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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

Activists wave on a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza in Barcelona, 31 August, 2025
Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port
BARCELONA — An aid flotilla bound for Gaza has been forced to turn back to shore, just hours after leaving Barcelona on Sunday.The first convoy of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is set to involve dozens of boats and participants from 44 countries, returned to port after facing winds of 56 kilometres per hour (35 miles per hour) overnight.Around 20 boats had originally departed from Barcelona on Sunday, with thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters gathering at the docks of the city's old port to cheer them off.They were due to be joined by other vessels from Mediterranean ports including Tunis in the coming days.Organisers said the decision to return to Spain had been taken to "prioritise safety", adding that some of the smaller vessels could have been at risk in the...
September 01, 2025

Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port

People hold Palestinian flags as they bid farewell to activists setting sail to join a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, August 31, 2025
Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza
BARCELONA — Twenty ships with more than 300 crew members, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Irish actor Liam Cunningham, departed from the port of Barcelona on Sunday to Gaza in an effort to establish a humanitarian corridor.The Global Sumud Flotilla will be the fourth attempt to break the maritime blockade so far this year, it is the largest attempt yet to break the long-standing Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory by sea.Among the crew of the flotilla is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has said that "little by little every day people are waking up to this genocide" and criticises the world's silence in the face of Israel's disregard for international law.Irish actor Liam Cunningham, known for his role in the series "Games of...
September 01, 2025

Flotilla leaves Barcelona in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade of Gaza

Ahmed al-Rahawi
Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel kills PM and other ministers
SANAA — Houthi rebels stormed the offices of two United Nations agencies in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, a day after Israel said it killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government.The offices the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) were “entered by local security forces” on Sunday morning, spokespersons for the agencies told CNN in separate statements.A WFP staff member was detained, as were a number of UNICEF staff members, according to the statements.Hans Grundberg, the United Nations special envoy for Yemen, later confirmed that at least 11 UN personnel were detained, adding that he “strongly” condemns the detentions, as well as the forced entry into UN premises.António Guterres, the UN’s secretary-general, also...
September 01, 2025

Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel kills PM and other ministers

Ilan Weiss was 56 when he was killed while trying to defend kibbutz Be'eri from Hamas on October 7, 2023
Israel recovers remains of hostages, as Gaza City declared a ‘dangerous combat zone’
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday, as it declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault.The recovered body was identified as Ilan Weiss, 56, from Kibbutz Be’eri, and the remains of the other hostage have yet to be unidentified, the Prime Minister’s Office said.Weiss’ wife and daughter, Shiri and Noga, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023 and were released during the first ceasefire in November that year. At the time, it was believed that Weiss might still be alive. But in January 2024, Kibbutz Be’eri announced that Ilan Weis had been killed during the attack on the community and his body taken into Gaza.The Israel Defense Forces...
August 29, 2025

Israel recovers remains of hostages, as Gaza City declared a ‘dangerous combat zone’

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