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Dangor: ICJ order on Rafah is ground-breaking
The court ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah and allow UN investigators into Gaza This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities
One thing good about the Met Gala was that it sparked a movement that is raising awareness about the atrocities in Gaza
‘Flayed rams hang above our sleep’ as we witness the devastation of Gaza
As the world is ripped apart, the poems that sing the universal enable some respite
There’s no murder in media wars
Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature
South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah
The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza
Egypt boosts security to stem tide of Palestinians
Egypt boosted security around the border town of Rafah on Tuesday and resealed parts of the barrier blasted open a week ago as it tried to control the flow of people in and out…
Egypt begins closing Gaza border, tensions flare
Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in…
Gazans pour into Egypt for second day
Gazans poured into Egypt for a second consecutive day on Thursday to stock up on supplies after militants blew open the border barrier of the Hamas-run territory, witnesses said.…
Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt
Palestinian militants blew up part of the wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt to stock up on food and fuel in short…
Egypt police shoot Sudan migrant at Israel border
Egyptian police opened fire on two Sudanese migrants trying to sneak across the border into Israel, injuring one, security sources said on Tuesday. A security source told Reuters…
US Army sparks a fashion craze in militant Gaza
Wearing a green Hamas headband, waving a Hamas flag, swinging a Kalashnikov and chanting for Israel’s demise, Bassem Shorah looks to be a prototypical Palestinian militant. His…
Palestinians blow hole in Gaza-Egypt border wall
Palestinian militants blew a hole in the Palestinian border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Thursday, witnesses said. About 200 Palestinians gathered at the scene of the…
Palestinian militant killed in Israeli air strike
The Palestinian government’s security chief, a key player in rocket attacks on Israel, was killed late on Thursday in an Israeli air strike that threatened to escalate clashes…
Gaza chaos escalates as Egypt border blocked
Security chaos in the Gaza Strip escalated further on Wednesday when gunmen loyal to the ruling Fatah faction barred access to the border with Egypt and tried to kidnap the…
Gaza gateway to turn ‘borders into bridges’
The Rafah border, Gaza’s only link to the outside world that bypasses Israel, was declared open by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after being shut for nearly three…