MIDDLE EAST CRISIS People are dying here - the faces and stories behind the escalating death toll of the Israel-Gaza war 12 min 54 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Ferial Haffajee
Letter from the DM168 editor My hope is that Israel and Palestine can find a path to peace 5 min 15 By Heather Robertson
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 17 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel now controls Gaza’s harbour, says military; Biden backs ongoing al-Shifa Hospital raid 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Gift of the Givers backs motion seeking closure of Israeli embassy following Gaza office head killing 4 min 117 By Suné Payne and Queenin Masuabi
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 16 NOVEMBER 2023 Israeli troops press on against Hamas despite hospital raid criticism; fuel shipment to Gaza far from sufficient - UN 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
OPEN LETTER Prominent figures among hundreds of concerned South African Jews calling for ceasefire in Gaza 5 min 163 By Concerned South African Jews
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS First fuel truck starts crossing into Gaza from Egypt — but it’s ‘not enough for anything’ 2 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 NOVEMBER 2023 Biden optimistic about release of remaining October 7 hostages; Gaza death toll tops 11,500 - Hamas 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 NOVEMBER 2023 Humanitarian operations in Gaza grinding to a halt - UN; Hezbollah and Israeli troops trade fire 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED World at war worsening global carbon footprints with little scope for critical climate change action 4 min 3 By Dhesigen Naidoo
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel-Hamas hostage exchange deal possible, says US; contact lost with major hospital in Gaza 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘The health system is on its knees’ — WHO condemns attacks on hospitals in Gaza 5 min 2 By Mark Heywood
GROUNDUP Tens of thousands march through Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians 5 min 62 By Matthew Hirsch and Ella Morrison for GroundUp
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel agrees to daily pauses to let Gazans flee south; Islamic Jihad ‘ready to release two hostages’ 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 NOVEMBER 2023 G7 foreign ministers call for humanitarian pauses in war; Yemen’s Houthis shoot down US drone 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 8 NOVEMBER 2023 Netanyahu to keep ‘indefinite' security control over Gaza; troops move closer to Hamas’ 'main area of operations' 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
PARLIAMENT Pandor calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s ‘collective punishment on all Palestinians’ 4 min 74 By Marianne Merten
TRADE WINDS US Senator Chris Coons proposes immediate review of SA’s Agoa eligibility 4 min 93 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 NOVEMBER 2023 Israeli forces cut off northern Gaza; Palestinian death toll exceeds 10,000; UN agencies, NGOs call for ceasefire 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
ISRAEL/PALESTINE CRISIS UN and NGOs join calls for humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza 3 min 0 By An Wentzel
THE CONVERSATION Understanding the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 5 charts 4 min 55 By Matt Garrow
