Israel-Hamas War Reaches Ninth Month, Death Toll Nears 37,000

08 Jun 2024

Israeli forces bombarded a Gaza refugee camp Friday after a deadly strike on a UN school there, as the war sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel entered its ninth month. Efforts to mediate the first ceasefire in the bloody conflict since a week-long pause in November appear to have...

Israel defends strike on Gaza school that killed 40

07 Jun 2024

Facing international criticism, the Israeli military has issued a robust defence for its recent strike on the United Nations-run al-Sardi school in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. The military insists that its forces targeted a group of about 30 militants using three classrooms as a base. At least, 40 people,...

Israel’s Gaza School Strikes Leave 30 Dead, Targeting “Terrorists,” Says Israel

06 Jun 2024

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that it conducted a strike on a UN school in Gaza, claiming it targeted a Hamas compound. The strike resulted in casualties, with Hamas reporting at least 27 deaths. According to the Israeli military, the strike targeted "terrorists" within a Hamas compound located inside...

Israeli settlers were hit by US sanctions. It only emboldened them

06 Jun 2024

After being sanctioned by the United States, Israeli settler Yinon Levi struggled financially, living at his farming outpost in the occupied West Bank. However, support from his community and intervention from Israel's finance minister helped him regain access to his funds. Furthermore, community donations and a $140,000 fundraiser also aided...

Israel Urges Citizens In Maldives To Depart Amid Entry Ban

03 Jun 2024

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Israeli citizens currently residing in the Maldives to consider leaving the country. This advisory comes after the Maldivian government announced its decision to amend laws, effectively banning Israeli nationals from entering the nation. Quoted by Xinhua news agency, the Ministry expressed concerns...

Forest Fire Breaks Out In Jerusalem’s Valley Of The Cross: Israel Museum Evacuated

03 Jun 2024

A forest fire erupted in Jerusalem's Valley of the Cross on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of the nearby Israel Museum as a precautionary measure. The blaze, battled by eight firefighting planes and 23 firefighting crews, occurred amid scorching temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, the museum spokesperson confirmed that while...

Far-Right Israeli Ministers Threaten to Quit Over Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

02 Jun 2024

Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to resign and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from US President Joe Biden. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir are against any deal before Hamas is destroyed. Opposition leader Yair...

French Authorities Bar Israeli Defense Firms from Paris Trade Show

01 Jun 2024

The organisers announced on Friday that French authorities have banned Israeli defence companies from exhibiting at a major trade show near Paris next month. "By decision of the government authorities, there will be no stand for the Israeli defence industry at the Eurosatory 2024 fair," stated Coges Events, the event...

Israel responds to Hamas’ attack by strike in Rafah, China & Cambodia engage in a joint military exercise

01 Jun 2024

This week, an Israeli airstrike at a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza resulted in the deaths of over 45 individuals, including children. This event occurred shortly after the International Court of Justice’s directive for Israel to cease its activities in Rafah. The incident has spurred widespread international condemnation and further...

Mossad chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes case against Israel

31 May 2024

The former chief of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad threatened the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor to try to get a 2021 war crimes probe dropped. A report by the Guardian stated that Yossi Cohen threatened the ICC’s former prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in a series of secret meetings. It is...