On October 7, six months after Hamas’s deadly attacks, Israel’s prime minister declares that there will be no cease-fire in Gaza. Considering the humanitarian toll of Israel’s battle against Hamas in Palestinian territories, international criticism is mounting against the country.
Towns along the Israel-Lebanon border have emptied as rocket fire from the Hezbollah militant in Lebanon has increased, and there are no plans for the residents to return.From Metula, Israel, Pilar Cebrián sheds light on the thousands of displaced people and the ghost towns they left behind, in this story narrated by Veronica Villafañe. VOA …
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Under a new law allowing the closure of foreign networks deemed a threat to national security, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will shut down the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news network in Israel.
In the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, Pope Francis calls for an immediate cease-fire. As relief teams struggle to deliver aid to the beleaguered Palestinian territories, Christians celebrate Easter Sunday around the world. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. VOA News
More than 13,400 children have lost their lives in Gaza since the war with Israel started on October 7, according to the Ministry of Health, which is affliated with Hamas.Palestinian leaders are concerned about the long-term impact of the war on the children of Gaza and have almost completely frozen the education system.
The Parents Circle Family Forum, a nonprofit group made up of Israelis and Palestinians who have lost loved ones in past conflicts, believes that reconciliation is the only way forward once hostilities cease as As negotiators discuss a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Since the war with Hamas began nearly five months ago, more than 10,000 Israelis have suffered injuries, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health. For both soldiers and civilians, a new rehabilitation center in Jerusalem is providing state-of-the-art therapies.
While mediators work on a new cease-fire in the five-month war that includes calls for the release of more hostages held by Hamas, Israel says it is pushing ahead with plans for a ground invasion in the Gaza city of Rafah to drive out Hamas militants.
For Eritrean refugees in southern Israel, the nightmare of the October 7th attacks by Hamas terrorists and the war that followed them is far from over. The war in nearby Gaza shows no signs of ending, and the twice-displaced refugees are finding it difficult to rebuild their lives without Israeli IDs and limited access to benefits.
West Bank Palestinians say that since the Hamas attack on October 7, Israeli settlers have significantly increased acts of violence against them in an effort to drive them from their homes. However, a settler council denies the allegations, claiming that incidents have decreased.