The US and Israel have withdrawn negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha, Qatar, dashing hopes for a breakthrough as the humanitarian situation in Gaza is as bad as ever, and Palestinians are starving to death due to the US-backed Israeli blockade. Israel...
US Envoy Barrack Gives Lebanon 90 Days to Disarm Hezbollah, Says Israel Set the Deadline
Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continued throughout the week to make increasingly conflicting demands and pledges to Lebanon. On Wednesday, he brought back the demand for disarmament of Hezbollah, now insisting that not only does this have to happen within 90 days,...
Israeli Forces Kill 79 Palestinians Over 24 Hours, Including 23 Attempting To Reach Aid
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 79 Palestinians and wounded 453 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes continue to pound the Strip and IDF troops are gunning down people seeking aid. The Health...
Israeli Minister: Gaza Will Be ‘Wiped Out’ and Will Become Totally Jewish
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Thursday that Israel was working to "wipe out" the Gaza Strip and called for the Palestinian territory to be settled by Jews, saying it will become totally Jewish. "The government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped...
Israeli Knesset Passes Non-Binding Resolution Calling for the Annexation of the West Bank
The Israeli Knesset on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution that calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, a symbolic show of support for the total takeover of the Palestinian territory. The motion passed in a vote of 71-13, with two opposition parties...
Israeli Troops Raid Southern Lebanon, Search Homes and Detain Workers
Continuing to flout November’s ceasefire with Lebanon, Israeli ground troops invaded southern Lebanon once again at dawn on Wednesday, with around 20 troops marching into the area around al-Abbasiya. The troops searched multiple abandoned homes in the area. Israel did...
Israeli Forces Kill 100 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli forces killed 100 Palestinians and wounded 534 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the killing of aid seekers continue. The Health Ministry said that another 13 bodies were recovered...
Ten More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza Under Israeli Blockade as Over 100 Aid Groups Sound Alarm
Gaza's Health Ministry on Wednesday said that another 10 Palestinians have starved to death due to the US-backed Israeli blockade, as more than 100 aid and rights organizations are sounding the alarm about their own workers facing starvation under the siege. The...
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Says the Church ‘Will Never Abandon’ the People of Gaza
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, held a joint press conference on Tuesday with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III after the two Christian leaders visited Gaza following the Israeli tank shelling of the Holy Family Church in Gaza...
Rep. Randy Fine Tells Palestinians To ‘Starve Away’ as Babies Die of Malnutrition Under Israeli Blockade in Gaza
On Tuesday, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) said on X that Palestinians in Gaza should "starve away" while also claiming the reports of people dying of hunger due to the US-backed Israeli blockade are a "lie." Fine made the comments in response to the news that 15...