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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 […]
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 […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature An update on the earlier attack on a school in Gaza City, as six people are now reported to have died in the Israeli attack on Saturday morning. Al Jazeera reports two families – a total of six people – have […]
Iran: Trump election result is chance for US to ‘review the wrong approaches of the past’ Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the presidential election result in the US is a chance for a new administration to “review the wrong approaches of the past”. Reuters quotes Esmaeil Baghaei saying “We had bitter experiences with various […]
Full-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most western Europeans responding in a poll believe, with many criticising Israel’s conduct thus far and saying that if such a war did occur, the US and Europe should not provide it with military aid. A YouGov Eurotrack survey in France, Germany, […]
Israel says it has killed a Hezbollah commander inside Lebanon In a message on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed to have killed a Hezbollah commander who it names as Abu Ali Rida. It said he commanded the Baraachit area in southern Lebanon. The IDF described him as being “responsible for planning and […]