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South Africa files court case accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’
AFP, Published on 30/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - South Africa filed a case on Friday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for what it said were "genocidal" acts in Gaza, with Israel rejecting the case "with disgust".
Israeli PM: No peace until Hamas destroyed
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel bombed Gaza on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed there would not be be peace until the territory's Hamas rulers are destroyed and Palestinian society is "deradicalised".
Israel PM says no peace until Hamas destroyed
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted peace can only be achieved in Gaza if Hamas is destroyed, the territory demilitarised and Palestinian society "deradicalised", after warning the war is set to intensify.
Israel pounds Gaza with no end in sight to war
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pounded Gaza on Monday, exacerbating the dire conditions for civilians with no end in sight to the war Hamas says has killed more than 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Palestinians said they felt "no joy" this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
Pope kicks off Christmas celebrations in shadow of wars
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Pope Francis on Sunday kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.
'Tonight our hearts are in Bethlehem,' pope says in Christmas mass
AFP, Published on 25/12/2023
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza war rages on Christmas Eve as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the Oct 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
Russia bars pro-peace presidential candidate
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia's Central Electoral Commission on Saturday rejected an application by a candidate calling for peace to stand in next year's presidential elections.
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The United Nations (UN) Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.