Month: December 2023

Large swathes of Gaza have been reduced to rubble. The scale of the destruction is most evident in the north of the strip. Al Jazeera’s Jihad Abu Shanah met Palestinians who were trapped in their homes for days in northern Gaza, while Israeli soliders roamed the streets. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…

The United Nations, a longtime advocate for human rights through treaties and laws, faces stark realities. Despite its efforts, rights violations persist, especially in conflict zones like Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, where life, safety and basic needs are severely compromised. Meanwhile, emerging technologies and the climate crisis further challenge these rights. Addressing these critical issues,…

Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are losing their homes to Israeli settlers. It’s happening through a process of evictions and demolitions. Sandra Gathmann went to East Jerusalem for #AJStartHere to explain what’s happening and why. This film was shot in August 2023, before the war on Gaza. Chapters: 02:10 – Sandra meets Noura Ghaith-Sub Laban,…

In Ukraine the war has caused the sharpest drop in the country’s birth rate since it won independence more than 30 years ago. It’s leading to concerns about a population imbalance in the future, long after the fighting is over. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on…

At least 16 people from the al-Bursh family have been killed after Israeli forces targeted their home on Old Gaza Street in Jabalia town, the Palestinian Shehab News Agency has reported. Another 50 people were wounded in the attack. Earlier, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reported that Ministry of Health Director-General Munir al-Bursh was critically injured…

Luciano Zaccara, associate professor of Gulf politics at Qatar University says “there is a battle of narratives” regarding the positions of Israel and the UN on aid entering Gaza’s southern border. “Israel keeps repeating that they are concerned about the killing of civilians, and they’re concerned about allowing aid to enter into Gaza. International agencies…