Written by Israel has said that an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates was killed in what it described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident”. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office issued a statement denouncing the death of Zvi Kogan, who worked in Dubai for an Orthodox Jewish group called Chabad and had not been seen […]
The international criminal court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza has been welcomed by Palestinians as a landmark moment in their decade-long fight to challenge the Israeli occupation through international institutions. Thursday’s announcement from the international criminal court’s pretrial chamber of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin […]
Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court arrest warrant, as world leaders split over the ICC’s momentous decision. The world’s highest criminal court issued warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the […]
Netanyahu’s office: ICC ruling is ‘absurd and false lies’ and ‘antisemitic’ In his first response to the ICC issuing a warrant for his arrest on allegations of war crimes, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has described the ruling as “absurd and false lies” and said the decision is “antisemitic.” Benjamin Netanyahu’s office say they categorically reject the […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the leading institution dedicated to the humanitarian needs of the besieged people in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s devastating war, which has left more than 43,000 people dead, nearly half that number orphaned, and more than 100,000 wounded. And […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The Israeli army said it had attacked militant targets near Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, where 30 people have been killed. “There have been ongoing terrorist activities in the area of Beit Lahia… Overnight, several strikes were conducted” on militant targets […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A Beirut property developer is one among many wealthy Lebanese people denied access to their fortunes by banks after a financial crisis and now left reeling from effects of Israel’s airstrikes, Ruth Michaelson reports for the Observer: Ibrahim Abdallah and his […]
New Israeli airstrike hits south Beirut after military evacuation order Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency has reported a “heavy strike” carried out with two missiles fired by an “enemy aircraft” in the neighbourhood of Bourj al-Barajneh in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli military says it has identified several buildings in the suburbs of Ghobeiry (see […]
Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza Peter Beaumont Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, which says the policy amounts to crimes against humanity. The US-based group added it had collected […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to stop the war in Gaza, ending over a year of fighting that has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, devastated the region, and spread to Lebanon, Yemen, and other countries nearby. Even if Trump is serious about keeping his promise, the chances of ending Israel’s war with Hamas in […]