Houthi attacks on tankers passing through the narrow strait of Bab Al Mandab that connects the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, have disrupted one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Houthis say they are targeting vessels linked to Israel in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. But countries in…
Israeli strikes have hit the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza. Thousands were sheltering there. Some of the injured have been transported to hospitals in carts pulled by donkeys because there aren’t enough ambulances. Nebal Farsakh is the Media and Communications Officer of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. She says paramedics are facing…
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Muhammad Shehada, a spokesman for the Euro-Med Monitor, says Israeli operations have turned the north of Gaza into an “extermination zone”. “That is Israeli journalists using that term as well as a ‘sterile zone’ or a ‘death zone,’” he told Al Jazeera from Copenhagen. “Early on in this war, [Israeli forces]…
A warning that some of the footage may be distressing to viewers. Israel has arrested more than 2,600 Palestinians from Gaza including doctors and journalists since it began its war. The fate of those detained and their whereabouts remain largely unknown. Al Jazeera spoke to some Palestinians who were released and they gave accounts of…
As the year wraps up, we’re looking back at ten of the episodes that defined our year at The Take. This originally aired on June 28. Off the Portuguese coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, a pod of orca whales has been ramming commuter boats and ripping off boat rudders. At least three sailboats have…
Egypt is proposing a deal to bring a temporary end to the war in Gaza. But the prospects of long-term peace seem very remote. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Tel Aviv, Israel. 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…
Almost a week on from elections in Democratic Republic of Congo, voters are waiting anxiously for the results. The presidential poll was marred by logistical problems and credibility concerns. The Electoral Commission says early results show President Felix Tshisekedi is in the lead. But opposition candidates are complaining of irregularities and ballot fraud. They want…
There have been several Israeli air raids, and several Hezbollah attacks today. Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for at least eight attacks on Israeli targets. The Israeli army is announcing nine of its soldiers have been wounded, including one that was severely injured. Here in Lebanon there were three Israeli air raids on the Qlaileh valley,…
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A four-year-old Palestinian boy who was wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza, has died in Doha. Louay Abdel Rahman Musa was brought to Qatar for medical treatment, but his injuries were too severe and doctors were unable to save him. Hundreds of people in Doha have turned out for his funeral. Al Jazeera’s Aksel…