UN expert accuses West of gagging speech over Gaza
Protest crackdowns, banned marches, media workers at risk -- a UN expert on Friday accused Western nations and Israel of freedom of speech violations in the year since the Gaza war broke out.
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Israeli strike kills 33 in Jabalia
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on Friday night near Jabalia in the territory鈥檚 north killed 33 people at a refugee camp.
Israel attacks Gaza after killing Hamas chief
Israel conducted raids on Gaza on Friday after killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Fresh Israeli strikes hit south, east Lebanon
Fresh Israeli strikes hit Lebanon鈥檚 south and east on Thursday, official media reported and AFP images showed, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders, including the first for...
Iran warns Israel to hit 鈥榩ainfully鈥� if attacks targets
Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned Thursday of further retaliation against Israel if it attacks Iranian targets, which Israel has vowed to do after Iran鈥檚 missile attack...
Israel rejects ceasefire call, strikes Hezbollah聽strongholds
Israel conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah鈥檚 main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway on Wednesday, after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed...
Iran warns of 鈥榙ecisive鈥� response if Israel strikes
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a 鈥榙ecisive and regretful鈥� response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack.
Hezbollah threatens to attack targets as Israel intensifies offensive
Lebanese group Hezbollah threatened Tuesday to attack targets across Israel and said it would not be defeated by on-going intense bombardment of its strongholds and leadership.
Turkey urges 鈥榮anctions鈥� against Israel over Gaza conflict
Turkey鈥檚 foreign minister on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international community to cut support over the conflict in the Middle East.
Hezbollah, Israeli troops in 鈥榲iolent clashes鈥� after drone strike
Hezbollah said it battled Israeli troops on Monday in south Lebanon, and claimed several new attacks on Israel after its deadliest strike since the start of the war...
UK sanctions Iranian military chiefs
Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic鈥檚 October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel...
Bangladesh mission in Lebanon names 119 people willing to return home
Bangladesh mission in Beirut on Sunday published the first list of 119 expatriates who were willing to return home from the war-torn Lebanon as Israel continued attacks in the country...
Iran condemns unjustified US sanctions
Iran condemned Sunday what it called an 鈥榠llegal and unjustified鈥� expansion of US sanctions targeting its oil industry following Tehran鈥檚 missile attack on Israel earlier this month.
Iran considers 鈥榥o red lines鈥� in defending itself
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat vowed Sunday there would be 鈥榥o red lines鈥� for the country in defending its people and interests, ahead of Israel鈥檚 expected retaliation for Iran鈥檚 recent missile attack.
AFP, BBC win top French war reporting awards
The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents鈥� Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world...
9 dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon villages
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said Israeli strikes on two villages Saturday, one north of Beirut and another south of the capital, killed at least nine people.
Nicaragua breaks off ties with Israel
Nicaragua on Friday announced plans to break off relations with Israel over the war in Gaza, calling the Israeli government 鈥榝ascist and genocidal鈥�...
Iran speaker visits Israeli strike site in Beirut
Iran鈥檚 parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday denounced Israel鈥檚 鈥榗rimes鈥� as he visited the site of the deadliest Israeli strikes on central Beirut in...
Western leaders urge Israel to stop harming peacekeepers
Western leaders urged Israel Friday to stop harming UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after explosions wounded two of them near the country鈥檚 border.
30 killed in Israeli strikes in Jabalia
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency Friday said at least 30 people have been killed by Israeli strikes throughout the day in northern Gaza鈥檚 Jabalia town and refugee camp amid intense...
Lebanon seeks ceasefire, 22 dead in Israel attack聽
Lebanon urged the UN on Friday to demand an 鈥榠mmediate鈥� ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, nearly three weeks into a war that has killed 1,200 people and displaced more than...
Gaza shame of humanity, calls for permanent ceasefire: Erdogan
Turkey鈥檚 president Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his attacks on Israel as he arrived in Tirana Thursday, the first stop of a Balkans tour that will also take him to Serbia.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 28
Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.
Bangladesh mission starts info collection of migrants for evacuation
The Bangladesh embassy in Beirut on Wednesday asked migrants in Lebanon, willing to return home amid increasing airstrikes by Israeli forces, to give their information in a designated form by October 12...
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 鈥榙estroy鈥� Gaza healthcare
Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of 鈥榗rimes against humanity鈥�.
Costs of enabling Israel鈥檚 Gaza war
THE US government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this does not apply to Palestinians. The moral, financial, and security costs of US support for Israel鈥檚 rapidly expanding wars are adding up for Americans, too...
Hezbollah, Israeli forces clash along Lebanon-Israel border
Hezbollah members and Israeli forces exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border on Wednesday.
Israel ramps up Gaza shelling, blocks aid routes
The Israeli army intensified shelling of northern Gaza and closed roads, preventing the delivery of aid, the war-torn Palestinian territory鈥檚 civil defence agency said Wednesday.