By Sophie GUIGNON The Jordanian city of Zarqa has a strong Palestinian identity, with good reason. In 1948, with the creation of the State of Israel – what the Palestinians call the “Nakba” (“catastrophe”) – some 750,000 people, or more than 80 percent of the Palestinian population, were forced to take exile in neighbouring countries […]
By Michael Crowley and Thomas Fuller A resolution for the U.N. that American diplomats are circulating was notable for its strong language in seeking a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages. Source: U.S. to Present Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. Security Council Category: Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Peace Process, Security Council (UN), Blinken, […]
Trucks of flour have reached northern Gaza for distribution to areas that have had no aid in four months, Palestinian media reported on Sunday, with famine looming in the enclave and truce talks between Israel and Hamas due to resume in Qatar. A convoy of 12 trucks arrived in the north on Saturday – six […]