A day after a series of Israeli strikes in Rafah south of the Gaza Strip, bereaved families have been gathering to collect their loved ones from the local morgues. This as the death toll in Gaza hit 20,000 in what the UN has called a tragic and shameful milestone. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports…
Since October the 7th, Israeli arrests of Palestinians have skyrocketed both in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Human rights groups are concerned some of the prisons set up after the war began are violating international human rights law and increasingly subjecting Palestinians to abuse. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from the occupied West Bank….
At least 14 people have been killed and 25 others wounded in a mass shooting at a university in the Czech Republic’s capital, Prague. Officials say the shooter was a student at the university. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports. 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…
“They were executed.” The UN Human Rights Office is calling for an immediate investigation into a ‘possible war crime’ after receiving information about Israeli forces allegedly killing Palestinian men in front of family members in northern Gaza. Al Jazeera spoke to several witnesses; these are their accounts. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on…
The 15-member council was initially meant to vote on the new resolution – which aims to boost aid to Gaza – on Monday. Delays have been daily since, with the initial drafter, the UAE, and other members apparently trying to wrangle US opposition to avoid another veto. As one of five permanent members of the…
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 April 19. Al Jazeera is on the ground in Sudan as days of fighting have consumed the capital, Khartoum. The violence is between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group…
Twenty-thousand Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel, armed and backed by the U.S. and European allies. More fighting nearby too: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen among the groups involved. Could Israel’s war trigger a wider conflict? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Omar Rahman – Fellow, Middle East Council on Global Affairs. focus on…
Rice is a staple food for over half the world’s population. India’s export bans sent shockwaves through markets as some argue the country is using food as a political pawn. Watch this video to learn more about how global rice markets influence food security, geopolitics and the livelihoods of millions of farmers.
In this episode of #CentreStage, Daniel Levy discusses the war in Gaza from historical, inter-faith, and geopolitical perspectives. Levy is the president of the U.S./Middle East Project, and served as an Israeli negotiator at Taba under Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin during Oslo B negotiations. Daniel Levy discusses the Palestinian…
As artillery supplies dwindle, Ukraine is turning more frequently to its aging Mi-24 helicopters to counter Russian adversaries. Although obsolete and often older than the pilots, these helicopters will become more important as Ukrainian forces wait for delayed weapons. WSJ takes a look at why the Mi-24 is referred to as the “flying tank” and…