Sultan Barakat, professor of public policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, says that the US announcement of a maritime aid corridor to Gaza is meant to distract people from the fact that there are trucks full of aid at the Egyptian border. “I think it’s one of the main purposes for making this announcement at…

The aid boats will leave Larnaca and have an 18-hour journey towards Gaza. What we don’t know is how the aid will be delivered from the boat into the enclave and to distribution centres as there is no functioning port in Gaza. There is a lot of cynicism from the Palestinians about this maritime corridor…

On International Women’s Day, women around the world are calling for more rights and celebrating the lives of women and girls. But in Gaza, Israel’s bombardment is killing an average of 63 women every day. And the lack of basic hygiene and amenities is having the biggest impact on women. Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports….

New initiatives to get aid into Gaza via airdrops and a maritime corridor are little more than a “Hollywood” show by the US as it simultaneously supplies weapons to Israel, says Saul Takahashi, professor of human rights and peace studies at Osaka Jogakuin University. “If the Americans or the EU give a hoot about Palestinian…

The controversial Article 23 is under debate in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, with concerns that it could threaten human rights and bring Hong Kong closer to China. The proposed law has faced widespread opposition and sparked protests in the past, with critics arguing that it could undermine civil liberties and freedom of speech. The debate…

The EU, Cyprus, UAE, and US have pledged to provide famine relief to Palestine, but their efforts are being hampered by Israel’s blockades and challenging weather conditions. Despite the urgent need for aid, Israel’s restrictions on the movement of goods and people in and out of Palestine have made it difficult to distribute aid quickly…

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed 30,878 Palestinians . Air strikes in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza killed three members of the Khelah family. Here is the story of a young 11 year old Palestinian survivor who survived the strike- she recounts being pulled out of the rubble.