( Middle East Monitor ) – US Senator, Tom Cotton, has threatened military action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, invoking a controversial US law known as “The Hague Invasion Act”. In an inflammatory statement on social media, […]
Israel is forbidding Palestinians displaced from Northern Gaza to Return, in what they fear is a New Nakba (Catastraphe)
By by Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The most well-known football stadium in the Gaza Strip is chaotic, with masses of people flooding the pitch and seating. Everyone is carrying a bag on their back and some clothes. Some are helping sick people or carrying wounded relatives, while others […]
Israel-created Fuel Shortage in southern Gaza leaves 1.2 Million Civilians without Water
( Middle East Monitor ) – The southern Gaza city of Khan Younis warned Saturday that a week-long fuel shortage has left more than 1.2 million residents and displaced individuals in the area without access to clean water, amid ongoing Israeli strikes, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the city government said: “This persistent fuel […]
North Gaza: Israel has blocked or delayed 85% of Humanitarian Aid Requests, says UN
( Middle East Monitor ) – The United Nations reported that 85 per cent of its requests to coordinate aid convoys and humanitarian access to northern Gaza were either blocked or delayed by Israeli authorities in the past month. According to UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]
Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel attacks on Palestinians as ‘Genocide’
( Middle East Monitor ) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians during a speech at a summit of leaders of Muslim and Arab countries in Riyadh on Monday, Reuters reports. “The Kingdom renews its condemnation and categorical rejection of the genocide […]
Jordan Condemns Israeli Forces for Storming Jerusalem Church
( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation forces storming a church in the Sanctuary of the Eleona in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday and arresting two security guards employed by the French Consulate General in Jerusalem. The two guards were tasked with securing the area ahead of […]
South Africa’s Massive New Genocide case against Israel at ICJ: “The Problem is, We have too Much Evidence”
by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – The timing, as with so much in the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon, was most appropriate. The Israeli Knesset had signalled its intent on crippling and banishing the sole agency of humanitarian worth for Palestinian welfare by passing laws criminalising its operations by 92 […]
The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza
By Nasim Ahmed A chilling scenario detailing Israel’s plan to liquidate northern Gaza through starvation and extermination was revealed by +972 Magazine. Originally published in Hebrew by journalist Meron Rapoport, the Israeli magazine outlined a hypothetical operation that bears a striking resemblance to current events in Gaza. Presented as a simulation of Israel’s plan in […]
Can the West ever Humanize the Arabs?
by Hissa Al Thani ( Middle East Monitor ) – To be humanised is to be recognised as worthy of life, respect and the fundamental right to be seen and heard. Yet, for Arabs, this acknowledgement has persistently been withheld, rendering their humanity invisible in the global narrative. Arabs have long been cast beneath the […]