Bharat Express

Israel

Tensions in the Middle East remain high due to the confrontation between Israel and Hamas

Since March 2011, when anti-government rallies were repressed, Syria's war has killed over half a million people and displaced millions more

The Turkish Trade Ministry is working with Palestinian authorities to prevent the exploitation of Palestinians living under occupation from being affected by these restrictions

Israel's military offensive against Hamas has killed at least 34,568 individuals in Gaza, mostly women and children

Israel responded by calling Petro 'anti-Semitic and hateful' and claiming that his actions amounted to an award for Hamas

The world has been appealing to the Israeli authorities for weeks to spare Rafah, but a ground operation there is on the immediate horizon

Israel's war action has come under increased scrutiny as Israeli forces have killed around 34,500 Palestinians in Gaza

Since November, Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched multiple drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden

Biden also expressed concerns about Israel conducting an operation in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where over one million Palestinians have sought refuge

Khandaqji was born in Nablus, an Israeli-occupied West Bank city, in 1983, and wrote short tales until his detention in 2004 at the age of 21