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Trump's Maga base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by President Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears.
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza is slipping into famine, United Nations-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to '10 or 12 days'
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» ABERDEEN (UNITED KINGDOM) - US President Donald Trump on Monday issued Moscow with a dramatic new deadline to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
Gaza Strip pantomime ending at last
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 29/07/2025
» The coordinated chorus of despair by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and their various henchpersons and flacks was quite impressive. The message was that everybody should stop hoping for a negotiated peace. Mr Netanyahu has stared Mr Trump down once again, and the four-month pantomime search for a new ceasefire in Gaza is at an end.
Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid routes, but humanitarian agencies warned vast amounts more were needed to stave off starvation.
WHO says malnutrition reaching 'alarming levels' in Gaza
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» GENEVA - Malnutrition rates are reaching "alarming levels" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the "deliberate blocking" of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives.
Israel announces humanitarian pause in parts of Gaza
Published on 27/07/2025
» JERUSALEM/CAIRO - The Israeli military announced on Sunday a daily pause of its operations in parts of Gaza and the establishment of new aid corridors, after months of international pressure over a worsening hunger crisis spreading in the Palestinian enclave.
Britain leads calls for airdrops as Gaza hunger crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 27/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain vowing to back airdrops.
UK, France, Germany say Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe must end now'
AFP, Published on 26/07/2025
» BERLIN — The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said Friday the "humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip "must end now", as the war-ravaged Palestinian territory faces a deepening crisis.
Aid groups warn of starving children as European powers discuss Gaza
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an "emergency call" Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.