Israel-Palestine war

The Great Omari Mosque has been reduced to rubble, with only its ancient minaret standing, according to images released by the Palestinian group. The Great Omari Mosque, the largest and oldest in Gaza City, reduced to rubble [Doaa Rouqa/Reuters] Published On 8 Dec 20238 Dec 2023   Hamas has said that Israel bombed Gaza’s medieval Omari Mosque, causing widespread destruction …

Demonstrators display signs calling for a ceasefire during a protest in Massachusetts [Steven Senne/AP] Activists and grassroot organisations worldwide are striking on Monday to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Palestinian organisations and grassroot activists have called for a worldwide strike on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which has been devastated by more than two months of Israeli bombardment. Nearly 18,000 Palestinians …

A source close to Hamas’s political leadership says the group believes it can defeat Israel but acknowledges the heavy price being paid by those on the ground   People inspect destroyed buildings in Gaza City following Israeli air strikes on 28 October 2023 (AP) By David Hearst in Doha   The Hamas attack on 7 October has been dubbed “the biggest miscalculation …

“The Zionists indeed learnt well from the Nazis. So well that it seems that their morally repugnant treatment of Palestinians, and their attempt to destroy Palestinian society within Israel and the occupied territories, reveals them as basically Nazis with beards and black hats” ~ (Norman Finklestein)   Amidst a chorus of worldwide voice of protests and criticisms against the indiscriminate killing …