Israel-Palestine war

Wounded Palestinian Rayed Qadoom lies near a poster depicting his five-year-old sister Alaa, who was killed during Israel’s attack on Gaza on August 9, 2022.  Alaa was the first of 16 children killed in three days of Israeli attacks. Pic by Mahmud Hams / AFP   Once again the West has failed to stand by what is right and protect the …

Motasem A Dalloul A view of destruction after Israeli attack on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on August 7, 2022 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor] Israel launched yet another military offensive against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip last Friday. The initial target was an apartment in a high-rise residential building in Gaza City. Israeli missiles killed an Islamic …

Osama and Ahmed, two children injured by Israel’s assault on Gaza, at Al-Shifa hospital, 7 August 2022 (MEE/Ahmed Al-Sammak) By  Ahmed Al-Sammak  in  Gaza City, occupied Palestine The family had their last dinner at 8.45pm on Saturday. Ahmed al-Nairab, 11, and his five-year-old brother Momen then asked their father, Mohammed, to take them to the small grocery store next to their …

At least 45 Palestinians were killed and more than 360 wounded as Israeli air strikes rained down on the besieged Strip over three days Sixteen children were among 45 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombardment between 5-7 August 2022 (MEE) These sixteen Palestinian children were looking forward to a summer filled with joy. They planned to play football, head to the beach and …

Palestinian children injured in Israeli air strikes receive treatment at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on 6 August 2022 (AFP) Israel’s allies have stayed silent about the killings of civilians or supported its right to ‘defend itself,’ while others spoke out against the ‘aggression’   Israel’s attack on Gaza, now on its second day, has triggered mixed international reactions from …

Palestinians examine the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on 6 August 2022. Ashraf AmraAPA images Israel’s bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip entered its second day on Saturday with no sign of de-escalation as the United States, European Union and other Western countries gave Tel Aviv a green light to continue its campaign of …