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Ceasefire talks in Gaza are extended for another day, death toll exceeds 40,000


Ceasefire talks in Gaza are extended for another day, death toll exceeds 40,000

DOHA/CAIRO — Negotiators were due to meet again in the Qatari capital Doha on Friday to negotiate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to attack targets in the Palestinian enclave. Separately, Gaza Health Ministry officials reported on Thursday that the death toll had exceeded 40,000 after more than ten months of fighting. […]

UNRWA: More than half a million children in the Gaza Strip have not been to school for a year


UNRWA: More than half a million children in the Gaza Strip have not been to school for a year

In recent years, there have been repeated school interruptions for children in Gaza (GETTY) More than half a million children in the Gaza Strip have been unable to attend school for a year as Israel’s brutal offensive has caused the education system to collapse and left young people at risk of exploitation and mental health […]

We must oppose Israel’s dangerous gamble before it is too late


We must oppose Israel’s dangerous gamble before it is too late

After World War II, Albert Camus presented a “tremendous gamble” to those who had survived a tragedy of immense proportions. “We are up to our necks in history,” he observed, but we must bet that “words are more powerful than ammunition.” “Go or die” are the terrible words threatening the largely unprotected Palestinian civilians in […]