Author: Maria Ines Pallisco

A New Road In Gaza: A Step Towards Prolonged Occupation?

This week, the Israeli army completed the construction of a new road running east to west across the northern part of the Gaza Strip, where a five-month-long conflict between Israel and the radical Palestinian group, Hamas, has been unfolding. Stretching just under seven kilometers, the road begins near Be’eri, an

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Haiti: Escalating Violence and Political Turmoil

Over the past month, Haiti has descended into a state of turmoil, as anti-government protests, persisting for weeks, have reached a critical juncture. This week, the country has witnessed a distressing surge in violence, marked by intense clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. In the confrontations with criminal gangs controlling

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U.S. carries on strikes against Houthis in Yemen

During the night of January 12th to 13th, the United States once again conducted airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, approximately 24 hours after an initial attack on various military sites coordinated by a coalition including the United Kingdom (directly involved), Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Bahrain. In the

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Airstrike on Damascus: Widening Tensions in the Region

On January 20th, 2024, an airstrike in Damascus, Syria’s capital city, killed five members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: it targeted a building in the Mezzeh district, a few kilometers southwest of the city center, where a Syrian Air Force base is located. Among those killed are the head

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Family Members of Israeli Hostages Storm Jerusalem Knesset

On January 22nd, 2024, a group of relatives of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip stormed the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel’s parliament, interrupting a meeting on economic issues. Their action was a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which on the previous day had ruled out the possibility

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EU will initiate the procedures for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova

On December 14th, the European Council, the body comprising the twenty-seven countries of the European Union, announced that will initiate the negotiates for the accessions of Ukraine and Moldova. The decision was approved with unanimity from the representants of twenty-six countries, while the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left the

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