The US-Israel relationship explained | Start Here

The US-Israel relationship explained | Start Here

The US has always been Israel’s most important ally. What’s behind the relationship? What keeps it going? And why are some people questioning how it works? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains. 00:59 – The US has supported Israel from the beginning 01:44 – Why the US supported Zionism 02:29 – The US and Israel’s “shared values”…

Israeli army has intensified its raids across the Occupied West Bank since October 7

Israeli army has intensified its raids across the Occupied West Bank since October 7

There’ve been more Israeli raids in the Occupied West Bank. Soldiers killed a 21-year-old Palestinian baker in the early hours of Sunday morning in the city of Qalqilya. Witnesses say soldiers indiscriminately opened fire as they entered the town. Israeli forces also raided homes in Nablus. At least 60 Palestinians have been arrested in the…

Israel bombs south Gaza: Air strikes on civilian areas intensify

Israel bombs south Gaza: Air strikes on civilian areas intensify

Israel is expanding its bombing of Gaza, with dozens more Palestinians killed in strikes across the Strip. The new wave of attacks from land, sea and air began after a ceasefire with Hamas expired on Friday. Talks to reach a new ceasefire deal have collapsed, with Hamas saying there’ll be no more negotiations on captives…

Worries mount as China ees surge in mysterious respiratory illness among children

Worries mount as China ees surge in mysterious respiratory illness among children

Hospitals in some areas of China have been overwhelmed after a surge in respiratory illnesses among children. Following a surge in respiratory illnesses in China, particularly among children, paediatric units in city hospitals are swamped. Many hospital wards are full. The World Health Organization has asked Beijing to provide more information on the cases. Al…

Israeli army calls on Khan Younis residents to flee certain zones

Israeli army calls on Khan Younis residents to flee certain zones

The Israeli army has called on residents from certain neighbourhoods in southern Khan Younis to evacuate to other areas. The warning came through the new evacuation system that Israel says was elaborated for civilians to avoid being targeted. Since Friday, Israeli forces started dropping leaflets showing a map of Gaza divided into thousands of numbered…

Lebanon border tensions: Israeli military and Hezbollah exchange fire

Lebanon border tensions: Israeli military and Hezbollah exchange fire

There has been an intense exchange of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has launched several attacks on Israeli military positions since hostilities resumed on Friday, following the end of the Gaza ceasefire. Israel has used white phosphorus shells and carried out raids targeting what it says are the sources of…

UNICEF spokesperson describes scenes inside Gaza hospital as ‘death zone’

UNICEF spokesperson describes scenes inside Gaza hospital as ‘death zone’

In detailing the scenes within Khan Younis’s al-Nassar Hospital in Gaza, James Elder, UNICEF’s global spokesperson, paints a grim picture. He describes children with severe injuries, mothers grieving over critically ill children, and an overall atmosphere resembling a death zone. Elder emphasizes the dual threat faced by children: the immediate danger of Israeli air strikes…

Bombing attack on Catholic mass in Philippines kills four

Bombing attack on Catholic mass in Philippines kills four

A bombing attack on a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines has killed four people and wounded several others. The explosion ripped through a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi City during a Catholic mass service on Sunday morning. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned the attack and said he had instructed the police…