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US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel's Gaza offensive
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some of whose judges have already been sanctioned by the US.Rubio said the US was sanctioning Albanese for directly engaging with the ICC in its efforts to prosecute American or Israeli nationals, accusing her of being unfit for service as a UN Special Rapporteur.The sanctions are likely to prevent Albanese from travelling to the US and would block any assets she has in the country.In a post on X, Albanese did not directly address the sanctions, but wrote: "[O]n this day more than ever: I...
July 10, 2025

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel's Gaza offensive

Benjamin Netanyahu said his second meeting with Donald Trump focused on the remaining hostages in Gaza
Gaza truce talks stall despite second Netanyahu-Trump meeting
JERUSALEM — Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal have stalled after three days of indirect talks, a Palestinian official has told the BBC.The official said key sticking points included how aid would be distributed during the ceasefire and Israeli troop withdrawals.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the US and hopes of a deal had been raised as he had an unscheduled second meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.US special envoy Steve Witkoff also said they were now "down to one" unresolved issue at the Doha talks and that he was hopeful of an agreement on a 60-day ceasefire by the end of this week.The choreography of meetings between Trump and Netanyahu has given the impression that the...
July 09, 2025

Gaza truce talks stall despite second Netanyahu-Trump meeting

This image was shared on social media by Dr. Fadel Naim, the director of a hospital in northern Gaza.
Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point
JERUSALEM — Doctors in Gaza say they were forced to cram multiple babies into one incubator as hospitals warned that fuel shortages are forcing them to shut off vital services, putting patients’ lives at risk.The UN has warned that the fuel crisis is at a critical point, with the little supplies that are available running short and “virtually no additional accessible stocks left.”“Hospitals are rationing. Ambulances are stalling. Water systems are on the brink. And the deaths this is likely causing could soon rise sharply unless the Israeli authorities allow new fuel in – urgently, regularly and in sufficient quantities,” the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.An 11-week Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid earlier in the year pushed the...
July 09, 2025

Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator as fuel crisis reaches critical point

People carry relief supplies from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre in the central Gaza Strip on June 8
USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant
WASHINGTON — An internal government assessment shows USAID officials raised “critical concerns” last month about a key aid group’s ability to protect Palestinians and to deliver them food – just days before the State Department announced $30 million in funding for the organization.A scathing 14-page document obtained by CNN outlines a litany of problems with a funding application submitted by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed group established to provide aid following an 11-week Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The United Nations human rights office says that hundreds of Palestinians have since been killed around private aid sites, including those operated by GHF.The assessment flags a range of concerns, from an overall plan missing “even basic details” to a...
July 09, 2025

USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant

Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire near the town of Rabia, 6 July, 2025
Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast
DAMASCUS — Authorities in Syria appealed to the European Union on Tuesday for help in battling massive wildfires that have been spreading across the north-western coastal region for the sixth consecutive day."Communication has also been established with the European Union, and there is a possibility of air support from Cyprus today to bolster the extinguishing efforts," Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed Saleh wrote in a post on X."We are facing significant field challenges, most notably the rugged terrain, the absence of firebreaks, active winds, and the presence of mine remnants and unexploded ordnance."Since the beginning of July, the Syrian civil defence have responded to 334 wildfires across the country, most of them concentrated in Latakia...
July 09, 2025

Syria issues appeal to EU for help battling massive wildfires along northwestern coast

Most of Gaza's population has also been displaced multiple times during the war
Israeli defense minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah
JERUSALEM — Israel's defense minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, Israeli media reports say.Israel Katz told journalists on Monday he wanted to establish a "humanitarian city" on the ruins of the city of Rafah to initially house about 600,000 Palestinians - and eventually the whole 2.1 million population.He said the goal was to bring people inside after security screening to ensure they were not Hamas operatives, and that they would not be allowed to leave.If conditions allowed, he added, construction would begin during a 60-day ceasefire that Israel and Hamas are trying to negotiate.One Israeli human rights lawyer condemned it as nothing less than an "operational plan...
July 08, 2025

Israeli defense minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah

The injured soldiers were searching for the body of a soldier who was killed in gunfire in May 2022 (file photo)
Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation
ISTANBUL — Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said.At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on Sunday, and immediately taken to hospital. By Monday, 12 had died, the ministry said.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he received the news with "great sorrow" and extended his condolences to the soldiers' families and to the Turkish Armed Forces.Methane gas is not directly toxic, but can be deadly as it can become suffocating, especially in tight, enclosed spaces.It remains unclear why the cave contained enough methane gas to make it lethal.A farewell ceremony for some of the soldiers killed was held at an airport in the...
July 07, 2025

Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in April
Netanyahu visits US as Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal
WASHINGTON — After 21 months of war, there are growing hopes of a new Gaza ceasefire announcement as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in Washington.Trump previously told reporters he had been "very firm" with Netanyahu about ending the conflict and that he thought "we'll have a deal" this week."We are working to achieve the deal that has been discussed, under the conditions we have agreed," the veteran Israeli PM said before boarding his plane. "I believe that the conversation with President Trump can definitely help advance this outcome, which we all hope for."Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a US-sponsored proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and hostage release deal resumed in Qatar on...
July 07, 2025

Netanyahu visits US as Trump puts pressure to agree Gaza ceasefire deal

Israel says the Galaxy Leader, a ship previously hijacked by Houthi rebels, was among the targets
Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
TEL AVIV — Israel says it has launched strikes on three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed their targets included the commercial ship Galaxy Leader. The ship, hijacked by the rebel group in 2023, was used to monitor maritime vessels in international waters, Israel said.After the Israeli attacks on Hudaydah, Ras Isa and Saif ports, two missiles were launched from Yemen into Israel, according to the Israeli military.A spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi military group said following the attacks, the group's air defences confronted the Israeli attack by using "a large number of domestically-produced surface-to-air missiles".Sirens were triggered in several areas of Israel in response to the missiles,...
July 07, 2025

Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

A Palestinian man looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups on Gaza ceasefire plan
JERUSALEM — Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups before giving a formal response to the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.President Donald Trump said on Friday morning that he expected to know within 24 hours whether Hamas has agreed to the plan.He said earlier this week that Israel had accepted the conditions necessary for a 60-day ceasefire, during which the parties would work to end the 20-month war.Meanwhile, the Israeli military is continuing to bomb targets across the Gaza Strip.Overnight, at least 15 Palestinians were killed in strikes on two tents housing displaced people in the southern Khan Younis area, the local Nasser hospital said.Thirteen-year-old Mayar al-Farr's brother, Mahmoud, was among those...
July 04, 2025

Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups on Gaza ceasefire plan

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