Israel-Gaza war: Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN

 

Young children take shelter inside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis

Dec 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza's population is starving, as fighting there continues.

FMs of Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Qatar urge categorical US position on protecting Gaza civilians

 

Dec 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have highlighted the important role of the United States, as a permanent member of the Security Council, to put an end to the war in Gaza and stop the continued Israeli aggression against Palestinian civilians.

Israeli strike on two north Gaza schools kills 50, injures hundreds

 

A Palestinian paramedic that was wounded during Israeli bombardment is helped onto a stretcher at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2022. AFP

Dec 4, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Israeli jet fighters barbarously bombarded two schools providing shelter to displaced people in the al-Darraj neighbourhood of Gaza, killing at least 50 people and leaving hundreds wounded, according to sources on the ground.

Arab states, EU agree on need for two-state solution after Israel-Gaza war

 

Nov 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Barcelona, Spain.

Arab states and the EU agreed on Monday (27 November) that a two-state solution should be the answer to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell saying the Palestinian Authority should rule Gaza after the war.

French navy ship arrives in Egypt to treat Gaza wounded

Nov 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A French warship arrived Monday in the Egyptian town of El-Arish near the border with the conflict-torn Gaza Strip to serve as a hospital for wounded civilians, a port source said.

Humanitarian Truce in Gaza to Begin Tomorrow at 7 am

 

Nov 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The humanitarian truce in Gaza will start tomorrow at 7 am, and the first round of the hostage exchange deal at 4 pm, Egyptian media outlets cited the Qatari Foreign Minister.

 

U.N. secretary-general 'deeply shocked' over attacks on schools

 

A damaged UNRWA school in Al-Maghazi, Gaza, on Oct. 18.

Nov 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Sunday he was “deeply shocked,” by strikes on two UNRWA schools in less than 24 hours.

Gaza, West Bank should be 'reunited' under Palestinian Authority: Biden

US President Joe Biden addresses the CEO summit at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Week in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023. AFP

Nov 19, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Gaza and the West Bank should eventually be "reunited" under a new Palestinian Authority, US President Joe Biden said in an opinion piece published Saturday.

 

Turkey will seek to rebuild Gaza if ceasefire achieved, Erdogan says

 

Nov 18, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Turkey will make efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure, hospitals and schools in Gaza if a ceasefire is achieved there, Turkish media on Saturday reported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying.

 

Sisi, Erdogan agree on the need for immediate halt of Gaza military operations

Sisi and Erdogan meet at the Gaza Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nov 12, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the need to immediately stop the ongoing bombing and military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Death toll from Israeli bombing in Gaza hits 11,180

 

Nov 12, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The Hamas government announced that 11,180 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the war on the seventh of October.

Israeli Defence Force soldiers pray at 6th century Gaza synagogue for first time

 

Nov 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers have broken a decades-long hiatus, marking a historic moment as they prayed at the ancient synagogue in Gaza. 

France hosts Gaza aid conference that presses for 'humanitarian pause'

 

Nov 9, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

France hosted a conference on Thursday on humanitarian aid for Gaza calling for a "humanitarian pause" so countries can "work towards a ceasefire", as the Palestinian territory remained under bombardment by Israel following Hamas' October attack.

Egyptian president receives CIA director to discuss Gaza crisis

 

Nov 7, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Cairo.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received Tuesday Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William J. Burns at Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace.

 

International criticism is growing over Israel's operation in Gaza

 

An Israeli air raid struck Gaza City's al-Shati refugee camp on November 6

Nov 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Since the terror attack by Hamas on October 7 that left over 1,400 in Israel dead, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip in an effort to destroy the militant group. 

Palestine says minister’s remarks on nuking Gaza reflect Israel’s ‘genocidal war’

Photo:Morocco World News

Nov 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Sunday “inflammatory” remarks made by an Israeli minister hinting at the possibility of a potential nuclear strike on Gaza.

US drones flying over Gaza: Report

Nov 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The US has been flying drones over the Gaza Strip in search of captives held by Palestinian groups, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Friday.

 




Palestinian death toll update: Over 9,000 killed, 32,000 wounded

 

Nov 2, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 The Palestinian Ministry of Health has released updated casualty figures from the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

 

Biden’s lack of strategy in Israeli war on Gaza could prove very costly for US and region

Anti-war activists raise their hands in protest as Blinken makes the case to the Senate Appropriations Committee that the US should immediately send aid to Israel and Ukraine (photo: AP)

 Nov 1, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning a long war in Gaza in order to achieve his objective of “wiping out” Hamas, a broad and vague goal that gives him a large margin of manoeuvre and plenty of time.

War in Middle East: Dozens killed, hundreds injured in Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp - Day 25

 

Oct 31, 2023.  Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 Israeli airstrikes continue to strike all parts of the Gaza Strip in the 25-day war, with a specific focus on northern Gaza and a ground incursion to divide the north from the south. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to reject ceasefire calls, using biblical rhetoric to justify the conflict, which has raised concerns of ethnic cleansing according to UN reports.

This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage shows Palestinians looking for survivors in a crater following a stike on a refugee camp in Jabalia on the northern Gaza Strip, on October 31, 2023. AFP