| | 2. ? Live: UN calls for international probe into reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitalsВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) | The United Nations called Tuesday for an international investigation into reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges, saying war crimes may have been committed. Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that health workers had uncovered nearly 340 bodies of Palestinians allegedly killed and buried by Israeli forces at the Nasser Medical Complex. Read our liveblog to follow today's developments in the Middle East. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
9. Israeli soldiers share 'abusive' videos mocking destruction of Gaza onlineВс, 21 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Since the start of the war in Gaza over six months ago, Israeli soldiers have filmed and posted hundreds of videos of destruction in Gaza online. In the videos, Palestinians are mocked, destruction is a celebration and launching artillery is an opportunity to have a laugh. The Israel Defence Forces said they have called their soldiers to order and have sanctioned some of them without saying how many. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
10. US ‘risks complicity’ in approving military aid for Israel, Oxfam saysВс, 21 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | The US House of Representatives Saturday approved $13 billion in new Israeli military aid amid mounting global criticism over the death toll and dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “To continue arming Israel after an ICJ decision that finds that there is a possible risk of genocide and a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate, sustained ceasefire ... from our opinion, risks complicity,” said Bushra Khalidi, West Bank policy lead for Oxfam. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
11. Israeli forces kill more than 14 Palestinians in West Bank raidВс, 21 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said it has recovered a total of 14 bodies from an Israeli raid in the Nur Shams urban refugee camp in the West Bank that began late Thursday. At least 469 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Most have been killed during Israeli military arrest raids, which often trigger gunbattles, or in violent protests. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
12. Rafah offensive: Israel seeks to confront Hamas's last brigades, control border tunnelsВс, 21 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Israel continues to carry out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere, vowing to expand its ground offensive to the city. "Israel still believes it needs to go into Rafah and confront Hamas's last four brigades there," ABC Correspondent Jordana Miller told FRANCE 24. Israel also seeks to control a corridor with many tunnels located on the border with Egypt which it believes is used by Hamas to acquire weapons, Miller said. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
13. Netanyahu vows to increase 'military pressure' on Hamas in 'the coming days'Вс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) | Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase "military pressure" on the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. The announcement came after Israeli overnight strikes in the area of the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 16 people, according to the Civil Defence agency in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
14. Has US, Israeli pressure on Qatar pushed Hamas into Erdogan’s arms?Сб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | The timing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh’s visit to Turkey to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is significant, says FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto. Their talks on Saturday came days after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to Qatar, where Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said Doha was reassessing its role as mediator in talks aimed at a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
15. Second mayor in Ecuador assassinated ahead of anti-crime referendumСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | A second mayor in Ecuador - Jorge Maldonado of Portovelo - was shot dead Friday ahead of a referendum on stricter measures against organised crime, police said. Two days prior, the mayor of Camilo Ponce Enriquez in the southern province of Azuay, Jose Sanchez, was shot dead. Maldonado was the fifth Ecuadoran mayor assassinated in a year, and the third in less than a month. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
17. Turkey 'no chance whatsoever' to help mediate talks between Israel and HamasСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh held talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday as ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas stalled. The news came after Qatar said it is re-evaluating its role as mediator in truce negotiations. Turkey however has no chance to mediate talks between the two foes as it has “burned its bridges with Israel”, FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer said, reporting from Ankara. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
18. Iraq investigates deadly blast at base housing pro-Iran armed groups, US denies involvementСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday. While the head of security of the province said the incident looked like an air strike, Iraqi authorities said there were no planes in the air at the time of strike, FRANCE 24’s Lina Malers said, reporting from Beirut, adding that some have accused the US of being responsible, which the US has denied. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
19. Iran dismisses reported Israeli retaliatory attack in IsfahanСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appeared to step back from wider conflict stemming from the war in Gaza. Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones one week ago in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike –which Iran blamed on Israel – that levelled the Iranian consulate in Damascus and killed seven Revolutionary Guards. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
21. US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid packageСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | The US House of Representatives is poised to hold a crucial vote on Saturday on a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- and a possible ban of TikTok. The votes on the $95 billion foreign aid and arms bills are expected to begin at 1:00 pm (1700 GMT), and embattled Republican Speaker Mike Johnson will need Democratic votes to get them passed. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
22. Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold talks with Turkey's ErdoganСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Hamas political leader Imsail Haniyeh will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel's reported attack on Iran and Gaza bracing for a new Israeli offensive. "Haniyeh sees Erdogan as a man with a voice in Washington and in Europe," FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer said, adding that Erdogan who "likened Israel to Nazi Germany" has, however, "no chance of mediating between Hamas and Israel". Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
23. Explosion at Iraq military base kills one, injures severalСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | A huge blast rocked a military base in Iraq late on Friday, leaving a 5-metre-deep and 10-metre-wide crater in the ground, FRANCE 24 Regional Correspondent Lina Malers said. The explosion, which killed one person and injured eight others, hit the base at Calso, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
24. Iran downplays apparent Israeli attack near major air baseСб, 20 апр[-/+]Автор(?) | Iran on Friday downplayed an apparent Israeli air strike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran. Authorities said air defences fired at an air base near Isfahan, which has long been home to Iran’s fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats – purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
26. US House of Representatives approves new military aid for IsraelСб, 20 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) | The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would provide billions of dollars in new military aid to Israel, which continues to prosecute its war against Hamas despite growing international concern for civilians in Gaza. The news came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestinians to 'act with unity' amid the Gaza war, following hours-long talks with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul, his office said. Read our blog to see how the day's events in the Middle East unfolded. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
27. Caught between Israel and Iran, Jordan clings desperately to stabilityПт, 19 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) | After Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel on April 13, Jordan finds itself caught between the two enemies. Friday morning's suspected Israeli strikes in central Iran have intensified fear that the country could be dragged into an escalation against its will. Having been historically neutral in the two countries’ decades-old struggle, the Hashemite kingdom is now seeing its delicate balancing act threatened. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
28. The New York Times accused of pro-Israel bias in coverage of Gaza warПт, 19 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) | Some US media outlets have been criticised for their coverage of Israel's devastating military offensive in Gaza, including legacy brands like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and The New York Times. According to The Intercept, top editors at The Times told journalists to limit the use of terms like "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" and avoid using the term "occupied territory". We spoke to The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill to find out more. Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
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