The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity since October 7
UNRWA, the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, said that about 300,000 people had fled from Rafah over the past week after the Israeli government issued new evacuation orders in Rafah and elsewhere in Gaza.
Israeli troops took control of Gaza’s crucial Rafah border crossing on May 7, hours after Hamas’ announcement that it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, making the ceasefire deal uncertain.
For the first time, the UN security council has adopted a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the release of all hostages as well as the need to send urgent aid to Gaza.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians in a ruling that could have far-reaching consequences.
US reiterated commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state.
More than 21,000 people have been killed in 11 weeks of the war as Israeli forces continue bombing the Gaza Strip driving the situation in the region “beyond a catastrophe”, as described by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The arms industry is experiencing a surge in profits amid escalating conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine with global military expenditure estimated to grow at an annual rate of 2.74% from 2023 to 2024.
Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.
