Continuous Israeli attacks have led to a fresh exodus of Palestinians already driven from northern Gaza. The southern town of Rafah is struggling to cope with the influx. The UN says around 100-thousand people had arrived here in recent days. Virtually the entire population of Gaza – around 2.3 million people – is dependent on…

South Africa has filed a case at the UN’s International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. The petition accuses Israel of calculated actions intended to bring about the physical destruction of Palestine. Article II of the Genocide Convention was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948 and de-fines the crime of genocide. It…

Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel should take control of the Philadelphia Corridor, on Gaza’s border with Egypt. Gawdat Bahgat’s, a political science professor at the National Defense University, joins Al Jazeera’s live from Washington DC to discuss the latest developments. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir Al Balah camp in the…

Israel’s foreign ministry has hit back at South Africa for filing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice. On X, its spokesperson Lior Haiat said ‘Israel rejects with disgust the blood libel spread by South Africa’. He added that the claim ‘lacks both factual and a legal basis, and constitutes a despicable and…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has bypassed congress and approved the sale of high explosive artillery shells and related equipment to Israel. Blinken pushed through the 147-million dollar deal by declaring it an emergency. He made a similar decision on December 9, approving a 106-million dollar sale of tank ammunition for Israel. Al Jazeera’s…

21,672 Palestinians have now been killed in Gaza since the war began. Israeli warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on Khan Younis. Israel’s military says it is expanding operations there to target Hamas fighters. But many civilians have been killed. ِAl Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…