Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad declare ‘fragile’ truce in Gaza after a three day Israeli bombardment kills at least 44 Palestinians aje.io/q4dlca
"Israel enjoys total impunity for its crimes against the Palestinian people... Remember it was bombing Gaza with weapons provided by the US, EU and Canada, who all stood by Israel.”
- Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada ⤵️ aje.io/q4dlca
"She was dreaming of going to kindergarten... What has she done wrong, this innocent child?"
The grandfather of 5-year-old Alaa Qaddoum, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Gaza, mourns her death ⤵️
"Palestinian resistance has not abated for more than 100 years and will go on for another 100 years and more if needed, this means that the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip will not end."
@AyyashMark Since 2008, Israel has waged four wars on Gaza, killing nearly 4,000 people – one-quarter of them children.
Here are the names and faces of the 15 children aged 18 and under killed by Israeli air attacks over the past three days aje.io/6ctzf4
@AyyashMark "Israel hates the Palestinians for being the living proof that the foundations of Zionism – a people without a land settling in a land without a people – is mythical at best and violent and colonialist in reality."
Blasts rock Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea aje.io/gvdnaw
EU member states will not be allowed to import any more coal from Russia after the transitional period for the bloc’s embargo ends at midnight on Wednesday.
“[Israel] claims for itself everything that it denies us.”
Palestine’s UN envoy, Riyad Mansour, called out Israel over its deadly bombardment of Gaza during an emergency meeting at the Security Council in New York ⤵️
“How many more children do we have to bury until someone says enough is enough?”
Nine-year-old Leen Matar was in her grandfather’s house when it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza, and wants an end to Israel's 15 year blockade ⤵️
It is election season in Kenya and beyond the 22.1 million registered voters going to the polls on August 9, a catchphrase has taken on a life of its own throughout the campaign; “deep state”
We look at why and what it means to Kenyan voters ⤵️ aje.io/ahnd62
“God is telling me that Raila will be president.”
In Kenya, church leaders are supposed to stay out of party politics, but in this week’s presidential election preachers and prayers are playing a role ⤵️
“It’s not been an easy journey for us but if God be for us, who can be against us … who can be against God’s elect?” - Sakaja Johnson, Nairobi county senator ⤵️ aje.io/jtqbbw