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Israel/ Palestine
North Gaza:  Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN

North Gaza: Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations reported that 85 per cent of its requests to coordinate aid convoys and humanitarian access to northern Gaza were either blocked or delayed by Israeli authorities in the past month. According to UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]

Israel
Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as 'Genocide'

Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as ‘Genocide’

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians during a speech at a summit of leaders of Muslim and Arab countries in Riyadh on Monday, Reuters reports. “The Kingdom renews its condemnation and categorical rejection of the genocide […]

Christianity
Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church

Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation forces storming a church in the Sanctuary of the Eleona in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday and arresting two security guards employed by the French Consulate General in Jerusalem. The two guards were tasked with securing the area ahead of […]

Israel/ Palestine
South Africa’s Massive New Genocide case against Israel at ICJ: “The Problem is, We have too Much Evidence”

South Africa’s Massive New Genocide case against Israel at ICJ: “The Problem is, We have too Much Evidence”

Middle East Monitor

by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – The timing, as with so much in the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon, was most appropriate. The Israeli Knesset had signalled its intent on crippling and banishing the sole agency of humanitarian worth for Palestinian welfare by passing laws criminalising its operations by 92 […]

Israel/ Palestine
The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza

The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza

Middle East Monitor

By Nasim Ahmed A chilling scenario detailing Israel’s plan to liquidate northern Gaza through starvation and extermination was revealed by +972 Magazine. Originally published in Hebrew by journalist Meron Rapoport, the Israeli magazine outlined a hypothetical operation that bears a striking resemblance to current events in Gaza. Presented as a simulation of Israel’s plan in […]

Arab World
Can the West ever Humanize the Arabs?

Can the West ever Humanize the Arabs?

Middle East Monitor

by Hissa Al Thani ( Middle East Monitor ) – To be humanised is to be recognised as worthy of life, respect and the fundamental right to be seen and heard. Yet, for Arabs, this acknowledgement has persistently been withheld, rendering their humanity invisible in the global narrative. Arabs have long been cast beneath the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Aggression tops new Mexican President’s Agenda: wants to Recognize Palestine

Gaza Aggression tops new Mexican President’s Agenda: wants to Recognize Palestine

Middle East Monitor

by Eman Abusidu EmAbusidu ( Middle East Monitor ) – Just days after her inauguration as the first female president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum called for the recognition of the State of Palestine as a step towards achieving peace in the Middle East, and reaffirmed her country’s longstanding support for the Palestinian people. “We condemn […]

Israel/ Palestine
War Effect: Fear of Brain Drain as Twice as many Israelis Emigrate in 2024, Transfer $7 bn Abroad

War Effect: Fear of Brain Drain as Twice as many Israelis Emigrate in 2024, Transfer $7 bn Abroad

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli data revealed a sharp increase in emigration from Israel abroad since the beginning of the year, reaching a level three times more than the emigration rates prior to the war. Israel’s Maariv newspaper reported that the first seven months of the year witnessed the emigration of 40,000 Israelis, […]

Israel/ Palestine
UN: Gaza home to largest Number of amputee Children in modern History

UN: Gaza home to largest Number of amputee Children in modern History

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – In a statement to the UN General Assembly, Lisa Doughten from OCHA warned of the dire humanitarian situation in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, saying the besieged Strip ‘is home to the largest cohort of child amputees in modern history’. ‘Each day 10 children are losing 1 or […]

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