How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine what kind of agreement can be reached to end the current war, and what the future of Gaza will look like. By Joshua Leifer How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know Source link
Oman endured flash flooding with authorities reporting fatalities before the United Arab Emirates was hit by what the government described as the largest amount of rainfall in the past 75 years. The rains began on Monday night, and by Tuesday evening the desert city of Dubai had received the average amount of rainfall it normally gets for the whole year Source link
As the war in Sudan moves into its second year, 1,000 refugees a day continue to cross its southern border. Within the small town of Renk in South Sudan, a rapidly growing refugee population faces desperate shortages of water, food and shelter. For many, South Sudan marks a return to a land they thought they had left behind, having fled the country after civil war broke out in 2013. Now new fighting in their adopted country has forced them back again Source link
Israel has announced it is withdrawing its troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’, as a new round of talks to establish a ceasefire begins in Egypt. Footage emerging from Khan Younis shows the scale of destruction wrought on the city after months of fighting Source link
The scenes were chaotic: hundreds of people crowded around aid trucks desperately trying to grab what they could amid a hunger crisis that international observers feared could turn into famine. By the end of the night, according to Gazan health authorities, 112 would be dead and more than 700 people injured. As the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, tells Michael Safi, the events of that night are under investigation amid an international outcry. The incident has brought the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza into sharper focus and led to increasing pressure from Israel’s allies to intensify their efforts in getting food through the crossings and to the people who need it most. Meanwhile, attempts to broker a ceasefire deal in time for Ramadan next week appear to be faltering. As we record, no deal appeared to be in sight and US forces, in an attempt to bypass the Israelis, have resorted to dropping aid in pallets from planes into Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Support The Guardian The Guardian is editorially independent. And we want to …
Kurdish women living in Iran face discrimination for their ethnicity as well as their gender. The photographer Keiwan Fatehi spoke to those who were forced to leave their homeland due to oppression, lack of rights or fear for their safety and joined the peshmerga military • Fatehi is an Iranian Kurdish photographer based in Iraq. These images are part of his Gender and national apartheid series with Middle East Images Source link
When Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after the 7 October Hamas attacks, the photojournalist Motaz Azaiza picked up his camera and headed straight to the frontlines Main image: Motaz Azaiza has now been evacuated from the Gaza Strip after 108 days of covering the war Fri 16 Feb 2024 12.00 GMT Source link
Israeli special forces have stormed Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the largest still-functioning hospital in the Gaza Strip. The IDF confirmed the presence of its troops claiming it had “credible intelligence” that the bodies of hostages taken on 7 October may be in the facility. Footage from inside the hospital showed medical personnel scrambling to tend to patients amid debris and the sound of gunfire. Another clip uploaded by Khaled al-Serr, a surgeon at the hospital, showed the aftermath of what claimed was tank fire on the facility damaging the medical complex. Source link
At least 67 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah as the Israeli military said it had freed two hostages during a raid in the city by special forces. The raid was celebrated in Israel, which has been seeking the release of more than 100 captives held by Hamas and other militant groups. There were heavy airstrikes during the raid on Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. Women and children were among those killed, according to Dr Marwan al-Hams, the director of the Abu Youssef al-Najjar hospital, and dozens were wounded. The two freed hostages were taken to Sheba hospital in central Israel and were confirmed by the hospital’s doctors to be in “good condition”. The hostages were named by Israel Defense Forces as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, who were kidnapped from the Nir Yitzhak kibbutz in the 7 October Hamas attacks Source link
At least 67 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the southern city of Rafah, according to Gaza health officials, as the Israeli military said it had freed two hostages during a raid by special forces on the city. The raid was celebrated in Israel, which has been seeking the release of more than 100 captives held by Hamas and other militant groups. Heavy airstrikes pounded Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where about 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war. Women and children were among those killed in the Israeli strikes, according to Dr Marwan al-Hams, director of Abu Youssef al-Najjar hospital, and dozens were wounded. Residents said two mosques and several houses were bombed Source link
