Post Tagged with: "Gaza"

Israel has blocked aid ships from arriving in Gaza

Israel blocks aid from reaching the Gaza strip

The Israeli navy has seized an aid boat that was headed for the Gaza strip, it has been reported. The Freedom for Gaza vessel, which had 12 people and medical equipment onboard, was intercepted late on Friday and taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod, the Israeli military said in a statement. The ship was part of a four-vessel Freedom[Read More…]

Israel steps up attacks on Gaza Strip

Israel steps up attacks on Gaza Strip

The Israeli army has fired missiles into the northern Gaza Strip in retaliation for a rocket that was reportedly fired into southern Israel from Palestinian territory. Several people injured in the Gaza Strip following several nights of attacks by Israel, including a 17-year-old Palestinian youth who sustained an injury after his foot was struck by shrapnel. So far, no group[Read More…]

The world does not forget: Gaza protests continue across the globe

The world does not forget: Gaza protests continue across the globe

Hundreds of thousands of people marched across London in solidarity with the men, women and children in Gaza. They were joined by protesters in South Africa, Pakistan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. There were also protests in Jordan, Syria, Bahrain, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Ireland, Japan and Australia. In South Africa, there were nationwide marches and the African[Read More…]

Baroness Warsi

Baroness Warsi resigns over Gaza massacre

The UK’s first Muslim cabinet minister has resigned over the crisis in Gaza it has been reported. Tory minister Sayeeda Warsi condemned the government over its “morally indefensible” stance on the slaughter of thousands of men, women and children in Gaza. In her resignation letter to prime minister David Cameron, she also expressed disillusionment over the way the government runs[Read More…]

Demonstrators take to the streets in Bangladesh

The world denounces Gaza genocide

Thousands gathered in protest outside of the Israeli embassy in London, to protest against the mindless slaughter of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Gaza. Over 85,000 people marched from the embassy to the heart of government today in a massive show of solidarity with Gaza. Speakers called for an end to Britain’s arms trade with Israel. Protests[Read More…]