South African officials and lawyers on Thursday made their case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to show that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian population of Gaza. The over three-hour hearing was an indictment of the US-backed...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday insisted Israel doesn't plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza or permanently occupy the territory, a shift in rhetoric that comes a day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds its first hearing on...
A member of the Israeli Knesset has doubled down on comments he made in November when he called to "burn Gaza now" and is now claiming there are "no innocents" in areas where the Israeli military ordered evacuations. "I stand behind what I said. It is better to burn,...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has come out strongly against South Africa's genocide case against Israel that was filed at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), calling it "meritless." Blinken made the comments during a press conference in Israel. "The charge...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday that Israel's attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis is intensifying. One purpose of Blinken's visit was to push Israeli officials to reduce the intensity of the...
The Israeli military claimed on Monday that it "eliminated" a Hamas official in southern Syria who was allegedly responsible for rocket attacks on Israel. The Israeli military named the Hamas official Hassan Akasha and said he was a "central figure" in rocket attacks...
Some US officials are concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might see an expanded war in Lebanon as key to his political survival, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. Polls show the majority of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign once the campaign...
Israeli officials are expected to tell Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel won't allow Palestinians who fled north Gaza to return home until a new hostage deal is reached with Hamas, Axios reported on Monday. Blinken is in the region and is due to meet with...
Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden during a speech at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the scene of the 2015 shooting committed by Dylan Roof that killed nine people. "If you really care...
A member of the Israeli Knesset has come out in support of South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), one of the UN's top courts based in the Hague. MK Ofer Cassif, a member of the left-wing Jewish and Arab Hadash-Ta'al...
