Israeli missiles hit close to an Al Jazeera crew, striking a residential building near a hospital in southern Gaza. Just under an hour ago, as we were speaking to our correspondent in Gaza, an Israeli air raid targeted positions right behind him — striking residential buildings near the Kuwait Hospital in the southern city of…
Contrary to what Israeli leaders say, the war on Gaza is not making Israel safer, according to political scientist Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group, which studies geopolitical risk. Bremmer argues that the human carnage created by Israel in Gaza over the past few weeks is strengthening Hamas and isolating Israel. Meanwhile, United States support…
Thousands of people in Sudan have been displaced by fighting again as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of the country’s second-biggest city Wad Madani. 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 page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App:…
An air strike has hit a building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, very close to where our Hani Mahmoud was reporting from live on air for Al Jazeera English. The explosion sent a massive plume of smoke into the sky and panicked residents running for cover. “People are running from the site of the explosion…
Talks are underway to explore a potential new truce. Sources indicate a positive meeting in Warsaw on Monday between Qatar’s prime minister, the CIA chief, and Mossad’s chief. They addressed various aspects of the agreement. Currently, Qatari negotiators are in contact with both Hamas and the Israelis, exploring the possibility of resuming talks and establishing…
Israel has launched air strikes on several positions in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah. The Lebanese armed group says six fighters were killed in the past 24 hours. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr is in Southern Lebanon for the latest updates. 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…
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Hamas official Ghazi Hamad has said that the group’s “priority” amid the ongoing negotiations is a stop to the war. “Our vision is very clear: We want to stop the aggression,” he said. “What is going on in the ground is a big catastrophe,” added Hamad, referencing the “mass…
Adel Abdel Ghafar from the Middle East Council on Global Affairs spoke to Al Jazeera about the motivation behind the Houthis’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea. “First of all, they want to show solidarity with Palestine. Secondly, they want to use these attacks as leverage with their negotiations with the Saudis ongoing now…
Taking centre stage today is Palestine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Husam Zomlot. In this episode – he reflects on the war in Gaza, the double standards it exposed, the road to peace and responds to questions about Palestinian leadership and the decades long aspiration for statehood and self determination. Sandra Gathmann is a presenter…
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are experiencing psychological trauma as a result of Israeli attacks. To ease their suffering, a group of traditional Palestinian storytellers has organised musical entertainment for young people at a school in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us…