An active member of the United States military has set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, according to officials, in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The man, whose name was…
Israeli strikes kill 13 in southern Gaza town that could be next target in war
Israeli air strikes killed more than a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’s ceasefire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town.…
Canada considers sanctions on “extremist” West Bank settlers
Canada is looking at imposing sanctions on “extremist” settlers in the West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, a day after the U.S. took action against four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence in the occupied…
Israeli forces disguised as women and medics storm hospital in West Bank
Armed Israeli forces disguised as women and medical workers have stormed a hospital in the occupied West Bank, killing three suspected Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored the spillover of deadly violence to the territory during the war…
UNRWA claims: UK halts aid to UN agency over allegation staff helped Hamas attack
Several countries including the UK have paused funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its staff over allegations they were involved in the 7 October Hamas attacks.…
Palestinian militants fire rockets at Jerusalem
Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets at the Jerusalem area for the first time since the current round of violence started on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. Israeli emergency services reported no casualties in the latest barrage of…
Israeli army kills Palestinian, settlers march to illegal outpost
A Palestinian child has been killed by Israeli forces in the Aqabet Jaber refugee camp in Jericho, as a settler march to an illegal outpost near the occupied city of Nablus brought more violence to the West Bank. Mohammad Fayez…
Israel blames Hamas for Lebanon rocket barrage as tensions rise
The Israeli military has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of firing dozens of rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel. It said most of the 34 rockets were intercepted but that six hit Israeli territory, causing damage to buildings.…
Israel releases oldest Palestinian prisoner
The oldest Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail was released on Monday after serving a 17-year sentence for arms smuggling, an advocacy group and his son said. Fuad Shubaki, 83, was released from Ashkelon prison and is “on his way…
Israel Knesset passes law to deport Arab prisoners
The Israeli Knesset yesterday passed a law to revoke the citizenship and residency status of Arab citizens of Israel who have been imprisoned by the occupation state and received salaries from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The law, which gives the…