Palestinians return to devastated homes as UN calls for Gaza dialogue
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have begun returning to their homes to inspect the devastation from 11 days of Israeli airstrikes in its war with Hamas.
WORLD
-
WORLD
May 22, 2021 -
WORLD 
May 21, 2021 Israel approves Gaza ceasefire to halt 11-day conflict
Israeli and Palestinian militants have agreed to a ceasefire ending an 11-day conflict which has cost more than 230 lives in Gaza and 12 in Israel, after days of international pressure to stop the bloodshed.
-
WORLD
May 20, 2021 ‘Hello! This is Israeli intelligence’: The text message igniting fears of a crackdown when Gaza war ends
A text message from a local number flashed up on Omar’s* phone claiming to be Israeli intelligence informing him he would soon be arrested.
-
WORLD
May 19, 2021 New York opens criminal investigation into Trump Organisation
The New York Attorney General’s office has said it is expanding its civil probe into former president Donald Trump’s business empire, and that it is now “actively investigating the Trump Organisation in a criminal capacity”.
-
WORLD
May 19, 2021 Israeli destruction of media building “crosses red line” – AEJ Gen-Sec
“There are limits”, AEJ International Secretary Edward Steen said today following the Israeli rocket attack on the 12-storey international media building in Gaza City housing Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
-
WORLD
May 18, 2021 Israel strikes Gaza after Joe Biden calls for ceasefire
Israel conducted an intense aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip hours after US president Joe Biden publicly backed international calls for a ceasefire between the Jewish state and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group.
-
WORLD
May 17, 2021 Gaza pummelled in fresh Israeli airstrikes as calls for de-escalation go unheeded
Israel launched dozens of air strikes in Gaza and the Hamas militant group kept up its rocket attacks on Israeli cities in fighting that spilled into a second week on Monday.
-
WORLD
May 16, 2021 Israel destroys home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader in air strike
The Israeli military said it has destroyed the home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader, the third such attack in as many days, after nearly a week of heavy air strikes on the Palestinian territory.
-
WORLD
May 15, 2021 Israeli air strike on Gaza City kills 10 as unrest spreads to West Bank
An Israeli air raid in Gaza City has killed at least 10 Palestinians, mostly children, in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week.
-
WORLD
May 14, 2021 Israel air and ground forces hit targets in Gaza Strip as death toll climbs
Israel’s military has said forces on the ground have joined the air assault on the Gaza Strip as residents reported a massive bombardment, amid fears of an incursion into the blockaded territory.
