BEIRUT: A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes in around a dozen locations, including up to around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from […]
Read MoreDOHA: Israel said on Thursday that Hamas “will be disarmed” as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze. “There will be no future for Hamas under the 20-point plan. The terror group will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarised,” the Israeli […]
Read MoreLONDON: Israeli soldiers have revealed that they were allowed to shoot freely at their own discretion in Gaza, exposing a disregard for the laws of war in a new documentary set to air on UK public television Monday night. The film, “Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War,” offers rare firsthand testimonies from Israel Defense Forces soldiers […]
Read MoreGENEVA: UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF undertakes a mass children’s vaccination campaign with a fragile ceasefire in place, it said it faces […]
Read MoreTurkey announced Friday that it had issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials in his government over the war in Gaza. The announcement was met with a firm rebuttal from Israel. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel “firmly rejects, with contempt” the charges, calling them “the latest PR […]
Read MoreLONDON: A former Conservative minister in the UK has admitted a change of heart over the killing of a prominent young Palestinian nurse and accused the Israeli government of murdering her, The Independent reported. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also accused by Alistair Burt of carrying out fake inquiries into the death […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday that three bodies it received from Gaza the night before were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south. Despite occasional flare-ups, and the murder of over 100 Palestinians in Israeli strikes, a fragile truce has been “holding” in Gaza […]
Read MorePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under US President Donald Trump’s plan. It remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready to commit troops, in part given the […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that Israel would seek no approval to strike targets in Gaza or Lebanon, despite agreeing to ceasefires. “Israel is an independent state. We will defend ourselves by our own means and we will continue to determine our fate,” Netanyahu told a meeting of government ministers. “We do not […]
Read MoreIsraeli forces carried out a “targeted strike” on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel’s military said on Saturday. A US-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas just over two years since the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has […]
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