Archives for April, 2024

Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in Rafah

US-built Gaza aid pier to be ready within days: Cyprus

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Palestinians inspect the damage to buildings after Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 29, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Pressure builds for Gaza cease-fire as Israel readies to invade Rafah

As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a Rafah incursion "with or without a deal.”

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Interview

EU envoy says Israel cannot condition Gaza humanitarian aid on hostage deal

EU envoy to the Middle East process Sven Koopmans said Israel cannot condition the expansion of humanitarian aid in Gaza on reaching a hostage deal with Hamas.

Sven Koopmans

Sven Koopmans

EU Special Representative for Middle East Peace Process

Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas attends the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on April 28, 2024.

Abbas makes full-court press in Saudi Arabia for Palestinian recognition

As momentum for negotiations with Israel over a two-state solution stalls, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is doubling down on efforts to get European leaders to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.

Daoud Kuttab

By Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator (C) is beaten by counter protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles

Clashes at UCLA pro-Palestinian protests in US campus unrest

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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian looks at the damage to buildings after Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 29, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

With clock ticking in Cairo, Netanyahu ups threats, cancels war cabinet meeting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to enter Rafah regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations with Hamas.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini gave a press conference in Geneva

UNRWA chief says $267 mn in aid still suspended

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Students held a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the American University of Beirut in the Lebanese capital, amid similar events in the United States

'We are with them': Lebanon students rally for Gaza

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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 12: A general view of the International Court of Justice April 12, 2006 in The Hague, the Netherlands. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)

ICJ rejects Nicaragua's request for action against Germany over support for Israel

Nicaragua filed its case against Germany last month over alleged violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Last month the UK government said it would bring forward legislation to block state-backed takeover deals in the media industry

Abu Dhabi-backed group ends Telegraph takeover bid

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Culture

Gaza’s Orthodox Christians spend grim Easter praying for Palestinian rebirth

The few remaining Christians in Gaza are observing a joyless Easter this week.

A Palestinian man walks past the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli bombardments, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 30, 2024

Blinken tells Hamas to accept truce deal as Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive

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Telegraph

UAE-backed RedBird IMI pulls out of Telegraph deal, will sell UK newspaper

RedBird IMI effectively took control of Telegraph Media Group in December, when it repaid the owner family’s debts, including a $753 million loan against the media outlets.

United Arab Emirates

BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) visit the Gleis 17 memorial, which commemorates Berlin Jews deported by the Nazis to concentration camps during World War II, during a one-day visit by Netanyahu on March 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Netanyahu's visit is being accompanied by protests in Berlin today, including both by people angry over Israel’s policies towards Palestinians as well as those critical of possible new legislat

Analysis

As Israel awaits Hamas response, Netanyahu frets over possible ICC warrants

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems torn between trying to reassure the International Criminal Court and appeasing his hard-line coalition partners on the Cairo cease-fire talks.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press in front of a truck with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza

Jordan sends Gaza aid through new crossing as Blinken seeks more

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The majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people have sought refuge in Rafah near the border with Egypt

Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer

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