In a shopping center next to the Israeli city of Ashkelon, a woman rolls down the window when she sees a truck and a caravan of cars, without understanding that it is an initiative (more symbolic than practical) of the Israeli peace NGO Omdim Beyahad (De standing together) to bring supplies into Gaza. -Why do … Read more
The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer – the highest-ranking legislator of the Jewish religion – has launched strong criticism this Thursday against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he has accused of being an “obstacle to the peace” in the Middle East. In a speech in the plenary … Read more
The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, warned this Thursday that shipments of humanitarian aid by air and, now, by sea to Gaza “are not enough” to avoid an “imminent famine” that has already cost the lives of at least two dozen Gazan minors. Therefore, he has urged Israel to allow more land humanitarian … Read more
At least five people have been killed and another 22 injured this Wednesday in an attack on a food distribution center of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. . The agency has blamed the Israeli army for the attack on its facilities, where … Read more
Humza Yousaf (Rutherglen, Scotland, 38 years old) is the First Minister of Scotland. He was the first Muslim to hold the position. He also presides over the Scottish National Party (SNP), replacing Nicola Sturgeon, who left behind a divided party, mired in a scandal of alleged corruption and with the independence project headed towards unilateralism. … Read more
For the first time in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a shipment of humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip set sail by sea from the island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning. At 7:18 a.m. in Cyprus (6:18 a.m. in mainland Spain), some 200 tons of food from the humanitarian organization World Central Kitchen … Read more
Boat Open Arms, of the Spanish NGO of the same name, set sail this Tuesday morning towards Gaza from the port of Larnaca, in Cyprus, inaugurating a maritime corridor to bring aid to the Strip and try to alleviate the serious humanitarian situation since the attacks of last 7 October. The mission, named Operation Safeena … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured this Tuesday that Israel will continue with its military campaign in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, despite growing international pressure. “We will finish the work in Rafah and at the same time allow the civilian population to get away from danger,” he promised. Meanwhile, the White … Read more