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Israel faces growing pressure over Gaza ceasefire
Feb 14, 2024As it readied itself for an assault on the densely populated southern Gaza city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians are imprisoned, Israel came under increasing international pressure on Tuesday to consent to a truce... -
Biden calls Israel’s Gaza response ‘over the top’
Feb 10, 2024US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Israel’s military response in the Gaza Strip to Hamas’s October 7 attacks has been “over the top.” “I’m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of... -
Israel says Lebanon fires rockets after Hezbollah commander hurt
Feb 10, 2024Following an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon that left a commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization gravely injured, the Israeli army reported that some thirty rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon late on... -
Israel floods Hamas tunnels as UN pleads for aid funding
Feb 1, 2024Israel’s army has begun flooding Hamas’s tunnel network as intense fighting rages throughout Gaza. A funding dispute at the UN’s Palestinian assistance agency prompted the organization to issue a warning about the potential “collapse of the... -
Google to help fund Israeli AI firms, Palestinian businesses
Jan 27, 2024Citing the necessity for small businesses to access finance during the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Alphabet-owned company announced on Wednesday that Google is investing $8 million to promote Israeli tech firms and Palestinian businesses. Google announced that... -
ICJ ruling: Key takeaways from the court decision in Israel genocide case
Jan 27, 2024The International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not demand an immediate ceasefire on Friday, but it did require Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide as it fights Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.... -
Israel army says 200 soldiers killed in Gaza ground operation
Jan 23, 2024Since the Israeli military started conducting combat operations in the Gaza Strip in late October, 200 soldiers have died there, the military said on Monday. The area is administered by Hamas. “The number of fallen soldiers... -
EU’s Borrell accuses Israel of ‘creating’ and ‘financing’ Hamas
Jan 21, 2024The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell late Friday accused Israel of having “created” and “financed” the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched unprecedented attacks on Israel on October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in... -
Iran says Israel strike kills Guards’ Syria intel chief, 3 others
Jan 21, 2024The Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence chief for Syria, his deputy, and two other Guards personnel were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on Damascus, according to Iranian media. “The Revolutionary Guards’ Syria intel chief, his... -
Israel says troops have reached the farthest south in Gaza so far
Jan 19, 2024As they stepped their operations in the southern portion of the Palestinian territory, Israeli army forces declared on Thursday that they had reached the southernmost point of their ground assault of Gaza thus far. Tensions in...