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Zane Dangor cited a warning by major aid groups and NGOs in Gaza that a 50-day blockade on aid is pushing the enclave into famine to complete collapse. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Dangor: ICJ order on Rafah is ground-breaking

The court ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah and allow UN investigators into Gaza This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…

Haley Baylee wore a Marie Antoinette inspired outfit to the Met Gala and it was a post of hers that referenced the infamous “let them eat cake” phrase that sparked the celebrity blockout. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities

One thing good about the Met Gala was that it sparked a movement that is raising awareness about the atrocities in Gaza

Palestinians who left their homes and took refuge in Rafah try to survive under harsh conditions in makeshift tents they set up in the empty land as Israeli attacks continue on Gaza on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘Flayed rams hang above our sleep’ as we witness the devastation of Gaza

As the world is ripped apart, the poems that sing the universal enable some respite

History on repeat: An archaeologist sketches the remains of the city of Troy. The Greek playwright Euripides and Roman poet Virgil wrote of the massacres and the flight of refugees during the fall of Troy more than 3 000 years ago.

There’s no murder in media wars

Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature

A fire burns in the remains of the destroyed Al-Huda mosque following Israeli military operations in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned Israel to follow international law in Gaza and said that his office is investigating the conflict “as a matter of the utmost urgency.” Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg via Getty Images

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

Egypt boosts security to stem tide of Palestinians

Egypt boosted security around the border town of Rafah on Tuesday and resealed parts of the barrier blasted open a week ago as it tried to control the flow of people in and out…

Egypt begins closing Gaza border, tensions flare

Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in…

Gazans pour into Egypt for second day

Gazans poured into Egypt for a second consecutive day on Thursday to stock up on supplies after militants blew open the border barrier of the Hamas-run territory, witnesses said.…

Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

Palestinian militants blew up part of the wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt to stock up on food and fuel in short…

Egypt police shoot Sudan migrant at Israel border

Egyptian police opened fire on two Sudanese migrants trying to sneak across the border into Israel, injuring one, security sources said on Tuesday. A security source told Reuters…

US Army sparks a fashion craze in militant Gaza

Wearing a green Hamas headband, waving a Hamas flag, swinging a Kalashnikov and chanting for Israel’s demise, Bassem Shorah looks to be a prototypical Palestinian militant. His…

Palestinians blow hole in Gaza-Egypt border wall

Palestinian militants blew a hole in the Palestinian border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Thursday, witnesses said. About 200 Palestinians gathered at the scene of the…

Palestinian militant killed in Israeli air strike

The Palestinian government’s security chief, a key player in rocket attacks on Israel, was killed late on Thursday in an Israeli air strike that threatened to escalate clashes…

Gaza chaos escalates as Egypt border blocked

Security chaos in the Gaza Strip escalated further on Wednesday when gunmen loyal to the ruling Fatah faction barred access to the border with Egypt and tried to kidnap the…

Gaza gateway to turn ‘borders into bridges’

The Rafah border, Gaza’s only link to the outside world that bypasses Israel, was declared open by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after being shut for nearly three…

For Egypt, a stark new dilemma at Gaza border

Armed with an automatic rifle, the Egyptian guard, Ahmed, took shelter from the scorching sun in the ruins of an old border crossing. Nearby, a Palestinian teenager from the Gaza…

Palestine moves to seal off Gaza’s Egypt border

Palestinian forces fired warning shots and pushed back stone-throwing crowds on Saturday on the southern Gaza Strip’s Egyptian border, trying to reimpose order after a week of…

Palestinians engulf security forces

Thousands of Palestinians broke through Egyptian and Palestinian Authority lines on the Gaza border on Friday, pouring into Egypt in defiance of government attempts to secure the…

Police vow to stem tide of Palestinians

Hundreds of people continued to cross the border between Gaza and Egypt unhindered on Thursday despite efforts by police on both sides of the frontier to assert control. Around…

Hamas blows hole in Gaza barrier

Hamas militants blew a gaping hole on Wednesday in a concrete barrier on the Gaza Strip’s southern border, enabling Palestinians to continue surging into Egypt despite pledges to…