Al Jazeera1 day agoAnalysis: Why extending the Israel-Hamas truce won’t be easyverified_publisherAl Jazeera - Zoran KusovacMediators are locked in hectic parleys to extend the pause in fighting, but it’s becoming harder for Israel to agree to. With hours left of the agreed pause in Gaza fighting, Israel, Hamas and the intermediaries negotiating between them were on Wednesday again in a frenzy of activity. The original …
Al Jazeera1 day agoNew US sanctions target illicit financial network aiding Iran, militaryverified_publisherAl JazeeraUS Treasury Department says Iran relies on brokers, front companies to finance proxies across region, including Hamas. The United States Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions targeting 21 Iranians, foreign nationals, and firms accused of involvement in an illicit financial network …
Al Jazeera1 day agoHurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prisonverified_publisherAl JazeeraMohammad Salhab Tamimi, 18, was returned to his family on Tuesday as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Hebron, occupied West Bank – After eight months in Israeli prisons without being charged or processed, 18-year-old Mohammad Salhab Tamimi was finally able to return to his family as part …
Al Jazeera1 day agoCOP28 president denies UAE using UN climate talks to seek oil dealsverified_publisherAl JazeeraAn investigation finds the Emirati president of the talks, who is also an oil executive, is using his role to push fossil fuel deals. The Emirati president of the United Nations climate conference in Dubai has denied reports that he has used his role at the negotiations to pursue fossil fuel deals. A …
Al Jazeera1 day agoUS says Indian gov’t official directed plot to assassinate Sikh activistverified_publisherAl JazeeraUS federal prosecutors charge 52-year-old Indian man for alleged involvement in murder-for-hire conspiracy. Authorities in the United States have said that an Indian government official directed a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil, as they announced charges against a man …
Al Jazeera1 day agoFreed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivityverified_publisherAl JazeeraMost captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in Israel. Israeli women and children on their return from captivity in Gaza have spoken of being beaten and threatened, moved from place to place and forced to whisper during weeks spent with little to do, their …
