NewsFeed Former Arsenal kit manager Mark Bonnick is suing the football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for social media posts expressing solidarity with Palestine. He tells Al Jazeera the move infringes on free speech and exposes double standards in sport. Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
When a ship sends out a Mayday signal, nearby vessels have a duty to come to its aid. This is a core tenet of maritime law. But on Monday, May 18, when a group of about fifty boats in international waters started radioing out their distress calls, nobody responded. Cyprus, the country nearest and thus responsible for their safety, took no action. Soon armed individuals drew up alongside the boats, boarded, subdued the passengers, and brought them aboard prison ships, where, they later recounted, they were beaten, tased, shot with rubber bullets and pelted with stun grenades, taunted, sexually humiliated, and held in stress positions for hours on end. This fleet had crossed no invisible line, committed no act of aggression; it was passing through a part of the Mediterranean that yachts and shipping liners regularly traverse. That such violence was permitted to occur becomes plausible only once you consider that the vessels had been on the last leg of their journey toward Gaza, in the hopes of breaking Israel’s total blockade of the strip …
The US-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have had a seismic effect across the world. In Southeast Asia, economies have been paralysed due to shortages of oil, liquified petroleum gas and other essential products usually exported through the strait. The Philippines was the first country to declare a state of emergency as a result, but that has done little to alleviate shortages. The country has seen repeated protests against the spike in prices. But the impact of the Iran war has not been confined to the socioeconomic sphere. The conflict has also affected Muslim communities in the country, particularly in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. It has deepened polarisation among local Islamic scholars, threatening community cohesion. When the war began, reactions on social media and in public were swift. Broadly, two camps emerged. One camp supported Iran’s retaliatory actions against the United States and its targeting of bases in neighbouring countries. For example, one member of the Muslim community wrote in a social media post that Muslims’ prayers for Gaza …
Egypt races to salvage Gaza ceasefire as Israeli attacks and displacement threats push deal to the brink of collapse. Published On 30 May 202630 May 2026 Egypt has launched an urgent diplomatic intervention to rescue a fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement that is on the brink of collapse. The government warned Israel against expanding its occupation in Gaza, which would undermine efforts to end the war amid of wave of deadly air strikes. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list According to an Egyptian intelligence official who spoke to Al Jazeera, Egypt has also invited a senior Hamas delegation, led by chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, for urgent talks to salvage the peace process. The source described contacts between the parties as intense, saying Cairo was racing to arrange negotiations before the end of the week in order to prevent all-out war in Gaza. The diplomatic moves come in the wake of renewed Israeli military attacks on Gaza and statements from top Israeli officials that threaten to unravel months of diplomacy. At least 141 Palestinians have been …
NewsFeed Dramatic footage shows the moment an Israeli strike hit a building in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp after residents evacuated following a warning. No injuries were reported. Published On 29 May 202629 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
NewsFeed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, in defiance of the October 2025 ceasefire agreement. Netanyahu said Israeli forces already control around 60 percent of the Palestinian territory. Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
The United Nations has “added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones”, prompting Israel to cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says. “We are done with this secretary-general,” Israeli ambassador Danny Danon added in a video posted on X on Thursday, denouncing the upcoming report from Guterres’s office. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The UN secretary-general’s annual report on conflict-related sexual violence is customarily presented to relevant states before publication. Last August, the report warned that Israel could be added to the list of parties suspected of, or responsible for, sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. “The decision to blacklist Israel and accuse us of using sexual violence as a weapon of war is an outrageous decision,” Danon said. “The secretary-general and his team continue to spread lies against Israel. To put us and Hamas terrorists on the same list, that’s unacceptable.” The Israeli mission to the UN said in a statement that it will have no contact with the secretary-general’s …
NewsFeed As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid, Palestinians in Gaza are facing fear, grief, and deadly attacks. Overnight strikes in Gaza City killed children near one of the Strip’s few remaining playgrounds, leaving families terrified to leave their tents on what should have been a day of joy and peace. Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
NewsFeed A funeral has been held for Mohammed Odeh, believed to be the leader of Hamas’s military wing, who Israel said was killed in a strike on a busy area in Gaza City on Tuesday. Odeh’s family has reportedly confirmed his death, despite no official comment from Hamas. Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
One activist says she was dragged, sexually assaulted and beaten while detained by Israeli authorities. Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026 Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, and organisers allege abuse, sexual assaults and beatings that put some detainees in hospital. One activist reached Melbourne on Sunday evening while others arrived in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Juliet Lamont, an Australian activist and documentary filmmaker, told the Reuters news agency on Monday that she was dragged, sexually assaulted and beaten when she was detained. “That was just the beginning of four days of absolute hell. I’ve looked into the eyes of the most soulless people in the universe, and nothing came back. These people need to be stopped,” Lamont said. Another Australian activist, Sam Woripa Watson, said he sustained a fractured rib along with bruises and cuts across his body. Watson also said he witnessed activists being Tasered and shot with rubber bullets …
