THE PULSE OF THE PLANET
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jason Burke Gaza’s civil defence agency said strikes on Friday killed 108 people, mostly women and children, and some officials in the Palestinian territory put the number killed by Israeli attacks in recent days as high as 250 or 300. At…
Israel has announced a major new offensive in Gaza after launching a wave of airstrikes on the territory that killed more than 100 people, in what it said was a fresh effort to force Hamas to release hostages. In a statement late on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had “launched extensive attacks…
Israel issues evacuation orders for three ports in Yemen The Israeli military issued warnings on Wednesday to evacuate three seaports in Yemen including Ras Issa, Hodeidah and Salif, Reuters reports. The army claimed the ports were being used by the Iran-aligned Houthi group. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched…
The former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has launched a blistering attack on Israel, accusing its government of committing genocide in Gaza and “carrying out the largest ethnic-cleansing operation since the end of the second world war in order to create a splendid holiday destination”. Borrell, a former Spanish foreign minister who served as…
