The longer transits around the #CapeOfGoodHope are delaying the arrival of the empty vessels going back to #Asia to pick up more #US imports. The delays are impacting the consistency of trade which can impact the supply chain. #MaerskHangzhou
Shipping giant #Maersk says #red Sea vessel diversions could extend into second half of 2024
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/14/shipping-giant-maersk-doesnt-expect-red-sea-transits-anytime-soon.html
The strikes were the heaviest since cross-border exchanges began between militant groups in #Lebanon and the #IsraelDefenseForces (IDF) on 8 October, the day after #Hamas’s incursion in southern Israeli in which about 1,200 people were killed.
#Hezbollah vows to retaliate for civilian deaths in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/hezbollah-vows-to-retaliate-for-civilian-deaths-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-lebanon
#Israel has asked the #ICJ to dismiss a request by #SouthAfrica to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in #Gaza into the city of #Rafah. Israel argued that the emergency measures issued three weeks ago already cover “the situation of hostilities in Gaza as a whole”. #TheHague
Israel asks World Court to reject request for Rafah emergency orders
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/israel-asks-world-court-to-reject-request-for-rafah-emergency-orders
Here are some satellite images that show where #Egypt is reportedly setting up an area as a contingency measure along the Egypt-#Gaza border near #Rafah:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/16/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-rafah-hamas-biden-cairo-ceasefire-talks-live-news?page=with:block-65cf18658f0867c21574db5d#block-65cf18658f0867c21574db5d
With 1.5 million people now in #Rafah, these visuals show how destruction has travelled from north to south, leaving Gazan civilians with nowhere to turn. #Israel #Egypt
How #Gaza’s ‘safe’ city Rafah came to be on the precipice of catastrophe – visualised | #IsraelGazaWar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/how-gazas-safe-city-rafah-came-to-be-on-the-precipice-of-catastrophe-visualised
A spillover of refugees from #Gaza into #Egypt 'would be a disaster for the future of peace', says #UN high commissioner
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/16/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-rafah-hamas-biden-cairo-ceasefire-talks-live-news?page=with:block-65cef4dc8f08fee2fe08bd5e#block-65cef4dc8f08fee2fe08bd5e
Sudan is on the verge of becoming a failed nation-state - just like #Yemen.
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Attacks by #Houthi forces against ships in the #RedSea are holding up shipments of vital aid to #Sudan and driving up costs for cash-strapped humanitarian agencies in the east African country, where conflict has put millions at risk of famine. #Israel #Gaza
Houthi attacks in Red Sea having a ‘catastrophic’ effect on aid to Sudan
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/16/houthi-attacks-in-red-sea-having-a-catastrophic-effect-on-aid-to-sudan
#Russia has invited #Hamas and other Palestinian factions including #Fatah to Moscow for talks on the #Israel-Hamas war and other issues in the #MiddleEast
The #ICJ's judges acknowledged that the recent developments "'would exponentially increase what is already a #HumanitarianNightmare with untold regional consequences'" but, although #Israel needed to act immediately to ensure the safety and security of #Palestinians, that did not require "the indication of additional provisional measures" #TheHague #Rafah
Top #UN court rejects #SouthAfrica request for more #Gaza measures
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240216-top-un-court-rejects-s-africa-request-for-more-gaza-measures
Throughout the bloodshed, #Sinwar has managed to stay one step ahead of the Israeli forces pursuing him.
Every day he remains at large is an act of defiance, and the Israeli military has vowed there won’t be many more of them. #Israel #Gaza
Hunt for #Hamas leader #YahyaSinwar heats up after video emerges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-manhunt-leader-yahya-sinwar-video-tunnels-gaza-rcna139032
“How can we possibly allow another #Nakba? Have we really lost our minds?”
The #UN special rapporteur on #Palestine has slammed #Netanyahu’s pledge to push on with #Israel’s ground offensive in the city of #Rafah in #Gaza.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-palestinians-fleeing-rafah-face-israeli-strikes?update=2715024
Rabbi #JonathanWittenberg created controversy last week with a moving plea about the pain of Israelis after 7 October and the plight of #Rafah’s Gazans. #Israel #UK
#Hamas cruelty, #Gaza’s ordeal and a tide of fear sweeping #Britain’s Jews | #AntiSemitism
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/feb/17/hamas-gaza-britains-jews-rabbi-jonathan-wittenberg
Gantz made similar comments on a timeline on Friday, according to the Times of Israel, but otherwise, the Israeli government has not previously specified a deadline for its planned assault on the city where most of the 1.7 million displaced #Palestinians have sought refuge. #Gaza #BennyGantz
#Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, is expected to begin on 10 March.
After the attacks, 200,000 people were evacuated from #Israel's border areas - both the southern border with #Gaza and the northern border with #Lebanon, where the #Iran-backed group #Hezbollah, in support of Hamas, has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces.
'Evacuating was a mistake': Israelis push to return to border homes
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68338551
#UN agency #Unicef has warned the #Gaza Strip is poised to witness an increase in what an official said was “the already unbearable level of #ChildDeaths” due to a worsening #FoodCrisis. #Israel
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The use of anti-ship ballistic missiles (#ASBMs) in the #RedSea has spurred interest in #Asia about the systems used to shoot them down, experts and industry officials say - although #China, with its huge ASBM arsenal, presents a tougher challenge. #Israel #Gaza #Houthi
Red Sea ballistic missile attacks trigger Asian interest in defences
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/red-sea-ballistic-missile-attacks-trigger-asian-interest-in-defences/ar-BB1iDm4A
Though slower than an airborne #SuicideDrone, a #UUV is harder to detect and more likely to hit a slow, vulnerable cargo ship below the waterline - with deadly effect.
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The #Houthis have a new weapon to use in their attacks on ships in the #RedSea; Iranian-made uncrewed underwater vessels, or #UUVs. #Israel #Yemen #Gaza
The Houthis have underwater drones now
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-houthis-have-underwater-drones-now/vi-BB1iFdqd?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&pc=EMMX01&cvid=9164e7e9dfba47809e0ca30688889d9c&ei=21
The principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (#IASC), the coordinating body of global humanitarian organisations, released a statement on Wednesday in which it said “civilians in #Gaza are in extreme peril while the world watches on”. It listed ten requirements “to avoid an even worse catastrophe”. #Israel
#UN attempt to deliver 10 convoys of food aid to northern #Gaza over seven days was suspended earlier this week after trucks were looted by crowds, a driver was beaten and gunfire reported amid chaotic scenes. #Israel
Gaza aid deliveries paused amid ‘incredible level of desperation’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/21/un-agency-pauses-gaza-food-aid-deliveries-after-looting-and-gunfire
The intelligence report, released last week, declared it had “low confidence” in the basic claim that a handful of staff had participated in the attack.
It also cast doubt on accusations that the #UN agency was collaborating with #Hamas in a wider way.
#US intelligence has ‘low confidence’ in some of Israel’s #UNRWA claims, report says | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/us-intelligence-unrwa-hamas
The panel of experts said there was evidence of a least two cases of #rape, alongside other cases of #SexualHumiliation and threats of rape. #ReeAlsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said the true extent of #SexualViolence could be significantly higher.
Claims of Israeli sexual assault of Palestinian women are credible, UN panel says | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/22/claims-of-israeli-sexual-assault-of-palestinian-women-are-credible-un-panel-says
According to the #Israel Hayom newspaper, the song references the victims of the 7 October #Hamas attacks, with lyrics including: "They were all good children, each one of them."
#Eurovision organiser The EBU said it was currently assessing the song. The contest's rules forbid #PoliticalMessages, in a gesture to neutrality.
Israel's Eurovision entry under scrutiny over alleged reference to Hamas
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68379762
"There is a tiny, reed-thin chance that something better might come out of this horror show of a war. To grasp it, the #Palestinians need to be free of #Hamas and #Israelis free of #Netanyahu. Every day those men remain in power is a curse on both peoples – who have surely been cursed long enough." #Israel #Gaza
Hamas and Netanyahu are a curse on their peoples. Yet amid the horror, there is a sliver of hope | Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/23/hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-rafah-talks-paris
"The population is fast losing patience with a leadership that they see as fanatical and corrupt, and willing to sacrifice democracy and hostages" #Israel #gaza
Israelis take little heed of global anger. But their contempt for #Netanyahu is growing | Dahlia Scheindlin
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/25/israelis-take-no-heed-of-global-anger-but-contempt-for-benjamin-netanyahu-growing
Vietnamese buddhist monks used to set themselves aflame to protest the #VietnamWar. It's a fatal form of protest with great symbolic power.
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"A video posted online showed a man in a uniform shouting '#FreePalestine' as he burned while identifying himself as an active air force member. The man was reportedly on fire for about a minute before law enforcement put it out." #US #Israel #Gaza
Air force serviceman sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington DC
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/25/man-set-himself-on-fire-israel-embassy
The #Houthis have been targeting vessels with connections to #Israel and Western countries, forcing dozens of shipping companies to take a 4,000-mile detour around the continent of #Africa at significantly higher costs and extra shipping days.
Unfortunately, resurging attacks coming from notorious piracy hotspots have shipping companies worried about the new route. #Gaza
#Houthi #RedSea Attacks Are Boon for Pirates as Ships Reroute
https://investingchannel.com/article/607225/houthi-red-sea-attacks-are-boon-for-pirates-as-ships-reroute
#US President #JoeBiden said #Israel has agreed not to engage in military activities during #Ramadan in the #GazaStrip, where it is at war with #Hamas militants, and said the Jewish state risked losing support from the rest of the world as #Palestinians die in high numbers.
Biden also said Israel had committed to make it possible for Palestinians to evacuate from #Rafah in #Gaza's south before its campaign against Hamas. #GazaCeasefire
#US president appears upbeat as
#Hamas reportedly mulls 40-day
halt in fighting with Palestinian
#prisoners swapped for Israeli
#hostages. Additionally, hospitals and bakeries in #Gaza would be repaired, 500 aid trucks would enter into the strip daily and thousands of tents and caravans would be delivered for shelter. #Israel
#JoeBiden hopeful of #GazaCeasefire by Monday as details of proposal emerge
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/26/israel-gaza-ceasefire-biden
"[The #Houthi attacks] threaten a key maritime route essential for a significant share of global container traffic and over $1 trillion in annual merchandise,” Zera Zheng, #Maersk’s global head of business resilience consulting, said in a report by the World Economic Forum. #Israel #Gaza
#RedSea tensions’ impact on the oil and shipping market in the West
https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/red-sea-tensions-impact-on-the-oil-and-shipping-market-in-the-west/
The loss of civilian lives was the biggest in weeks. #Hamas said the incident could jeopardize talks in #Qatar aimed at securing a #ceasefire and the release of #IsraeliHostages it is holding. When asked if he thought it would complicate the talks, US President #JoeBiden said: “I know it will.” #Israel
More than 100 killed while seeking aid in #Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war-updates-march-1-2024/
The march is taking place amid complex and slow #hostage negotiations as the war churns on, so far claiming the lives of more than 30,000 people.The marchers are scheduled to arrive in #Jerusalem on Saturday. #Gaza
Hundreds march across #Israel to call attention to hostages held by #Hamas
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/02/29/gaza-hamas-war-hostage-families-march-to-jerusalem/3721709243693/
The #US said an extended #ceasefire was the most direct route to getting large-scale aid deliveries into #Gaza, and suggested that agreement was close.
At least 576,000 people in Gaza are “one step away from #famine” according to the #UN, and one in six #children under the age of two in northern Gaza are suffering from #AcuteMalnutrition and #wasting.
#Israel ‘accepts six-week ceasefire deal’ as #Hamas response awaited – US
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/03/israel-accepts-six-week-ceasefire-deal-as-hamas-response-awaited-us
That's true, but it won't be Netanyahu for much longer. #BennyGantz #Israel
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The official said #Netanyahu, #Israel’s prime minister, had a “tough talk” with Gantz about the trip and told him the country has “just one prime minister”.
Israeli cabinet member angers Netanyahu by taking 'unauthorised trip to Washington' - official
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/03/middle-east-crisis-live-hamas-ceasefire-talks-israel-gaza-latest-live-updates-news?page=with%3Ablock-65e48d1a8f0848c0e204daab#block-65e48d1a8f0848c0e204daab
"On March 2, 2024 #CaioDuilio, in her role of flagship of #OperationAspides, the vessel shot down a #drone launched by #Houthi rebels in the #RedSea using her 76 mm main gun. The drone, with characteristics similar to those used in previous attacks, was located about six kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Italian ship, flying towards it." - Caio Duillo [Wikipedia]
Italian warship forced to shoot down Houthi missile in Red Sea #Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/03/italian-warship-forced-to-shoot-down-houthi-missile-in-red-sea
Operation Aspides https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aspides
The barring of Mr #BenGvir from attending intelligence briefings means the #SecurityMinister will now be left in the dark on key information about #NationalSecurity and intelligence. #Israel #Gaza
Israeli security minister is banned from intelligence meetings: Itamar Ben-Gvir is sidelined after he 'leaked a series of sensitive documents' and 'took illegal photos of secret briefing attendees'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13152189/Israeli-security-minister-banned-intelligence-meetings-Itamar-Ben-Gvir-leaked-sensitive-documents.html
Ships will have to obtain a permit from #Yemen's #Houthi-controlled #MaritimeAffairsAuthority before entering Yemeni waters, Houthi Telecommunications Minister Misfer Al-Numair said on Monday. #RedSea #Israel #Gaza
Ships entering Yemeni waters must obtain permit, Houthi minister says
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ships-entering-yemeni-waters-must-obtain-permit-houthi-minister-says/ar-BB1jkl7V?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
#PramilaPatten’s findings are based on interviews with released #hostages, whose testimony suggests #abuses are continuing in #Gaza. #Israel
#UN finds ‘convincing information’ that #Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostages
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/un-envoy-reports-on-accounts-of-hamas-raping-and-torturing-israeli-hostages
The strong messages #Gantz received in private, which were accompanied by stronger public criticism from the #Biden administration in the last 48 hours, signal the #WhiteHouse has lost its patience with the Israeli government.
The #AidConvoy disaster in #Gaza last Thursday, during which more than 100 #Palestinians were killed, was a turning point for the Biden administration, #US officials tell Axios. #BennyGantz #Israel
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/05/israel-gaza-aid-benny-gantz-white-house
#MANILA, #Philippines — Two #Filipinos have been killed while two were severely injured following a missile strike on a cargo vessel off #Yemen, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday.
The U.S. military said a missile attack by #Houthi rebels against the commercial ship #TrueConfidence on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel. #Israel #Gaza #GulfOfAden
The Indian Navy warship #INSKolkata successfully rescued 21 crew members, including one Indian national, from the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier #MVTrueConfidence after a maritime incident in the #GulfOfAden. The vessel was reportedly hit by a missile from #Yemen's #Houthi militants, resulting in three deaths and several people injured. #TrueConfidence #India #Israel #Gaza
#MANILA, #Philippines — The remains of the two #Filipino seafarers who died from the missile strike in the #GulfOfAden were left in the ill-fated carrier vessel #TrueConfidence, Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge #HansLeoCacdac said on Friday.
He emphasized that a salvaging operation would be conducted to retrieve the remains. #MVTrueConfidence #Houthi #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/227377/remains-of-2-filipino-seafarers
The #US plan to build a #FloatingPort off the #GazaCoast is a bold move, reminiscent of the #MulberryHarbours built after D-day in #Normandy, but there are serious concerns that what relief it brings will be too little too late for #Palestinians facing #starvation.
‘Who is going to distribute it?’: the key flaw in US’s plan to build aid port in Gaza | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/gaza-floating-port-aid-palestinians-impact
Over in #Cyprus, #EUCommission president #UrsulaVonDerLeyen is holding talks with local leader #NikosChristodoulides in the latest fine-tuning of plans to create a maritime corridor from the east Mediterranean island to #Gaza.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/08/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-war-state-of-the-union-biden?page=with:block-65eadb5d8f08480e4918ba5c#block-65eadb5d8f08480e4918ba5c
#SigridKaag, the #UN senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for #Gaza, told reporters late on Thursday that air and sea deliveries cannot make up for a shortage of supply routes on land.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/08/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-war-state-of-the-union-biden?page=with:block-65ead4658f087d93d3c5fa6e#block-65ead4658f087d93d3c5fa6e
Israeli war cabinet member #GadiEisenkot said #Hamas was under “very serious pressure” from mediators to make a “counter-offer”. “Then it will be possible to advance it and take a position,” he said.
A Hamas official told AFP that ceasefire negotiations were not over, on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/08/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-war-state-of-the-union-biden?page=with%3Ablock-65eafb5f8f0839a0970b5d07#block-65eafb5f8f0839a0970b5d07
A #US charity said it was loading aid for #Gaza on to a boat in #Cyprus, which will be the first shipment to the war-ravaged territory along a maritime corridor the #EuropeanCommission hopes will open this weekend. #OpenArms #WorldCentralKitchen #Israel
Aid ship expected to leave Cyprus and head to Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/09/aid-ship-expected-to-leave-cyprus-and-head-to-gaza
#Sweden said on Saturday it would resume suspended payments to the UN Relief and Works Agency (#UNRWA), with a grant of 200m crowns ($20m/£16m), reports Reuters.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/09/middle-east-crisis-live-gaza-port-for-aid-could-take-up-to-60-days-says-us-ceasefire-by-ramadan-looking-tough-says-biden?page=with:block-65ec21648f0839a0970b6778#block-65ec21648f0839a0970b6778
#Canada has confirmed it will restore funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (#UNRWA), reports the Canadian public broadcaster CBC.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/09/middle-east-crisis-live-gaza-port-for-aid-could-take-up-to-60-days-says-us-ceasefire-by-ramadan-looking-tough-says-biden?page=with:block-65ec436d8f08eae6a386276e#block-65ec436d8f08eae6a386276e
The #UN’s top aid official has renewed his call for a ceasefire in #Gaza and outlined six priorities in the humanitarian response.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/09/middle-east-crisis-live-gaza-port-for-aid-could-take-up-to-60-days-says-us-ceasefire-by-ramadan-looking-tough-says-biden?page=with:block-65ec2b708f08bce210001f41#block-65ec2b708f08bce210001f41
The charity ship, #OpenArms, was seen sailing out of #LarnacaPort in #Cyprus, towing a barge containing about 200 tonnes of flour, rice and protein. #Israel #WorldCentralKitchen
Aid ship loaded with 200 tons of food sets sail from Cyprus to #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/12/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-houthis-ramadan-yemen-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-65f003d78f0885723260386c#block-65f003d78f0885723260386c
US Central Command (#Centcom) said it carried out six strikes on Monday, claiming it destroyed an unmanned underwater vessel and 18 anti-ship missiles in #Houthi controlled areas.
Despite reprisals from the #US,# UK and other coalition partners, the Houthis have escalated their campaign of attacks on commercial vessels in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. #RedSea #Israel #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/11/yemen-airstrikes-us-uk-coalition
The #Philippines has been working with other governments to secure the release of the Filipino seafarers held hostage aboard the #GalaxyLeader vessel, but Yemeni #Houthis appear steadfast in their demand to allow this only once the war in #Gaza ends, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, March 12. #RedSea #Israel
Houthis will only release 17 OFW hostages if war in Gaza ends
https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/houthis-condition-release-philippine-hostages/
The Yemeni #Houthi group launched a missile on bulk carrier #TrueConfidence on March 6, which led to the deaths of two overseas #Filipino workers (#OFWs) and the serious injuries of another two. There were 15 Filipino #seafarers aboard #MVTrueConfidence. #GulfOfAden #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
Surviving #OFWs in Houthi attack on True Confidence ship arrive in #Philippines
https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/surviving-ofws-houthi-attack-true-confidence-arrive-philippines-march-2024/
One had serious burns, the other had his leg amputated.
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"They arrived via a chartered medical evacuation flight at 6:45 this morning — March 14, 2024. The two were received by a medical team and taken to hospital where they will continue their recovery. They have also been reunited with their families in hospital,” said DMW. #GulfOfAden #Israel #Gaza #Houthi
Two remaining #Filipino crewmen of #MVTrueConfidence back in PH
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/228163/fwd-on-remaining-filipino-crewmen-of-the-mv-true-confidence
The Houthis and Hamas made good on that promise today.
Attached: 1 video Yemen forces today released the crew of the Galaxy Leader vessel which was captured by Houthi forces last yr for enabling the genocidal state of Israel. The captive crew appeared to be in good health and spirits at the time of their release, unlike Palestinians held by Israeli forces. The Houthis held a ceremony to present the crew with souvenirs from Yemen and respectfully shock everyone man's hand and helped return them to their respective countries. #Yemen #Houthis #HouthiNavy #GalaxyLeader
#Palestinians observe #Ramadan, the holiest month on the #IslamicValendar, in Rafah in the southern #GazaStrip on March 11, 2024. The month of fasting and prayer takes place this year amid a war between #Israel and #Hamas, with millions dislocated from their homes and food and other necessities in short supply. Ramadan runs through April 9.
Palestinians observe Ramadan in war-torn Gaza
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/palestinians-observe-ramadan-in-war-torn-gaza/ss-BB1jIh8u?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
A ship carrying aid is nearing #Gaza about 48 hours after it left #Cyprus, with further aid preparations being made aboard a second “much bigger” vessel. It came as the #EU foreign policy chief said starvation was being used as a weapon of war.
After the 240-mile voyage, the ship will dock at a jetty being built by the #WorldCentralKitchen (WCK), the organisation that will distribute the aid. #Israel #OpenArms
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/13/ship-carrying-aid-gaza-to-reach-shore-thursday-morning
Straight to the Israeli public. And he's Jewish - they can't call him anti-Semitic can they?
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In remarks from the #Senate floor, Schumer said he had a longstanding relationship with #Netanyahu but believed he “has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of #Israel”. #Gaza
Schumer calls Netanyahu obstacle to peace and urges new Israeli elections | #ChuckSchumer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/14/chuck-schumer-israel-speech
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Schumer’s comments are his, not Biden administration’s: State Department #Israel #Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/14/israels-war-on-gaza-live-rafah-attack-coming-soon-despite-pressure?update=2772975
The foreign minister, #PennyWong, announced the decision to unfreeze $6m in emergency funding for #UNRWA on Friday, as part of a broader package of support.
Wong also announced that #Australia would support airdrops by #Jordan and the #UnitedArabEmirates. #Israel
Australia reinstates funding to UNRWA to provide aid in #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/15/unrwa-funding-australia-reinstates-gaza-aid-october-7-hamas-claims
Mustafa faces a huge task of management and diplomacy. Swathes of #Gaza are now rubble and most of its 2.3 million people have been displaced and need aid. In addition to overseeing billions in expected international aid, Mustafa will need both political buy-in from #Hamas and its supporters and cooperation from #Israel, which wants to eradicate Hamas.
Who is #MohammadMustafa, the new Palestinian PM?
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/world/who-is-mohammad-mustafa-the-new-palestinian-pm/ar-BB1jUWin
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