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Three-year-old Ibrahim al-Mabhuh is held by his grandmother after an Israeli strike in Gaza City killed his parents and two sisters
Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks as UN warns of 'horrific' consequences for displaced families
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces are intensifying their attacks on the outskirts of Gaza City, residents say, as the military steps up preparations for a ground offensive to conquer it.Hospitals said women and children were among more than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the city on Wednesday, most of them in the north and west.The Israeli military's chief of staff vowed to "continue striking Hamas's centres of gravity until it is defeated" and its hostages freed.The UN and aid groups said the Israeli operations were already having "horrific humanitarian consequences" for displaced families sheltering in the city, which is home to a million people and where a famine was declared last month.Meanwhile, Israeli protesters took part in what they called a...
September 04, 2025

Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks as UN warns of 'horrific' consequences for displaced families

The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the entrance of the Vienna International Centre
Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli strikes, IAEA says
VIENNA — A confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog circulated to member states said on Wednesday that Iran increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels before Israel launched air strikes on the country on 13 June.The report by the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that as of 13 June, Iran had 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, an increase of 32.3 kilograms since the IAEA's last report in May.The report stated that this figure is "based on the information provided by Iran, agency verification activities between 17 May 2025 and 12 June 2025, and estimates based on the past operation of the relevant facilities."That material is a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of...
September 04, 2025

Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli strikes, IAEA says

Demonstrators in Jerusalem stage a protest demanding the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, 3 September, 2025
Israelis stage 'day of disruption' against reservists call-up for Gaza City operation
JERUSALEM – Protesters took to the streets across Israel for what they called a "day of disruption" on Wednesday, denouncing the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists for an offensive in Gaza City that critics fear could endanger the lives of the hostages still being held by Hamas.Demonstrators have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet of failing to secure a ceasefire deal and intensifying an offensive in Gaza instead."We have to take an extreme action so that someone will remember. There’s no such thing as a state abandoning its citizens," Yael Kuperman, a protester near the Knesset, told the Israeli public broadcaster Kan.The IDF said last month that Defence Minister Israel Katz had approved plans for an expanded military...
September 03, 2025

Israelis stage 'day of disruption' against reservists call-up for Gaza City operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an event in Jerusalem on August 13
Rift between Netanyahu and Israel’s military deepens over assault on Gaza City
JERUSALEM — Tensions between Israel’s military and political leadership have sharply escalated over the past week, with the military chief directly confronting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent meeting over plans to expand the Gaza war, two Israeli officials told CNN.Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty to prepare for the massive operation, despite the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir repeatedly voicing reservations about the decision to take over Gaza City after almost two years of fighting.According to two Israeli officials who were briefed on the exchange, in two recent security cabinet meetings about the Gaza City operation, Zamir challenged the decision to carry out the offensive, focusing on the potential risks to...
September 03, 2025

Rift between Netanyahu and Israel’s military deepens over assault on Gaza City

Israeli soldiers move armoured personnel carriers near the Israeli-Gaza border, 2 September, 2025
Israel starts calling up reservists as it continues military offensive in Gaza City
JERUSALEM — Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists on Tuesday as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad.The call-up, announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward and pursue more targets in northern and central Gaza, striking parts of Zeitoun and Shijaiyah, two western neighbourhoods of Gaza City that the IDF has repeatedly moved into during the 23-month war against Hamas militants.Zeitoun, once Gaza City’s largest neighbourhood, has been transformed over the past month, with streets being emptied and buildings reduced to rubble as it becomes what the IDF called last week a "dangerous combat zone".Gaza City is Hamas' political and military stronghold and,...
September 03, 2025

Israel starts calling up reservists as it continues military offensive in Gaza City

The first vessel 'Sirius' of a civilian flotilla, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid
Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg on board departs Barcelona
BARCELONA — A flotilla of boats headed for Gaza carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists — including climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg — has departed from Barcelona.Around 20 vessels displaying Palestinian flags left the Spanish port at 19:00 local time on Monday, stocked with medical and food supplies.The flotilla first attempted to set sail on Sunday, but had to return to port due to stormy weather.The aim of the mission is to "break Israel's illegal siege on Gaza", the organisers said — though a previous attempt to reach Gaza by sea was intercepted by Israeli forces.The Global Sumud Flotilla Mission plans to launch in two waves — the first from Barcelona and the second from Tunis on 4 September.Activists hope the boats will converge in the Mediterranean...
September 02, 2025

Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg on board departs Barcelona

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot speaks with media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building, Brussels, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 -
Belgium to recognize Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly
BRUSSELS — Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, set to open on 9 September, according to Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot. It adds to international pressure on Israel after Australia, France, Canada and the UK made similar moves.“Palestine will be recognized by Belgium during the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed on the Israeli government,” announced Prevot in a post on X.The top Belgian diplomat revealed that the government will implement 12 sanctions on Israel at the national level following what the unfolding “humanitarian tragedy in Palestine” and in response to violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international law.“Belgium had to take strong decisions to increase pressure on the Israeli...
September 02, 2025

Belgium to recognize Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly

Preparations are underway ahead of the visit of Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul, 31 August, 2025 -
Iraq's al-Nouri Mosque officially reopens eight years after being destroyed by ISIS
BAGHDAD — Iraq has formally reopened the historic al-Nouri Grand Mosque in the northern city of Mosul, eight years after it was destroyed with explosives by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.Built in the second half of the 12th century, the mosque stood as an iconic landmark for around 850 years.IS detonated explosives inside the building in 2017 as it struggled to retain control of the city in its battle with Iraqi military forces.Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that the building's reconstruction "will remain a milestone, reminding all enemies of the heroism of Iraqis, their defence of their land, and their rebuilding of everything destroyed by those who want to obscure the truth.""We will continue our support for culture and efforts to...
September 02, 2025

Iraq's al-Nouri Mosque officially reopens eight years after being destroyed by ISIS

A man looks over the Nur al-Shams Refugee Camp, east of Tulkarm city in the occupied West Bank in March
Israel considers West Bank annexation as Palestinian statehood recognition gains momentum
JERUSALEM — Israel is weighing the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, three Israeli officials said, just as several Western nations move towards recognizing Palestinian statehood this month.It’s one of the steps Israel is considering in retaliation for the anticipated recognition of Palestinian statehood by France, Australia, Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom, which would join more than 140 nations that already recognize a Palestinian state.Late Monday, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot announced plans to recognize Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly later this month, saying Belgium had a “duty to prevent any risk of genocide.” But he added that it would only be officially enacted “once the last hostage has been released and Hamas no...
September 02, 2025

Israel considers West Bank annexation as Palestinian statehood recognition gains momentum

The genocide scholars cited, among other elements, Israel's attacks on Gaza's healthcare, aid, and educational sectors
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say
JERUSALEM — The world's leading association of genocide scholars has declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. A resolution passed by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) states that Israel's conduct meets the legal definition as laid out in the UN convention on genocide. Across a three-page resolution, the IAGS presents a litany of actions undertaken by Israel throughout the 22-month-long war that it recognises as constituting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The IAGS is the world's largest professional association of genocide scholars and includes a number of Holocaust experts. Out of its 500 members, 28% took part in the vote and 86% of those who voted supported the resolution. In a summary of Israeli policies...
September 02, 2025

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say

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