurity has been spreading. While ceasefire talks have resumed, previous truces have collapsed. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary group say they want to end the […]
We don’t know about anything that is happening in other districts in the territory. Maybe there are new bombardments taking place in these areas. We don’t know how many victims. We can only hear bombardments everywhere, but we don’t know any anything about the casualties, about the situation on the ground. We don’t know anything also about the medical conditions of doctors, medical workers, even at the Al-Shifa Hospital [the largest in Gaza]. The situation is catastrophic right now. We can no longer communicate with the international community to send our voice to the world to know what is happening on the ground. I hope that this message might reach […]
Qatar has called for an immediate ceasefire and the release of all prisoners in the Gaza war. “The Israeli attacks against innocent civilians have become catastrophic and could spiral in a manner that threatens the region and the world. We express deep regret of the UN Security Council’s failure to take responsibility under its charter,” said Sheikha Alya Ahmed Saif Al Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to the UN. “We renew our calls for de-escalation, a full ceasefire, and the release of all prisoners – particularly civilians. We reaffirm our condemnation of all forms of targeting civilians, particularly women and children.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]
Special session of the united nations ahead of a vote on a resolution that calls for a ‘durable truce’. Al Jazeera’s correspondent Gabriel Elizondo at the UN headquarters 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 #UN #internationallaw #Israel #Hamas #Jordan #collective punishment #generalknowledgeAssembly #vote
Al Jazeera sources say negotiations, mediated by Qatar, on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal are progressing. Following the news that advanced negotiations are “progressing” on a potential ceasefire and prisoner exchange, Ibrahim Fraihat from the Doha Institute says the news is a “huge breakthrough” depending on the terms of the agreement. “Is it going to be a humanitarian ceasefire, is it going to be a temporary ceasefire [or] is it going to be an end to this war?” Fraihat told Al Jazeera. “We know that there has been a very strong Israeli rejection to any sort of ceasefire, even a humanitarian ceasefire…The European Union yesterday, in its meeting, was […]
Video shows walls ripped from high-rise buildings in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, after one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the country left at least 27 people dead. 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 @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
In Democratic Republic of Congo, the government has again engaged in clashes with the rebel M23 armed group. Civilians have been forced from their homes as the fighters gain ground. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRCongo #M23 #Rwanda #Wazalendo #sanctions #displacement #atrocities #mineralwealth
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has said he saw “zero evidence” that the family of an Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza were targeted and killed by Israel in response to the network’s coverage in the region. 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 @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
