Omar Shakir is the Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch. He has spent years documenting and investigating human rights abuses and Israeli crimes against humanity across Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. He joins Al Jazeera presenter Rawaa Auge on Centre Stage to explain the processes and difficulties in carrying out his job…
Hezbollah says its forces hit a military command headquarters in the city of Safed in northern Israel. The armed group says the attacks are in response to the assassination of its senior members and Hamas’ second in command Saleh al-Arouri. We have correspondents on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodris in…
We’re getting reports that three Hezbollah members have been killed in another targeted Israeli strike in southern Lebanon. The attack on a car happened in the southern town of Ghandouriyeh. It comes a day after a drone attack killed one of Hezbollah’s top commanders, Wissam al-Tawil. He’s due to be buried in the area in…
Taiwan will elect a new president on January 13th as tensions in the region are rising. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and the US is watching. So why is Taiwan such a flashpoint between the world’s two biggest powers? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Note: This is an updated version of an episode…
Tensions are high in the city of Tulkarem with reports of Israeli forces now raiding the Nour Shams camp east of the city. Violent fighting was reported earlier in the Tulkarem refugee camp and Tulkarem City after three Palestinian men were shot dead by Israeli forces. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith has the latest from Ramallah…
Israel’s army is continuing its offensive in central and southern Gaza, despite claims it’s shifting to a lower intensity phase of the war. Israeli air strikes have targeted residential neighbourhoods in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, leaving Palestinians searching for survivors under the rubble. More than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed since October…
Watch the moment protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza heckled US President Joe Biden during a speech in South Carolina, as he begins to ramp up his re-election campaign for 2024. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram…
The government of Eswatini in southern Africa is proposing new laws to legalise the trade of cannabis. Many rural families farm cannabis to make ends meet but they say high licencing fees will cut them out of the profitable business. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Eswatini, Southern Africa. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow…
The President of Ecuador has declared a state of emergency, after a notorious gang leader escaped from prison on Sunday. Police have launched a manhunt for Jose Adolfo Macias. He was serving a 34-year sentence for drug trafficking and murder. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth consecutive term – in an election marred by the absence of any meaningful opposition. The Nationalist Party boycotted the vote, saying more than 25,000 of its leadership and supporters are in jail. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow…