Tag: Israel
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For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza
The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the ... -
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
Protesters in Israel demanding the government makes a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign yesterday, staging a ... -
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation ... -
With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza
For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of U.S. Jews ... -
Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet
U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum Saturday after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s office said Israel yesterday ... -
Netanyahu will visit the White House next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza
President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader steps up his push ... -
Ceasefire must not be delayed-action bomb
With Israel and Iran blaming each other for continuing attacks on Tuesday after agreeing to a ceasefire intended to end their conflict, how the situation in ... -
Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran yesterday [Macau time], targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly ... -
Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as nuclear talks are called off
Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day yesterday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings ... -
Israel retrieves the body of Thai hostage as 95 people are reported killed in Gaza
Israel said Saturday it retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war, as Israel’s ... -
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ... -
Israel cuts off aid to Gaza in attempt to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip yesterday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal ... -
Turkey’s Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused there ... -
Trump’s suggestion the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip rejected by friends and foes
President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced yesterday by ... -
A long-awaited Gaza ceasefire starts after a delay
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to ... -
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began yesterday, after Beirut residents endured the most intense day of Israeli strikes since the war began. Many ... -
Middle East: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah
The European Union’s top diplomat said yesterday there were “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, saying ... -
Middle East Israel’s looking into whether Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said yesterday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli ... -
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world
Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa and Asia on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary ... -
Go die far away
The Israeli government is not interested in peace, does not want an agreement to free hostages and end the war in Gaza, nor does it want ... -
Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after strike on Houthi rebels
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early yesterday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian peninsula country. ... -
Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed
With Israel’s war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state’s latest land appropriation in the ... -
Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up
With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli ... -
Some visitors have a new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction in the south
A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no trip is ... -
Israel’s army pauses daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid
Israel’s military announced yesterday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid ... -
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants yesterday [Macau time] for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister ... -
Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Gaza conflict
Preliminary hearings open today at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel, based ... -
Israel should negotiate in good faith
The fierce international criticism of the civilian losses caused by its military campaign in Gaza, the looming uncertainties with the approach of US presidential election, as ... -
Israel’s air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing two people, after Hezbollah downs a drone
The Israeli military said its air force yesterday struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon,” where residents reported explosions near the northeastern city ... -
Israel orders new evacuations in northern Gaza, where UN says one in six children are malnourished
Israel ordered new evacuations from parts of Gaza City yesterday, as a study led by the U.N. children’s agency found that one in six children are ... -
Knee-jerk reaction to Tel Aviv’s UNRWA charges shows some countries putting cart before horse
Israel’ s intention in alleging that 12 staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East were involved in ... -
Saudi top diplomat says it won’t recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat said the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza’s reconstruction without a credible path to a Palestinian state — a ... -
A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt war to crush Hamas, including the world court
Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in ... -
Blinken looks to planning for post-war Gaza as fighting continues to rage
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza’s post-war future yesterday, while Israel’s military pushed ahead with its offensive in ... -
Israel battles militants in main cities, with civilians still trapped in the crossfire
Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities yesterday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds of thousands have fled to ...
