Tag: Gaza
Columbia student protesters face expulsion after taking over campus building
The occupation of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, renamed Hind’s Hall to honour a child victim in Gaza, unfolded as other universities stepped up efforts to end the protests.
Demonstrators set up Pro-Palestinian encampment at UBC
UBC officials say staff will monitor and assess the demonstration on the Vancouver campus and will liaise with the RCMP.
Calgary family welcomes refugees from Gaza at considerable expense
There was immense relief and joy at Calgary International Airport Saturday afternoon as Ossama Zaqqout, his wife, and kids, finally welcomed his parents to Canada.
Israel did not express concerns about UNRWA staff before attack: report
Israel said UNRWA employees took part in the Hamas attack. A UN panel has stated "Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of this.”
‘We are buying our family members’ lives’: How a Calgary man rescued his family from Gaza
Tamer Jarada says he couldn't believe it when he first heard his sister-in-law and her son had made it safely out of Gaza.
UN court to hold hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel conflict
The case is based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Israel fires 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.
Israel must announce new steps to protect Gaza civilians, Biden tells Netanyahu
Biden in the call also told Netanyahu that an “immediate ceasefire is essential” and urged Israel to reach deal "without delay," according to the White House.
Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen killed in Gaza was a military veteran
Jacob Flickinger, a Canadian-U.S. citizen who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza working for World Central Kitchen, was a Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen killed in Gaza identified as Joly calls for probe
Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world, as friends and relatives remembered those who worked with World Central Kitchen.
Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen among dead in apparent Israeli airstrike
An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital food aid to Gaza.
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Gaza and Ukraine during Easter Mass address
Pope Francis rallied from a winter-long bout of respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations Sunday.
Top UN court orders Israel to open more aid crossings in Gaza
The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow aid.
UNRWA says Israel will no longer approve its food convoys in northern Gaza
The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday Israel had informed the U.N. that it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the north of Gaza.
Netanyahu says Israel could ‘do it alone’ if U.S. opposes Rafah assault
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will invade Rafah and "do it alone," if necessary. He spoke shortly after a meeting an American official who urged him not to.
