On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the growing pressure for him to reach a hostage deal with Hamas, saying he won't let anyone "preach" to him. The Israeli leader also reiterated his demand that Israel must maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt...
UK Suspends Some Arms Exports to Israel Over Gaza War Crimes
The UK announced Monday that it has suspended some arms export licenses to Israel over concerns the weapons are being used to violate international law in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the decision, which suspends 30 out of 355 export licenses for...
Israeli Labor Court Ends Strike Meant To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's Labor Court ruled on Monday to end a general strike that was called to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The court ordered the strike to be lifted at 2:30 p.m. local time, three and...
Israel Kills 47 More Palestinians in Gaza, Recorded Death Toll Passes 40,700
Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday that Israeli forces killed at least 47 Palestinians in Gaza in the previous 24 hours, bringing the recorded death toll to 40,738. "Israeli forces killed 47 people and injured 94 others in three ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24...
Israel’s Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has called a general strike that will start Monday to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The decision to hold a strike came after the Israeli...
Israel Steps Up Assault on the West Bank, at Least 18 Palestinians Killed
Israeli operations expanded in the West Bank on Thursday during the second day of Israel's largest attack on the occupied territory since the Second Intifada. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank...
Biden Was Told Gaza Pier Would Undermine Efforts To Get Israel To Allow More Aid Into Gaza
President Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier off Gaza despite concerns from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) that the project would undermine efforts to pressure Israel to allow more aid into the Strip via land crossings, USAID's...
Israel Kills 41 Palestinians Across Gaza
On Tuesday, Gaza's Health Ministry said that Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the previous 24-hour period. "Israeli forces killed 41 people and injured 113 others in three ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24 hours," the ministry...
Israeli Settlers Kill One Palestinian in West Bank, Israeli Military Kills Five Others
A total of six Palestinians were killed by Israeli settler and military violence in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Five Palestinians were killed by an Israeli military strike on a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm. The Israeli military...
Egypt Reiterates Opposition To Israeli Military Presence at Gaza-Egypt Border
Egypt on Monday reiterated its objection to Israel maintaining control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, as part of any Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. "Egypt reiterated to all relevant parties its rejection of any Israeli presence at (the...