New gene-editing technology approved in the U-S is giving hope to millions of people worldwide suffering from sickle cell disease. The treatment for the blood disorder has already been approved in the UK – and is the first of its kind to be given the go-ahead. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe…
South African veteran anti apartheid activist, Ronnie Kasrils, is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. He’s a founding member of the armed wing of the African National Congress, and former minister in the first post-apartheid government. 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: http://www.aljazeera.com/…
For the past two months, demonstrators around the world, have rallied to support Palestinians and condemn Israel’s bombing of Gaza. From the US to Europe. Asia and Latin America public support has been consistent and outspoken. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodo Yan has more. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find…
For two months, there’s been a steady build-up of hostilities on the Israel-Lebanon border. Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes on both sides of the border, as the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah trade fire. There remains worry that the situation there could escalate into a broader conflict engulfing…
Foreign Ministers from several Arab nations and Turkiye have been holding talks with U-S Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington. They’re calling for an immediate ceasefire. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane has more from the U-S capital. 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…
One of the most visual aspects of Israel’s military occupation is an 8-meter high cement wall, built in the occupied West Bank. The wall, which has drawn international condemnation, cuts deep into Palestinian territory and has resulted in the confiscation of large areas of fertile Palestinian land. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from the Occupied…
More than 60 days into the Israel-Gaza war, two Israeli news outlets – +972 magazine and Local Call – published a report on The Gospel, a new artificial intelligence system deployed in Gaza. The AI helps generate new targets at an unprecedented rate, allowing the Israeli military to loosen its already permissive constraints on the…
Food security has been at the heart of Israel’s economic policy for decades. But Israeli farmers are now worried the war on Gaza could turn their fields into barren land. Growers cannot reach their crops in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip, which is known as "Israel’s vegetable patch". And there is an acute shortage…
Israel’s relentless bombing of civilian infrastructure continues in southern Gaza. The ongoing assault has sparked urgent calls from Gaza’s government media office for international intervention and more aid. Images showing extensive damage to the medevial Omari Mosque have sparked anger among Palestinians. Al Jazeera’s Willem Marx reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on…
The United States has used its veto power to shoot down a draft resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate end to Israel’s war on Gaza. The vote was called after UN secretary general Antonio Guterres invoked the rarely-used Article 99 of the UN charter. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the…