‘Many arrived without even winter clothes’ “The majority of Lebanese that are living in Cyprus are settled around Larnaca, all along the gulf until Paralimni,” explains Father Akl Abou Nader, who is sitting at his desk in the rectory of Saint Joseph Church on St Lazarus Square in Larnaca, a city in the south of … Read more
Gaza City, Palestine – Aya Hassouna is thin with a pale face. Her eyes are red, and her voice is full of sadness. She had a husband, Abdullah, and two children, four-year-old Hamza, and two-year-old Raghad. But as she returned with hundreds of thousands of other Palestinians to northern Gaza after months of displacement in … Read more
Organisation’s spokesperson says Israel’s observer status means it cannot formally withdraw from the body. Israel says it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following in the footsteps of the United States, which announced its decision earlier this week. In response to Thursday’s announcement by Israel’s foreign minister, UNHRC spokesperson Pascal Sim … Read more
Government Media Office says securing temporary shelters is the ‘most pressing’ humanitarian need in Gaza. Local authorities in the Gaza Strip have called on donors and aid groups to prioritise sending tents and temporary shelters to help house people whose homes have been destroyed by Israel. The Gaza Government Media Office said on Monday that … Read more
UK, France and Germany reiterate ‘grave concern’ over Israeli law forbidding contact between its officials and UN agency. Israel’s forcible shutdown of the UN’s humanitarian work in the Palestinian territory would put the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas at risk, the UN Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) at the head of the ban has warned. … Read more
Five Thai citizens and three Israeli people held captive by Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are set to be released on Thursday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday said Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses would be released on Thursday along with five Thai … Read more
Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – Saqr Maqdad and his family set out on their difficult journey back to northern Gaza late on Sunday night, hours before Israel reopened the north for the first time since the early days of its 15-month war on the Palestinian enclave, following a fragile ceasefire agreement … Read more
Israel says next release of captives will take place on Thursday, followed by another on Saturday. Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 captives to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists on Monday that Hamas said the other … Read more
Israeli army blocks northern Gaza crossing points after prisoner-captive exchanges. Rare scenes of joy among Palestinians and Israelis after 15 months of genocide in Gaza. Prisoners are exchanged for captives – but Israeli soldiers stop Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza. What lies ahead? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Diana Buttu – Palestinian lawyer Ori Goldberg … Read more
Israel and Hamas completed their second swap, exchanging 200 Palestinian prisoners for four female Israeli soldiers.