Updated on June 9 at 5:35 pm EST Israeli officials say that the 12 activists who were onboard the Gaza aid flotilla vessel that was seized by the Israeli military as it was trying to break Israel's starvation blockade have been taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod. The...
Israeli Drone Strike Targets Car in South Syria, Injuring One
Israel continues to carry out its offensive against southern Syria, with a drone strike Sunday targeting a person they claimed to be a member of Hamas. The person still has not been publicly identified and Hamas has not commented. The strike targeted a car near a farm...
Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla Boat
Updated on June 8 at 9:35 pm EST The Madleen, a sailboat that was trying to break Israel's starvation blockade on Gaza, has been boarded by Israeli forces, and the 12 activists onboard have been detained, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the group...
Israeli Forces Kill 106 More Palestinians in Gaza, Including Aid Seekers
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli attacks killed at least 106 Palestinians and wounded 393 as Israeli forces continue to pound the Strip with airstrikes and shoot desperate Palestinians seeking aid. The Health Ministry said that at least five...
Israel Refused Lebanese Request to Inspect Alleged Hezbollah Site Before Thursday’s Attack
On Thursday evening, Israel issued an evacuation order for the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, and after causing a panicked evacuation, it carried out airstrikes hitting eight buildings. At the time, we had reports of Lebanese soldiers being deployed to inspect the...
Four Israeli Soldiers Killed, Five Wounded in Booby-Trapped South Gaza Building
An early morning incident Friday in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip saw four Israeli soldiers killed and five wounded, one seriously so, when they entered a reportedly booby-trapped building which collapsed down around them. The building reportedly...
Israel Pounds Southern Beirut Following Evacuation Order
Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut is in shock tonight when massive explosions tore through the civilian neighborhood of Dahieh, in the city’s south, as the result of a major Israeli attack. This is the first attack on Beirut in over a month. Israel issued an evacuation...
Israeli Attacks Kill 67 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed at least 67 Palestinians and wounded 189 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes continue to pound targets across the Strip. The Health Ministry said another three bodies of...
Israeli Strike on Christian-Run Hospital in Gaza Kills Four Journalists
On Thursday, Israeli forces struck the courtyard of the al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, killing four journalists and at least two other civilians. The hospital is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which strongly condemned the attack in a statement...
Israel Continues Strikes on Southern Lebanon as Commander Threatens New Offensive
Israel continues its strikes on southern Lebanon Thursday, hitting multiple targets and causing damage, though at present only one injury was reported. The bigger news is that Israel’s Northern Command chief Gen. Ori Gordin is threatening a new offensive. The threat...