CARICOM aligns in unified stand for Palestine and peace Aguinaldo Belgrave11/05/20240364 views After 13 years, the 14 independent member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have finally aligned their individual positions on recognising Palestine as a State. As of May 7, 2024,… Read more
Sirens, explosions heard over Israel as Iran launches retaliatory air attacks Barbados Today13/04/20240463 views Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in a retaliatory barrage that pushed the Middle East… Read more
Israel’s military says body of hostage Elad Katzir recovered from Gaza in night operation Barbados Today06/04/20240528 views Israel’s military says it has recovered the body of a man taken hostage and held in Gaza, in an overnight operation in Khan Younis. Elad Katzir was taken from Kibbutz… Read more
WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza Barbados Today30/03/20240405 views Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said… Read more
Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu vows to defy allies on Rafah invasion Barbados Today17/03/20240716 views Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in Rafah, defying international criticism. The city is crammed with some 1.5 million Palestinians from other parts… Read more
Countries halts aid to UN agency over allegation staff helped Hamas attack Barbados Today27/01/20240245 views (BBC) — Several countries including the UK have paused funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its… Read more
Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war with 16,000 killed, UN says Barbados Today21/01/20240215 views (AP) — A United Nations agency report on Friday has revealed that women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed. According to the… Read more
100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza Barbados Today14/01/20240248 views (BBC) — One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel. A state, born out of adversity and war only 75 years ago, woke up to what some have… Read more
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city Barbados Today01/01/20240129 views (AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as… Read more
Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns Sandy Deane26/12/20230202 views SOURCE: BBC NEWS — Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza will continue for “many more months”, Israel’s army chief has said. “There are no magic solutions,” Herzi Halevi… Read more