Of course its chaotic – how could it be anything other considering the state of Gaza – Mark Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: Hamas-led militants has freed eight more hostages in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. The release on Thursday was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross. Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after a brief delay to

This is beyond evil – 60% of all aid in Gaza comes via UNHCR – Mark Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian ¬humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, drawing condemnation from aid groups.Signalling a shift in the US position on the agency by the Trump administration, an American envoy supported the ¬decision and called for a probe into Israeli claims UNRWA sites were used by Palestinian militant group Hamas.UNRWA’s offices and staff in Israel play

Further criminal behaviour by Israel and the US – Mark Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups.Signaling a shift in the US position on the agency by the administration of President Donald Trump, a US envoy voiced support for the decision and called for a probe into Israeli claims UNRWA sites were used by Palestinian militant group Hamas.UNRWA’s offices and

Who can trust anything that Dutton or his cronies say – Mark The federal Coalition has rejected Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza by resettling Palestinians in nearby countries, breaking with the United States president on a key issue amid a domestic debate about how to respond to his policies.Opposition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman, who was named to the post on the weekend, said the idea of removing Palestinians from Gaza was not Coalition policy and he wanted to see a two-state solution

Just about says it all – Mark Donald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on February 4, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office has announced.“Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during President Trump’s second term,” the PMO said in a statement.The Trump-Netanyahu meeting comes after the US president repeatedly claimed credit for sealing an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which came after months of fruitless negotiations.After the ceasefire

The Age / AP (Sydney Morning Herald) | Joseph Krauss | 28 January 2025 This plan is pure evil – Mark US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from at least one of the two US allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return.Trump floated the idea at the weekend, saying he would urge the leaders of the two Arab countries

Yonatan Mendel For fifteen months Israel’s government clung to the fantasy of “total victory” in Gaza—with considerable public support.  January 25, 2025 Toward the end of October 2023 I was taking a taxi home in Tel Aviv. Just after we entered Shapira neighborhood, near the central bus station, the driver turned on the radio to the ongoing terrible news from the south. The Israeli ground operation in Gaza had just begun; there were heavy fights around Beit Hanoun. The newscaster mentioned the Israelis and foreigners