The deals make them the third and fourth Arab states to take such steps to normalise ties since Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. aje.io/xhw7j
Israel normalisation may partition Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, say analysts aje.io/a4qnb
On May 29, South Africans will head to the polls to vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly, which will choose the president for the next 5 years.
Here’s a guide to the elections and major political parties ⤵️
South Africa follows a proportional voting system where parties and candidates compete for 400 seats in the National Assembly.
For the first time, independent candidates will compete in the elections with voters given three ballots instead of two.
Who is in South Africa’s current National Assembly?
South Africa’s lower house of parliament currently includes 14 political parties represented by 400 members, allocated proportionally based on the votes each party received in the 2019 elections.
Israel calls the ICJ binding order to immediately stop its attack on Rafah “outrageous, morally repugnant and disgusting” as it continues its war and bombardment of Gaza.
The Elders group of world leaders has said “no country is above the law” and Israel’s “unlawful approach” to its war on Gaza cannot continue following the ICJ’s order to halt attacks on Rafah.
US Senator Bernie Sanders warned the US that if it ignores “crimes against humanity” being committed in Gaza, it will not have the credibility to criticise “the actions of any country, no matter how terrible.”
Israel faces global criticism over the mounting death toll and devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with more than 900,000 Palestinians forcibly displaced in two weeks and now lacking shelter, food, water and medicine.
There’s a physical separation between Palestinians living in Gaza and those in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel bars any movement between these areas.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that the Israeli defence establishment believes the recent hold-up of US arms shipments would not affect the war on Gaza but could affect military preparedness on other fronts.
Israeli PM Netanyahu says a date has been set for a ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million forcibly displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
Israeli warplanes have bombed a council building in central Gaza’s Maghazi camp, killing several Palestinians, including the mayor of the municipality, reports the government’s media office.
During his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will push for a thorough investigation into the killing of seven WCK aid workers, including three UK citizens.