On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian armed group Hamas initiated a surprise attack, known as Operation Al Aqsa Flood.
In response, Israel has declared war on the Gaza Strip and ordered a “complete siege” of the Palestinian enclave.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meeting with Israeli leaders on Thursday, stressed the need to comply with international law once fighting resumes in Gaza, a shift in tone that underscored increasing US concern about the humanitarian toll of the campaign to destroy Hamas.
Is the DA underestimating the strength of feeling regarding the Israeli bombing of Gaza? Many in Cape Town feel so — but the DA says it isn’t worried.
The ANC plans to meet a delegation of Hamas leaders visiting South Africa, but the SA Jewish Board of Deputies says it is ‘disgusted’ by their presence.
Negotiators, including from Qatar and the US, pressed forward to maintain the truce agreement for Gaza that was due to end early on Thursday, with the prospect of an extension for at least two more days increasingly likely, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
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The poor performance of many of South Africa’s schools can be explained within the context of apartheid, which exposed many to conflict and left the country with a divided education system.
If you are planning to visit Israel, which is currently in conflict with Hamas, you should know that the Discovery Health Medical Aid Scheme will not cover your travel insurance.
People marched through the Johannesburg CBD in solidarity with the people of Palestine on Wednesday. Many called for a permanent ceasefire and unrestricted access to aid.
Israel and Hamas were on Wednesday considering the parameters of a potential new phase of the Gaza truce deal that includes Hamas releasing hostages who are men or military personnel, not only women and children, a source briefed on the negotiations said.
Israel’s military and the Palestinian group Hamas accused each other of violating the deal that brought their war to a temporary pause, highlighting the fragility of the agreement.
On 10 October 2023, the Wall Street Journal published an article headlined ‘Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto’. It quoted an amount of $93-million. The article set off a firestorm in Congress, led by senator Elizabeth Warren, and a small army of legislators got very testy, issuing warnings and threats and composing a stern letter to the president signed by 100 members of Congress, who basically knee-jerked their way into a position before anyone had bothered to properly verify the facts.
On the eve of his departure for Israel, ambassador to South Africa Eliav Belotsercovsky received a forthright letter from the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka.
Israel and Hamas on Monday agreed to pause their devastating war for another two days following negotiations over the release of more hostages held in Gaza.
Two significant dates will be marked this week — International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare.
Seventeen people were freed by Hamas on Sunday in the third day of hostage releases engineered under a temporary ceasefire with Israel, as work continued to extend the pause in fighting beyond an initial four days.
David Teeger, who was set to captain South Africa’s under-19 cricket team at next year’s junior World Cup, could have that honour taken away following comments he made at the Jewish Achiever Awards.
A second group of Israeli hostages and foreigners was handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday and brought out of Gaza into Egypt after hours of delay. Israel released a first group of 39 prisoners.
It’s not just about the shocking lack of humanity and fairness in comments about the Israel-Gaza war; this brutishness and malevolence is far more pervasive than we’d like to believe.
GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave, but both sides warned that the war was far from over.
Qatar said a short truce in the war between Israel and Hamas would begin on Friday morning, about a day later than initially expected as negotiations between the two sides over hostages and prisoners dragged on.
International aid organisations have warned that a four-day humanitarian pause in the Israel-Gaza conflict is not enough to address the ‘catastrophic’ situation in the Gaza Strip. They have reiterated calls for a sustainable ceasefire allowing unrestricted humanitarian access and the investigation of possible war crimes in the region.
Sources: Video 1: Free Documentary – History; Video 2: History Channel; Video 3: Rick Steves’ Europe
In the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel, and Israel’s ensuing bombardment campaign of the Gaza Strip, there is much discussion, by both experts and non-experts, about international humanitarian law (IHL), the law governing armed conflict and military occupation, and its application in the current hostilities involving Israel and Palestinian armed groups.
Source: Human Rights Watch
In the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel, and Israel’s ensuing bombardment campaign of the Gaza Strip, there is much discussion, by both experts and non-experts, about international humanitarian law (IHL), the law governing armed conflict and military occupation, and its application in the current hostilities involving Israel and Palestinian armed groups.
Source: Human Rights Watch
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