05 Feb 2024 at 00:42 As fighting and bombings continue in the Gaza Strip’s two largest cities, more and more Palestinian civilians are fleeing to Rafah, near the border with Egypt. But Israel is also increasing the pressure there. During the weekly Israeli cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that most Hamas fighters are … Read more
Feb 2, 2024 at 1:45 PM Update: an hour ago NU.nl regularly gives you an overview of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. With this time: Israel wants to expand the fighting against Hamas to Rafah. There are 1.15 million refugees in southern Gaza. The UN fears for their fate. The UN humanitarian … Read more
Jan 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM Update: 2 hours ago Refugee organization UNRWA has terminated the contracts of a number of employees after the organization was informed by Israel that these people may have been involved in the Hamas attacks on October 7. “Israeli authorities have provided us with information about the alleged involvement of … Read more
Jan 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM Update: 7 minutes ago Refugee organization UNRWA has terminated the contracts of a number of employees after the organization was informed by Israel that these people may have been involved in the Hamas attacks on October 7. “Israeli authorities have provided us with information about the alleged involvement of … Read more
Demonstrations “Justice for Palestine!” participants chanted slogans such as “Stop the genocide!”, “Israeli terrorist!” and “Freedom to Gaza!”. Demonstrators also called for a boycott of Israeli goods. The march ended in the quarter of the European Union (EU) institutions, and some protesters also chanted anti-EU slogans, accusing Brussels of inaction while watching civilians suffer in … Read more
Jan 17, 2024 at 5:54 am Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on humanitarian aid to Gaza and the provision of medicine to the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The Qatari authorities announced this on Wednesday via state news agency QNA. Qatar and France brokered the deal. The drugs were purchased by France … Read more
Jan 16, 2024 at 12:46 Update: 23 minutes ago The United States says it has intercepted an Iranian arms shipment at sea for the Houthi rebels in Yemen. That happened on January 11, the American armed forces report. The armed forces say it is the first time that deadly and sophisticated Iranian weapons intended for … Read more
Jan 14, 2024 at 6:19 PM Update: 44 minutes ago Two Israeli civilians have been killed by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon. Emergency services from Israel report this. A forty-year-old man died immediately and a 70-year-old woman died from her injuries. The rocket hit a house in Kfar Yuval, a village in northern Israel … Read more
Jan 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM Update: 2 hours ago Human rights organizations Oxfam Novib, PAX and The Rights Forum are appealing against the court ruling on the delivery of parts for F-35 fighter planes from the Netherlands to Israel. They want that supply to be stopped immediately. “There must be a different ruling. The … Read more
Militants had entered the Adora Jewish settlement and opened fire on an army patrol, but Israeli soldiers returned fire. The invaders were armed with firearms, axes, knives and firebombs. A 34-year-old Israeli was injured in the armed confrontation. The “Shalil al-Rahman Brigade”, a branch of the militant group “Al-Aqsa Brigade”, took responsibility for the attack … Read more