49 h. ago Protest held in Nicosia against Freedom Flotilla ‘abduction’

An estimated 150 protestors came together in Nicosia on Tuesday evening to protest the capture and deportation of activists aboard the Madleen, which was sailing to Gaza as part of the “Freedom Flotilla” to bring aid to the strip, by the State of Israel on Monday. They described Israel’s treatment of the boat and its […]

Politics

3 d. ago Israeli gunfire kills 17 people near Gaza aid site, health officials say

Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in central Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Medics said the casualties were rushed at two hospitals, the Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat camp in central […]

Events

9 d. ago Aid halted in Gaza after dozens killed by Israeli fire near distribution site

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) will not give out any aid on Wednesday as it presses Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites, a day after dozens of Palestinians seeking aid were killed. The GHF said it has asked the Israeli military to “guide foot traffic in a way […]

Events

9 d. ago Wilful restriction on Gaza food aid may constitute war crime, says UN rights office

The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that the wilful impediment of access to food and relief for civilians in Gaza may constitute a war crime, describing attacks on civilians trying to access food aid as unconscionable. “For a third day running, people were killed around an aid distribution site run by the […]

Events

1 week ago Aid turns to carnage: 24 Palestinians killed near Gaza food site amid deepening crisis

At least 24 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said, in the latest bout of chaos and bloodshed to plague the aid operation. The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of individuals […]

Events

1 week ago Three more reported killed and dozens wounded near aid site in Gaza

Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians and wounded dozens of others near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said on Monday. The Israeli military said it was aware of reports of casualties and the incident was being thoroughly looked into. It said in a statement that […]

Events

1 week ago Israeli attack near aid delivery point kills 31 in Gaza, truce talks falter

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hatem Khaled An Israeli attack near an aid distribution point run by a private U.S.-based group killed at least 31 people in Gaza on Sunday, local health authorities said, as Hamas and Israel exchanged blame over a faltering effort to secure a ceasefire. The incident in Rafah in the south of […]

Events

1 week ago Gaza aid supplies hit by looting as Hamas ceasefire response awaited

Armed men hijacked dozens of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip overnight and hundreds of desperate Palestinians joined in to take supplies, local aid groups said on Saturday as officials waited for Hamas to respond to the latest ceasefire proposals. The incident was the latest in a series that has underscored the shaky security situation […]

Events

1 week ago Hamas says US Gaza ceasefire proposal must lead to the end of the war

Hamas said on Saturday it had responded to a ceasefire proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to mediators and included a demand for an end to the war, which had previously been a red line for Israel. The Palestinian group said in a statement that under the deal, it […]

Events

2 w. ago Israeli military says it did not direct aerial fire at aid distribution site in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that its forces did not direct aerial gunfire towards an aid distribution centre set up by a US-backed aid foundation in the Gaza city of Rafah, but rather fired warning shots in an area outside the hub. In a statement, it said control over the situation had been established, […]

Politics

2 w. ago Cyprus, Jordan discuss Gaza’s immediate need for humanitarian aid

The need for “immediate humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in Gaza” was discussed on Sunday between Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi. In a post on X, the foreign ministry said two ministers held a telephone conversation, during which “Kombos offered Cyprus’ heartfelt congratulations to Jordan for its Independence Day”. […]

Politics

3 w. ago Cypriot parties call for govt action against Israel’s offensive in Gaza

The Green party and Dipa on Thursday issued statements calling on Cyprus’ government to take decisive action in light of a new military offensive having been launched by the State of Israel in Gaza and a lack of humanitarian aid reaching the strip. “We must choose a side and the side of humanity is one: […]

Politics

3 w. ago EU to review agreement with Israel over Gaza concerns, Kallas says

The European Union will review a pact governing its political and economic ties with Israel due to the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers. International pressure on Israel has mounted in recent days amid complaints about the lack of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza […]

Politics

3 w. ago Cyprus fails to join nations urging Israel to allow full aid into Gaza

The government on Tuesday declined to comment on why Cyprus was not among a group of more than 20 donor nations urging Israel to permit the full, unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. In total, the foreign ministers of 22 nations jointly signed the statement, calling on the Israeli government to “allow a full […]

Politics

3 w. ago Israel’s aid access to Gaza insufficient, offensive must stop, France says

Israel’s easing of humanitarian aid access to Gaza is insufficient, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, warning its ally that the new offensive on Gaza had to stop or there would be consequences. Facing mounting pressure over an aid blockade it imposed in March and the risk of famine, Israel on Monday eased its blockade […]

Politics