MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 NOVEMBER 2023 Military readies operation to encircle Hamas in Gaza City; Blinken meets Palestinian president in West Bank 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ECONOMIC TRADE PROGRAMME South Africa pins its hopes on an early 2024 US Congress renewal of Agoa 4 min 1 By Ray Mahlaka
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘The time for action is now’ — UN experts demand humanitarian ceasefire to prevent genocide in Gaza 4 min 16 By Victoria O’Regan
TRADING IN TROUBLE South Africa’s links with Hamas and Iran pose new threat to Agoa as Republican senator weighs in 4 min 57 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 3 NOVEMBER 2023 Israeli troops encircle Gaza City as death toll rises; Biden calls for ‘pause’ in warfare 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 2 NOVEMBER 2023 First group of US citizens depart Gaza; Israel strikes Jabalia refugee camp twice in 24 hours 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 1 NOVEMBER 2023 Hamas promises to free foreign captives; deadly strike reported at Gaza refugee camp 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
ISRAEL/PALESTINE CRISIS LETTER The Gaza assault is a textbook case of genocide - top official tells UN in resignation letter 9 min 67 By Craig Mokhiber
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS SA children’s advocates call for Gaza ceasefire — ‘we side with the children not the guns’ 5 min 15 By Mark Heywood
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 31 OCTOBER 2023 Netanyahu defies calls to resign and rules out ceasefire; Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Step-by-step solutions to a Byzantine problem — bringing peace to the Middle East 10 min 6 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 30 OCTOBER 2023 Israel ‘hits hundreds of Hamas targets’; 'limited' internet and phone coverage restored to Gaza 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 OCTOBER 2023 Top Hamas leader killed in air strike, says Israel; EU leaders call for humanitarian aid corridors, pause in warfare 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
DIPLOMATIC MANOEUVRING Ahead of crucial Agoa Forum, Pretoria again treads a fine line with its stance on Israel, Palestine, Gaza 7 min 9 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 26 OCTOBER 2023 Macron warns against ‘massive’ Israeli ground attack in Gaza; Biden calls for two-state solution for lasting peace 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISRAEL-PALESTINE CRISIS Palestinians are ‘totally alone’ – civil society groups call for aid, solidarity and better reporting on Gaza ‘genocide’ 6 min 46 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 25 OCTOBER 2023 UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza; Israel military ready for ground operation - chief of staff 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 OCTOBER 2023 Hamas agrees to release two more hostages after mediation; Gaza death toll rises above 5,000 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 23 OCTOBER 2023 US orders non-emergency staff to leave Baghdad; second aid convoy crosses Rafah to Gaza Strip 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Ramaphosa calls for supply of weapons to Israel and Hamas to cease, as more aid enters Gaza 6 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
