Condemnations poured in from the United Nations and media rights groups on Monday (August 11, 2025) after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant. Dozens of Gazans stood amid bombed-out buildings in the courtyard of … Read more
Norwegian central bank, where Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is situated, in Oslo, Norway. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday (August 11, 2025) it is terminating contracts with asset managers handling its Israeli investments and has divested parts of its portfolio in the country over the situation in … Read more
Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday (August 8, 2025), reacting to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City. The arms export freeze marks a drastic change of course for Germany, which has long been one of … Read more
Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday (August 3, 2025) in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials and witnesses, who described facing gunfire as hungry crowds surged around aid sites as the malnutrition-related death toll surged. Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced last week that his government would recognise the state of Palestine during the coming UN General Assembly session in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows more humanitarian aid and commits itself towards … Read more
