Tag Archives: Israel and Hamas conflict

Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure while the war in Gaza is ongoing. Police raided the Qatari broadcaster’s office at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday. Al Jazeera called claims it ...

New Vision’s Managing Director Don Wanyama was put on the spot by social media activist, cartoonist and academician, Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo over Judge Julia Ssebutinde. It should be noted that Ssebutinde is a Ugandan judge and the first African woman to sit on the ICC panel’s high court (International Court of Justice, ICJ). She is currently getting a lot ...

Israel has notified the United Nations that it will not renew the visa of its humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories. A UN spokesman said Friday after Israeli officials said the diplomat could not be impartial. In December 2020, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named Canada’s Lynn Hastings as his deputy special envoy for the Middle East peace process and the ...

The US Intelligence has said it has evidence that Hamas has a command centre under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. National Security spokesman John Kirby said the group stored arms there and were prepared for an Israeli attack. This is the first time the US has independently backed claims by close ally Israel that Hamas uses hospitals to hide its ...

Former governor in Kenya, Lee Kinyanjui, the former Nakuru Governor recently shared his opinion about the ongoing Israel and Palestine war. Earlier today, he released a statement in which he shared his opinion on the ties Kenya holds with Israel. He said the country needs to think twice about the foreign policy it is sharing with the country. According to ...