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11-07-2025
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, were killed in an Israeli strike while queuing for nutritional supplements in front of a clinic in central Gaza. The Israeli military said it struck a "Hamas terrorist" and regretted any harm to civilians. The attack was condemned by aid group Project Hope, which runs the clinic, as a "blatant violation of international humanitarian law." The strike occurred as Israel and Hamas continued talks on a ceasefire deal, but significant gaps between the two sides remain. The incident is the latest in a conflict that has killed at least 57,762 people in Gaza since Israel launched a military campaign in response to a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
11-07-2025
The Israel-Hamas war continues with no ceasefire in sight after meetings between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump. Despite initial optimism, a senior Israeli official stated it could take 20 days to finalize an agreement. In the past day, at least 55 Palestinians were reported killed, including 10 children and 2 women at a charity health clinic in central Gaza, where people were waiting for treatment. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted a Hamas participant, regretting harm to civilians, and said it was operating to destroy Hamas infrastructure, having lost 6 soldiers this week.
11-07-2025
The Israeli government believes a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is unlikely, stating it's "questionable" without the complete removal of Hamas as a condition. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to leave the US without a ceasefire agreement, with talks stalled over the status of the IDF presence in Gaza during and after the proposed 60-day truce. Netanyahu's government insists that a lasting ceasefire requires the group's elimination, a stance that Hamas is unlikely to accept, making a permanent resolution uncertain.
11-07-2025
At least 15 people, including 10 children and two women, were killed in an airstrike near a Gaza health clinic on Thursday, according to an aid organisation. The incident occurred as patients waited for the clinic to open, with some of the children waiting to receive nutritional supplements due to a dire food shortage in Gaza. Israel's military is investigating, stating it was targeting a militant involved in a previous terror attack. The deaths come as a 60-day truce is being negotiated, with US President Trump reportedly putting pressure on Israel's leader to end the war.
11-07-2025
The US has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur, for her criticism of Israel's military offensive in Gaza and her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's successor, Antony Blinken, was quoted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as saying Albanese was "unfit for service" due to her engagement with the ICC. Rubio accused her of "unabashed antisemitism" and "support for terrorism." The sanctions will likely prevent Albanese from traveling to the US and block her assets in the country. Albanese responded by reaffirming her commitment to justice and honoring the tradition of defending it, and described the sanctions as "mafia-style intimidation techniques." The move is seen as an escalation of the Trump administration's campaign against the ICC, which has already sanctioned four of its judges. The sanctions are likely to provoke a backlash from those who argue for accountability over the civilian death toll in Gaza.
11-07-2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian rights, for her "campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel." Rubio stated that Albanese's actions will no longer be tolerated and that the US will always stand by its partners in their right to self-defense. Albanese has been accused of antisemitism and has pushed to haul US and Israeli officials before the International Criminal Court, and has also accused Israel of apartheid and suggested that US companies supplying defense technologies to Israel should face legal consequences. The sanctions have been backed by Israeli leaders and human rights advocates, while the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for their reversal.
11-07-2025
UN expert Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has been sanctioned by the US Trump Administration after she claimed several large US companies were involved in an "economy of genocide" in Gaza. Albanese released a report naming US companies in the financial, tech, and military sectors that she said were aiding Israel's occupation and war on Gaza. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced the sanctions, stating that Albanese's actions were "illegitimate and shameful" and part of a campaign of "political and economic warfare" against the US and Israel. Albanese responded by saying she stood "firmly and convincingly on the side of justice" and dismissed the sanctions as "mafia-style intimidation techniques". The UN Human Rights Council president, Jurg Lauber, regretted the US decision, calling special rapporteurs "an essential instrument" of the Council.
