Mass arrests made as US students protest over Gaza war
Protests over the war in Gaza have taken hold at a handful of elite US universities as officials scramble to defuse demonstrations. Police moved to break up an encampment at New York University (NYU) on Monday night, making a number of arrests. BBC reports that dozens of students were arrested at Yale earlier in the […]
Israel-Gaza war: Blasts, sirens as Iranian missiles intercepted
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that US forces helped intercept dozens of Iranian drones and missiles launched against Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Austin condemned the Iranian attack, which was in retaliation to an Israeli air raid on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus, as “reckless and unprecedented”. “We do not seek […]
Gaza’s hospital in ruins after two-week Israeli raid
Israel’s military has pulled out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after a two-week raid that has left most of the major medical complex in ruins. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said dozens of bodies had been found and locals said nearby areas were razed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had killed 200 “terrorists”, […]
At least 19 reported killed as Israeli forces fire on Gaza aid seekers
At least 19 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack targeting civilians who were waiting for aid southeast of Gaza City, Gaza’s Ministry of Health and its Media Office said. “The Israeli occupation commits a massacre, killing 19 and injuring 23 civilians while thousands of citizens were waiting for flour and aid near Al-Kuwait […]
More than 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy
At least 112 Palestinians are said to have been killed and 760 injured trying to get desperately needed aid in Gaza. BBC reports that crowds descended on a convoy of lorries on the coastal road south-west of Gaza City, in the presence of Israeli tanks. Israel’s military say tanks fired warning shots but did not […]
Hundreds killed in air strike on Gaza hospital
Gaza’s health ministry spokesman said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of people at a hospital in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel said a Palestinian barrage had caused the blast. The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in Gaza during the current violence, triggering protests in the occupied […]
‘Kenya stands with Israel’- Ruto says over Hamas surprise attack
President William Ruto has condemned the surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas from the Gaza strip. In a statement of Saturday, October 7, 2023, Ruto termed that attack as an act to terrorism and a threat to international peace. “Kenya joins the rest of the world in solidarity with the State […]