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Amman, Jordan | Xinhua  | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would enable the Hamas movement to regroup its forces, Jordan’s state-run Petra News Agency reported. He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Jordan’s capital Amman with Jordanian …

  Gaza, Palestine | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has reached 9,488 on Saturday, as the Israel-Hamas conflict that started four weeks ago shows no sign of ending, according to the Gaza-bases Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 24,000 others were wounded in the …

How Netanyahu and Hamas have worked hand-in-glove to undermine the peace process in the Middle East THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Israel’s genocidal bombing of Gaza continues with merciless impunity. Thousands of innocent children are being bombed in their homes, in hospitals and restaurants. Meanwhile, Western leaders, who spent most …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt warned on Saturday of the grave risks and unprecedented humanitarian and security repercussions that could be caused by an Israeli large-scale ground attack on the Gaza Strip. In a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egypt held the Israeli government responsible for violating a resolution …

How Israel’s plan to enter Gaza ignores the lessons of history and will only lead to tears THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza in a vain effort to destroy Hamas. It is incredible how stupid human beings can be, especially our inability to …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli tanks and infantry raided the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The military said that forces conducted “a targeted raid” using tanks in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the statement, the raid …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as more planes carrying humanitarian aid landed at Egypt’s al-Arish Airport in North Sinai, waiting to be sent into war-torn Gaza. As Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza and its …

The choice isn’t between Hamas and Israeli hardliners because these are two sides of the same coin COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The barbarism that Hamas has unleashed on Israel should be condemned unconditionally, with no “ifs” or “buts.” The massacres, rapes, and abductions of civilians from villages, kibbutzim, and a …

Why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should call President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for some advice THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza to “destroy” Hamas, it is important to remind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his confederates that this is an exercise in …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua |  Tens of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, medical supplies, food and blankets are lining up on Tuesday at the Rafah crossing, waiting for access to the coastal enclave of Palestine from the Egyptian side. “Trucks moved from Arish city in north Sinai in the early …