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Israel to close Allenby crossing from Wednesday until further notice, Palestinian Authority says
The Israel Airports Authority, which helps manage the crossing, reported that the closure was “under the direction of the political echelon. ” Israel plans to close the Allenby crossing, the sole gateway between the West Bank and Jordan,
Hamas is an armed Palestinian group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who is Jewish, called Israel's war on Gaza a 'genocide,' marking a decisive shift in her government's foreign policy — and putting it at odds with the United States.
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More experts are calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide. But others note that’s a court’s call
A growing number of experts have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies.
A Palestinian medical charity said Tuesday that Israel destroyed its main center in Gaza City after ordering its evacuation. The Palestinian Medical Relief Society said an Israeli strike reduced its six-story building in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood to rubble.
President Donald Trump returns to the UNGA 2025 stage as U.S. funding cuts, war in Gaza, Ukraine and global flashpoints on artificial intelligence and humanitarian crises dominate debate.
Israel has responded defiantly. Following Sunday’s recognitions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a Hebrew-language video statement: “It will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan.
The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the West Bank, a United Nations
Former Vice President Harris labeled former President Biden’s response to the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip as “inadequate, writing in her book that she “pleaded” with her boss to show more “empathy.
Israel and its arms makers have long been viewed as producing cutting-edge weapons technology. But as criticism of the war in Gaza grows, Israel risks losing custom.