Tag: Gaza
Israel Approves International Force’s Entry Into Gaza
Israel's security cabinet voted Sunday to grant the International Stabilization Force immunity under Israeli law, a legal enablement rather than an order to deploy, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace's…
Khan’s Ouster Deepens ICC’s Crisis
International Criminal Court member states removed prosecutor Karim Khan on July 24 for "serious misconduct and serious breach of duty." 82 states voted for removal, 13 against and 15 abstained, marking the first dismissal of a chief prosecutor in ICC history.Khan had been suspended since June over sexual-misconduct allegations involving…
Israel Strikes Gaza After Displacement Orders
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, hours after the military issued evacuation orders for four areas and then hit those same locations, according to Al Jazeera. Israeli air strikes destroyed homes in the Bureij and Jabalia refugee camps and in Gaza City's Zeitoun and Tal…
Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across the Gaza Strip late Saturday, including a family of five, in one of the deadliest single days since the October ceasefire took effect, according to Daily Sabah.A family of five, three children and their parents, was killed when a strike hit a…
Can Trump’s Middle East Peace Survive?
The Abraham Accords – the 2020 agreements brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump in his first term – made the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain the first Arab states in a quarter-century to recognise Israel, with Morocco following and Sudan beginning a process it never completed. They were one of…
1,120 Dead in Gaza Since Ceasefire Began
Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera, continuing a pattern of near-daily violence nine months into a ceasefire meant to end the war. Strikes hit Tuffah in Gaza City, a displacement camp in western Gaza City, and Khan Younis, among other locations.Israeli…
Morocco Joins Gaza Stabilization Force as Peace Stalls
Morocco signed an agreement in Rabat on July 15 to join the planned International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza — a postwar security framework taking shape while the peace it is meant to support remains unsettled.The signing was attended by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, senior defence officials, Board of Peace…
EU and Partners Launch $1 Billion Gaza Recovery Initiative
The European Union and 15 international partners launched the Team Gaza Initiative on July 13, committing an initial €883.6 million (about $1 billion) for early recovery projects, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the second Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels.The sum covers roughly 1.4% of the…
