MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Hundreds march in Joburg in solidarity with Palestinians embroiled in bloody conflict with Israel 6 min 18 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Hamas, Israel consider new Gaza truce parameters including release of men 2 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 29 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel and Hamas trade accusations of ceasefire violations; freed hostages tell of grim conditions 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED SA Catholic Bishops condemn war in Gaza and ask Israeli ambassador hard-hitting questions 3 min 73 By Russell Pollitt
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for two days; Musk ‘would like to help rebuild Gaza’ 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2023 Seventeen hostages released in north Gaza; seven Palestinians killed in Israeli missile attack on West Bank 6 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Hamas releases second group of hostages, Israel frees 39 prisoners, but snags point to fragility of truce 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave 4 min 10 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel-Hamas truce to begin on Friday morning, says Qatar; battles continue to rage in northern Gaza 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS A ‘humanitarian pause’ in deadly Israel-Gaza conflict is not enough, say aid agencies 6 min 18 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 23 November 2022 Israel and Hamas agree to hostage deal and four-day ceasefire; heavy fighting continues in northern Gaza 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED History shows us that without dialogue there can be no diplomacy 5 min 10 By Richard Morrow
MIDDLE EAST WAR Pretoria ponders implementing ANC vote to cut ties with Israel 5 min 73 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 22 NOVEMBER 2023 Netanyahu to convene Cabinet as Gaza hostage deal gets closer; Israeli warplanes strike targets inside Lebanon 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
PARLIAMENT National Assembly votes to cut diplomatic ties with Israel and shut embassy, but it’s symbolic until government acts 5 min 41 By Marianne Merten
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS BRICS-Plus leaders agree to disagree on contentious Middle East issues 3 min 8 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Israel recalls its SA ambassador ahead of parliamentary vote on EFF motion to shut embassy in Pretoria 4 min 146 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 21 NOVEMBER 2023 Hostage talks progress as heavy fighting grips Gaza; three Hamas commanders killed - Israeli military 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 NOVEMBER 2023 Iran-backed rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea, says Israel; al-Shifa Hospital is a ‘death zone’ - UN 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
CIVILIAN ATTACKS OP-ED The unseen battlefront — weaponisation of water in war cannot be tolerated 3 min 3 By Barbara Schreiner
