Israel accused of聽 genocide in Gaza
Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of 鈥榗ommitting genocide鈥� against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a 鈥榳ake-up call鈥� for the world.
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Qatar resumes Gaza mediation
Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a brief suspension, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Thursday...
Aid workers killed in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a 鈥榯errorist鈥�...
Lebanon deploys army amid Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Lebanon鈥檚 military deployed troops and tanks across the country鈥檚 south on Thursday as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war largely held for a second day.
Thousands in Lebanon head home as Israel-Hezbollah truce takes hold
Tens of thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah headed back to their devastated towns and villages as a ceasefire took hold on Wednesday...
Israeli snipers shoot Palestinians for sport
ISRAEL鈥橲 attempts to excuse the mass murder of civilians in Gaza as 鈥榗ollateral damage鈥� fall apart in the face of mounting evidence that it employs deliberate sniper attacks. The targeted killing of unarmed people 鈥� using quadcopter drones and professional snipers 鈥� has restricted access to essential medical care, food, and water, exposing a chilling reality behind the occupation army鈥檚 actions...
Israel pounds Beirut as security cabinet to discuss ceasefire
Israel鈥檚 security cabinet was set to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, as a hail of air strikes encircled south Beirut in what state media called a 鈥榖elt of fire鈥�...
ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation
THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...
Fresh strikes, clashes in Lebanon after ceasefire calls
Israel conducted strikes against Hezbollah鈥檚 Beirut stronghold on Monday and battles raged in Lebanon鈥檚 south after the Iran-backed militant group claimed 50 attacks on Israeli targets the day before...
Why Israel鈥檚 defeat is imminent
THE paradoxical phrase, 鈥榬unning away forward鈥� is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now...
ICC warrant for Netanyahu not enough: Khamenei
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a 鈥榙eath sentence鈥�...
Hezbollah launches attacks on Tel Aviv, south Israel
Israel鈥檚 army said Hezbollah fired around 160 projectiles into its territory from Lebanon on Sunday, with the militant group saying its attacks had targeted the Tel Aviv area and Israel鈥檚 south...
Israeli strikes kill Lebanon hospital chief, 17 others
Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 11 people on Saturday...
Erdogan hails ICC warrants for Netanyahu
Turkey鈥檚 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the 鈥榗ourageous decision鈥� of the International Criminal Court to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity
IT鈥橲 official now. America鈥檚 closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu鈥檚 war crimes and...
Israel strikes toppling 11-storey building in Beirut
Israeli air strikes hit Hezbollah鈥檚 south Beirut stronghold on Friday and crumpled an 11-storey building, official media reported and AFP images showed, after Israeli military evacuation warnings.
Israel: beginning of the end
CONTRARY to Israeli prime minister Netanyahu鈥檚 bellicose July 24 speech before a joint session of the United States Congress pledging to achieve 鈥榯otal victory鈥� over Hamas, Israel is being...
226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7
Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel鈥檚 war in Gaza following the October 7 attacks last year, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
US envoy presses Israel-Hezbollah truce bid in Lebanon visit
US envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon Wednesday, seeking to hammer out a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, as the militant group battled Israeli troops in the south of the country...
US envoy says end to Israel-Hezbollah war 鈥榳ithin grasp鈥�
US special envoy Amos Hochstein said on a visit to Beirut that an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war was 鈥榥ow within our grasp鈥� as he met with officials to discuss a truce plan largely endorsed by Lebanon.
Israel hits Gaza, Lebanon again
Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence there said, and also hit a central Beirut district where a Lebanese source reported the death of...
3 suspects arrested after flares near Netanyahu鈥檚 home
Three suspects were arrested, Israeli police said Sunday morning, after two flares landed near prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 residence in the...
Israel continues to pummel Beirut, Gaza
Israel launched a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Lebanese government officials said they were studying a US truce proposal.
Two Islamic Jihad leaders killed in Israel strike on Syria
Two senior Islamic Jihad figures were killed in an Israeli strike on Syria on Thursday, said a source from the Palestinian group which has fought against Israel in Gaza alongside Hamas.
20 killed in Israel strikes on Syria
A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war.
40 arrests at tense France-Israel football match in Paris
Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city's police chief said on Friday the huge security operation had 鈥榳orked very well鈥�.
Italy and security-tight France lock up Nations League quarter-final spots
Italy ensured qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris.
Israel hits 30 targets in south Beirut
The Israeli military on Thursday said it struck around 30 targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a bastion of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, over the past 48 hours...
HRW accuses Israel of 鈥榳ar crime鈥� with 鈥榝orcible transfer鈥� in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut
Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday a third wave of Israeli raids on Hezbollah鈥檚 south Beirut bastion in 24 hours, after the health ministry said another strike south of the capital killed six people...