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SvennoJ 1 day ago
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Main events on January 28th

  • The UN has said more than 370,000 Palestinians have returned to north Gaza since Monday, with many finding piles of rubble where their homes once stood.
  • Israel’s army has opened an investigation into the killing of an engineering contractor in Gaza, who was shot by Israeli soldiers while unarmed and wearing civilian clothing.
  • UN Palestinian refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini has told Al Jazeera there is “absolutely no alternative” to the essential services his agency provides, as Israel’s ban on UNRWA is set to come into force on Thursday.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said US President Donald Trump invited him to the White House on February 4. Netanyahu would be the first foreign leader Trump has hosted since beginning his second term.
  • The US Senate has failed to secure the necessary votes to pass a bill imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel’s former Defence Minister Gallant.
  • Israeli attacks in and near the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh have wounded 24 people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said, despite a ceasefire being in force for more than six weeks.

Residents return to southern Lebanon to find homes in ruins

Lebanese residents have been returning to their villages near the border with Israel to what is left of their homes. Much of southern Lebanon has been destroyed, and it will take a while before life returns to normal.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues to attack Lebanon despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.


US Senate blocks bill sanctioning ICC

The United States Senate has failed to secure the necessary votes to pass a bill imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The bill would have punished the court for an arrest warrant issued for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The bill recently passed the US House of Representatives, but received 55 votes in the Senate, five short of the necessary 60.

For now...