Category: 3. Middle East

Swiss authorities are weighing whether to launch a legal investigation into the activities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed organisation that plans to oversee aid distribution in Gaza.

The move…

Attacks on civilian infrastructure rising amid Israel’s ‘intensified’ offensive on battered enclave.

Israeli attacks on northern Gaza are reported to have killed more than 50 people since dawn.

The death toll from the overnight attacks was…

Jake Wood, the CEO of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has announced his resignation, saying current conditions make it impossible to deliver aid to Gaza without violating basic humanitarian principles—something he…

UN officials have warned the group risks enforcing displacement of Gaza’s population in the north of the enclave

An NGO backed by Israel and the United States has announced that it is set to start distributing aid in besieged Gaza, despite its…

Crowds of Israelis streamed through Jerusalem’s Old City, where some scuffled with residents and hurled insults at Palestinians, as annual celebrations of Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem took place on Monday.

Jerusalem Day, as the celebrations…

Israeli police were deploying near the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday ahead of an annual event marking Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem, held this year under the shadow of the war in Gaza.

Jerusalem Day, or “Yom Yerushalayim” in Hebrew,…

A late scoring binge by Karl-Anthony Towns allowed New York Knicks to beat the Indiana Pacers for the first time this playoff series.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and collected a game-high 15 rebounds to help…

Governing party celebrates big win as just 42 percent of voters take part in legislative and governors vote.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s governing party has swept parliamentary and regional elections that were boycotted by the…

United States President Donald Trump has lambasted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, describing him as “absolutely crazy” after Moscow launched its largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine, killing at least 13 people.

Trump’s…