Xi Jinping’s China wants to step forward as a peace mediator. She has become increasingly vocal in her opposition to the war on Gaza. And it has also used the conflict as a platform to demonstrate its solidarity with the Arab world and the Global South, always ready to show itself in opposition to the … Read more
No surprises, just a confirmation. The outgoing president of Russia has won the elections, obtaining a fifth six-year term at the helm of the country. If he completes it, the tsar would become Russia’s longest-serving political leader in two hundred years. The president of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, … Read more
The Israeli army and security forces continue the operation launched this Monday against the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, the largest in the Strip and one of the few centers still in operation. According to information provided by the armed forces, the operation has claimed the lives of “90 terrorists” and has arrested 600 … Read more
Israel is developing a plan to assign aid distribution in the Gaza Strip to Palestinian leaders who have no ties to Hamas. The Wall Street Journal tells the background story, explaining that this would be a first step to create a government authority in Gaza led by the Palestinians. Israel is reportedly seeking regional support … Read more
Smoke over Gaza City on Thursday Image: AFP Khalil Shikaki and his team conduct demoscopy under wartime conditions. Their latest poll is about the two-state solution, the October 7 massacre and Hamas. “Astonishing” and “confusing” are some of the results of his latest survey among Palestinians, said Khalil Shikaki as he presented the figures in … Read more
DAccording to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. “We have actually presented a resolution that is now before the Security Council, which calls for an immediate ceasefire coupled with the release of the hostages,” … Read more
Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts have emerged again after new proposals and calls for more aid to Gaza. (AFP) Efforts towards a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war appear to be emerging again after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant group also called for more aid to Gaza, where the first food shipments by sea reached the … Read more
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived in Saudi Arabia this Wednesday, the first stage of a new tour of the Middle East that will take him to Israel on Friday. The visit of the head of US diplomacy coincides with the escalation of tensions between the two allies, after the warnings from the … Read more