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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey halts trade with Israel over 'humanitarian tragedy' in Gaza
ANKARA — Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the strip.The Turkish trade ministry said the measures would be in place until Israel allowed an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid into Gaza.Trade between the two countries was worth almost $7bn (£5.6bn) last year.Israel's foreign minister accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of acting like a "dictator".Israel Katz said on X that Erdogan was "disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen and ignoring international trade agreements".He added that he had instructed the foreign ministry to find alternatives for trade with Turkey, with a focus on local production and imports from other...
May 03, 2024

Turkey halts trade with Israel over 'humanitarian tragedy' in Gaza

The ICC in The Hague is a permanent global court that has the power to prosecute individuals and leaders for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza
TEL AVIV — Israeli officials are increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to seek arrest warrants for their military and political leaders on suspicion of war crimes.Reports suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be among them.The ICC, based in The Hague, has been investigating Israel's actions in the occupied territories for the past three years — and more recently the actions of Hamas as well. It has the power to charge and try individuals for the most serious crimes under international law.It has previously issued arrest warrants for leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, and Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.Netanyahu has called the prospect of senior Israel figures joining the wanted list "an...
May 03, 2024

Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza

Thick clouds fill the sky above the Burj Al-Arab tower in Dubai on May 2, 2024, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates just two weeks after record downpours
Dubai flights canceled, schools and offices shut as rain pelts UAE just weeks after deadly floods
ABU DHABI — Emirates was forced to cancel and delay several flights in and out of Dubai, the second-busiest international airport in the world, while people and students were instructed to work and study from home, as heavy rains returned to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.The storm comes just two weeks after record-setting rainfall triggered damaging floods in several parts of the country and neighboring Oman, which killed at least four people in the UAE and ground the bustling city of Dubai to a halt.The floods also killed at least 19 others in Oman, including 10 children whose school bus was swept away in the deluge.Video images from the coastal UAE city of Ras Al-Khaimah, shared with CNN, showed palm trees bending in strong winds on Thursday as heavy rains lashed roads and...
May 02, 2024

Dubai flights canceled, schools and offices shut as rain pelts UAE just weeks after deadly floods

The first tents went up at the University of Sydney on April 23, now there are around 50
Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
BRISBANE — The grassy expanse of the University of Queensland’s Great Court has long been the center of student life at the Australian state’s biggest university.Now it’s a gathering point for rival camps pitched around 100 meters (328 feet) from each other – one populated by supporters of the Students for Palestine UQ, and another smaller cluster of tents with the Israeli flag among others strung between trees.These camps are among protest sites at seven universities around Australia – from Melbourne and Sydney in the country’s southeast, to Adelaide in its center, and Perth along the western coast.They were erected in solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli siege in Gaza and student protesters in the United States, but some Jewish groups say they’re causing unnecessary...
May 02, 2024

Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, welcomes Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, left, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission
EU unveils €1-billion aid package for Lebanon in bid to curb refugee flows
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the move on Thursday morning following a meeting with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.The financial envelope, made up entirely of grants and to be dispersed by 2027, will help Lebanon strengthen basic services such as education, social protection and health, and spur economic reforms in the crisis-stricken country, von der Leyen said.But some three quarters of the cash — a total of €736 million — will be specifically dedicated to helping Lebanon grapple with the challenges it faces in welcoming Syrian refugees."We understand the challenges that Lebanon faces with hosting Syrian refugees and other displaced persons. It...
May 02, 2024

EU unveils €1-billion aid package for Lebanon in bid to curb refugee flows

Adam, eight, was shot in the head as he ran away from Israeli armoured vehicles
Israel accused of possible war crime over killing of West Bank boy
JERUSALEM — In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together.Minutes later, two of them lay dead from gunshots fired by Israeli soldiers -- Basil, 15, and eight-year-old Adam.As part of an investigation into the conduct of Israel's security forces in the West Bank, which has been under military occupation for more than half a century, the BBC has pieced together what happened on the day the two boys were killed.Mobile phone and CCTV footage, information about the movements of Israel's military, witness testimony and detailed investigation of the scene, including taking measurements, combine to reveal evidence suggesting serious human rights violations.The evidence we...
May 02, 2024

Israel accused of possible war crime over killing of West Bank boy

Members of a hospital's medical staff in Deir al-Balah join a rally to thank pro-Palestinian students in the US on May 1, 2024
Gazans thank US university protesters as Israel calls for students to be expelled
GAZA — Gatherings of people across north and central Gaza on Wednesday expressed gratitude to students on US college campuses who have been protesting the war in Gaza.In Deir al-Balah, in front of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, doctors, nurses, and medical staff held signs with messages that included “United against genocide,” “The killing of children must stop,” and “Keep on fighting for justice.”Dr. Saad Abu Sharban told CNN he was “over the moon” at images of protesters in other countries, because it meant “that around the world there are human beings who know what is happening here in Gaza Strip right now.”Palestinians in Gaza have been showing support for the US protesters for several days. In several refugee camps in the Palestinian enclave on Wednesday, children...
May 02, 2024

Gazans thank US university protesters as Israel calls for students to be expelled

A still from a video shows Palestinians being carried into Kuwait Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, after an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Israeli airstrike on Rafah refugee camp in Gaza kills boy, 4, and his sister, 2
RAFAH — An Israeli airstrike on Al-Shaboura refugee camp in southern Gaza’s Rafah city late Tuesday killed two young children and injured several other people, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza and the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah.Several people injured in the strike were brought to the medical facility just before midnight including a 4-year-old boy named Kareem Jarada and his 2-year-old sister Mona Jarada. The Kuwait Hospital said the two infants were declared dead by medics shortly after they had arrived.Video obtained by CNN shows people in bloodied clothes being pulled out of civilian cars and rushed into the hospital. Other videos show some injured people being taken out of ambulances marked with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) symbol into the hospital on...
May 02, 2024

Israeli airstrike on Rafah refugee camp in Gaza kills boy, 4, and his sister, 2

Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Gaza hostage's mother pleads for ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV — The mother of an Israeli-American man being held in Gaza has told the BBC that Israel and Hamas must urgently agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal. Rachel Goldberg-Polin's son Hersh, who turned 23 four days before he was kidnapped from the Nova festival on 7 October, was seen in captivity in a new video released last week. She described how she felt when she first watched it. "As soon as I heard his voice I started to cry, because I haven't heard his voice in half a year. "To see him moving, and to see that he is clearly medically compromised and that he's fragile. His father Jon and I were both just crying, and I was holding my heart." "I don't even know what I was saying. I was just making noises and crying, and...
May 01, 2024

Gaza hostage's mother pleads for ceasefire deal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by US Ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew, as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 3
Blinken holds high-stakes meetings in Israel as he ramps up pressure on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal
TEL AVIV — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is poised for another round of high-stakes talks in Israel on Wednesday as the US seeks to ratchet up the pressure on Hamas to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal, while also seeking to forestall an Israeli military offensive in Rafah and further address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The top US diplomat arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, following stops in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, capping off his seventh round of shuttle diplomacy in the region since Hamas’ October 7 attack. He is expected to meet with senior Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.US officials have signaled some optimism about the potential of reaching an agreement to secure a ceasefire and release of the hostages held by Hamas...
May 01, 2024

Blinken holds high-stakes meetings in Israel as he ramps up pressure on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal

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