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
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 ‘There is no safe place in Gaza’ — humanitarian groups, hospitals overwhelmed as death toll nears 10,000 7 min 10 By Victoria O’Regan
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
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
REFLECTION Against numbness: How to keep compassion in a time of war and disconnection 6 min 13 By Mark Heywood
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 5 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
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED Reflections on Gaza — fear, insecurity and repression is not a recipe for lasting peace 6 min 7 By Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana
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
