The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/darfur/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:39:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Darfur | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/darfur/ 32 32 US seeking humanitarian truce in Sudan, says announcement could come ‘soon’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-seeking-humanitarian-truce-in-sudan-says-announcement-could-come-soon/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:05:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3680447 African Affairs adviser says plan being hammered out between Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces is for three-month humanitarian pause followed by a nine-month political process

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]]> Germany, Jordan, UK call for immediate ceasefire in ‘apocalyptic’ Sudan war https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-jordan-uk-call-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-apocalyptic-sudan-war/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:10:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678616 Britain's Cooper decries 'mass executions, starvation and the devastating use of rape as a weapon of war' in Darfur; Jordan's Safadi: 'Humanitarian crisis of inhumane proportions'

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]]> UN demands probe into ‘horrific accounts’ of executions, gang rapes, abductions in Sudan https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-demands-probe-into-horrific-accounts-of-executions-gang-rapes-abductions-in-sudan/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:13:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678548 Satellite imagery analyzed by Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab shows clusters in Darfur's El-Fasher 'consistent with adult human bodies,' discoloration that may indicate 'pools of blood'

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]]> Sudan’s RSF paramilitaries kill hundreds of patients at hospital in Darfur, UN says https://www.timesofisrael.com/sudans-rsf-paramilitaries-kill-hundreds-of-patients-at-hospital-in-darfur-un-says/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:08:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3676782 Locals say rebel forces had 'no mercy for anyone,' reportedly killing some 460 patients and companions at a maternity hospital after capturing major city El-Fasher

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]]> Sudan’s RSF accused of ethnic cleansing, killing over 2,000 after capturing key city https://www.timesofisrael.com/sudans-rsf-accused-of-ethnic-cleansing-killing-over-2000-after-capturing-key-city/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:08:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3675814 Researchers say paramilitary has begun summary executions and forcible displacement of indigenous non-Arab groups in El-Fasher, which was under siege for over a year and a half

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]]> Over 1,000 killed in landslide on village in Sudan’s Darfur: ‘Only one person survived’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-1000-killed-in-landslide-on-village-in-sudans-darfur-only-one-person-survived/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:15:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3632319 Sudan Liberation Movement-Army, the rebel group controlling the area, says village 'completely leveled to the ground'; region is hub for displaced families fleeing fighting

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]]> International Court of Justice throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE https://www.timesofisrael.com/international-court-of-justice-throws-out-sudan-genocide-case-against-uae/ Tue, 06 May 2025 11:47:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3542706 ICJ says it 'manifestly lacked' jurisdiction to rule, points to 'reservation' stipulated by United Arab Emirates against countries suing each other, when it joined court in 2005

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]]> With memories of atrocities in Africa still vivid, asylum seekers are helping Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-memories-of-atrocities-in-africa-still-vivid-asylum-seekers-are-helping-israel/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:14:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3133691 'Our country is bleeding, and we are standing with it,' says Brhane Negasi, who experienced Islamist terror in the Sinai Desert; 'Hamas is even worse than they were,' he insists

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]]> Human Rights Watch demands ICC probe into alleged recent Darfur atrocities https://www.timesofisrael.com/human-rights-watch-demands-icc-probe-into-alleged-recent-darfur-atrocities/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:58:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3050282 Dozens of non-Arab tribesmen reportedly killed by Arab Sudanese militias as violence becomes 'increasingly ethnic'

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]]> UN urges international donors to help tackle ‘death and destruction’ in Sudan https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-urges-international-donors-to-help-tackle-death-and-destruction-in-sudan/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:35:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3036438 Envoys from the Middle East and Europe meet to raise funds for country rocked by fighting, as UN says it only received 16% of needed funds since war broke out in April

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]]> Khartoum airstrikes, artillery fire as Sudan fighting enters 3rd week despite truce https://www.timesofisrael.com/khartoum-airstrikes-artillery-fire-as-sudan-fighting-enters-3rd-week-despite-truce/ Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:21:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3005268 At least 512 people confirmed dead and 4,193 wounded, with actual numbers feared to be far higher; UN says situation in Darfur 'alarming'

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]]> Report: Ex-army officer’s spy firm sent phone hacking tools to Sudanese militia https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-ex-army-officers-spy-firm-sent-phone-hacking-tools-to-sudanese-militia/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:36:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2887163 Investigative report finds private jet linked to Tal Dilian and his Intellexa company delivered powerful surveillance equipment to notorious Rapid Support Forces

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]]> Offered little hope, African migrants despair of Israel as a refuge https://www.timesofisrael.com/offered-little-hope-african-migrants-despair-of-israel-as-a-refuge/ Sun, 05 Sep 2021 03:01:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2541873 Unable to deport asylum seekers, Israel has instead left them in limbo with few rights; the new government has signaled it has no plans to change those policies anytime soon

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]]> Namibia: The first in a dark century of massacres https://www.timesofisrael.com/namibia-the-first-in-a-dark-century-of-massacres/ Sat, 29 May 2021 06:10:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2554703 1948 UN convention says genocide is 'act committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group'; many massacres still not recognized

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]]> High Court orders state to consider Darfur asylum requests by end of year https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-orders-state-to-consider-darfur-asylum-requests-by-end-of-year/ Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:37:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2530581 Judges say that if government fails to mull applications, thousands of refugees who fled genocide must be granted temporary residency

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