Category: Democracy & Human Rights

Gaza war: Israel loses 24 soldiers in worst single-day loss

MONITORING (SW) – Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel’s worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said on Tuesday while also claiming to have encircled southern Gaza’s main city and killed dozens of Palestinian fighters in a major ground assault of the new year.

UN Security Council demands end to Houthis Red Sea attacks

MONITORING (SW) – The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded Yemen’s Houthis immediately end attacks on ships in the Red Sea and cautioned against escalating tensions while implicitly endorsing a U.S.-led task force that has been defending vessels.