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Michael Fallon, the United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary, said that the British Air Force would drop food to Iraqi refugees running away from extremists in “the next couple of days” although the UK ruled out any military action, unlike the United States, who sent two fighter jets to Iraq. The announcement came after the British Foreign Office urged Brits in Arbil, …

On Friday, Israeli warplanes hit targets across the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians, after the three-day truce deal ended. The conflict reared its ugly head again after negotiators failed to extend the ceasefire beyond 05:00 GMT. Egypt, which has been trying to broker a truce between the Palestinians and Israelis, insisted that the negotiations were still making progress, even while …

International rights group Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Jordan of forcibly deporting and refusing entry to Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria, and called it a defiance of Jordan’s international obligations. The New York-based group released its report in Amman, and said that Jordan has officially banned the entry of Palestinian refugees since January 2013 and since mid-2012 has forcibly deported …

Popular Android and iPhone app Buycott has gained popularity among shoppers looking to boycott goods deemed to support Israel. The app was developed by California-basedIvan Pardo, scans barcodes of products and identifies its corporate ownership. Initially, its users seized the opportunity identify products produced by industries belonging to the Koch brothers, among other things. Since the Israeli aggression began, the …

British Member of Parliament George Galloway claimed to have “declared Bradford an Israel-free zone”, and said that he wants Bradford to reject all Israeli products, academics, services and tourists. At a Respect Party meeting in Leeds, Galloway urged people in the city “to do the same”. The lawmaker’s comments were captured in video and posted on YouTube. In the footage, …

English composer Brain Eno, in a letter published on Scottish musician David Byrne’s website, called out Israel on its aggression in Palestine. “I received this email last Friday morning from my friend, Brian Eno. I shared it with my office and we all felt a great responsibility to publish Brian’s heavy, worthy note”, Bryne said on his site before publishing …

On Thursday, Peter Maurer, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that the scale of civilian casualties during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza should not happen again. The head of the ICRC said that he was “deeply distressed and shocked to see the impact of violence on the civilian population”. Maurer visited the Palestinian enclave …

International non-governmental charity Save the Children on Wednesday placed a full-page advert in several British newspapers, listing names of the 373 Palestinian children killed by the Israeli offensive in Gaza as a part of their campaign for a permanent truce in the region. The black-and-white advertisement carries the names given out by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and United Nations …

Kurdish fighters from Turkey, Syria and Iraq joined forces in Northern Iraq on Wednesday in a bid to reclaim territories lost to extremist forces and rescue several thousands of helpless civilians who have no access to water or food in nearby mountainous terrain. The civilians, most of them from the Yazidi minority, escaped to the Sinjar Mountains during the weekend …

On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an intense defense of the Israeli aggression in Gaza, saying that it was “justified” and “proportionate”. He also blamed Hamas for the civilian death toll in Gaza. “I think it was justified. I think it was proportionate and that doesn’t in any way take away the deep regret we have for the …