Gaza's media office said on Monday that the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 61,709, a figure that factors in people missing and presumed dead under the rubble or in areas where rescuers are still unable to access. Salama...
Fate of Gaza Ceasefire Depends on Trump-Netanyahu Meeting
Whether or not the Gaza ceasefire deal is fully implemented depends on a meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will be held at the White House this Tuesday, Axios reported on Sunday. Under the deal, Israel and Hamas were...
Member of US Holocaust Memorial Council Says the People of Gaza Are ‘Collectively Guilty’ and Don’t Deserve Mercy
A Trump-appointed member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council has called for the collective punishment of all Palestinians in Gaza, saying they're "collectively guilty" and not deserving of any mercy. Writing in The Jerusalem Post, Martin Oliner praised President...
Israeli Military Construction in Syria Raises Fear of Prolonged Occupation of South
On Friday, Israeli soldiers inside the newly occupied part of the Golan Heights came under fire. There were no injuries, but it may be a sign of growing unrest over the new occupations within the southern Quneitra and Daraa Governorates of Syria. Those concerns are...
Israeli Military Blows Up Neighborhood in West Bank’s Jenin Refugee Camp
On Sunday, the Israeli military blew up a neighborhood in the Jenin refugee camp as its stepped-up assault on the northern West Bank city continues. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli military rigged residential buildings in the refugee camp...
South Lebanon Homes Burn, Fisherman Captured as Israel Ceasefire Violations Continue
As it does virtually weekly, Israel reiterated today that civilians are not to return to their homes in any areas of southern Lebanon Israel currently occupies. This apparently includes not just villages, but the Mediterranean Sea as well, as an Israeli military boat...
Two Killed, 10 Wounded as Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Eastern Lebanon
With the ceasefire extension in Lebanon still in place until February 18, Israel continues to violate it on every pretext and often no pretext at all. The multiple violations reported on Friday included airstrikes by Israeli fighter jets in both eastern and northern...
Israel’s Smotrich Praises Trump Administration After Meeting With Witkoff
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich praised the Trump administration on Thursday after he held a meeting with Steve Witkoff, the US envoy for the Middle East. Witkoff has been pushing for full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal, an idea strongly opposed...
Trump Insists Egypt and Jordan Will Take Palestinians From Gaza
President Trump on Thursday insisted Jordan and Egypt will take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza despite fierce objections from the two Arab nations. Trump's recent suggestion to "clean out" Gaza of its Palestinian population and send them to Jordan and Egypt raised...
Gaza Health Ministry Says 42 More Bodies Recovered from Rubble, Raising Death Toll
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that over the previous 24-hour period, hospitals in Gaza received 43 more bodies of Palestinians killed by "Israeli aggression," including 42 that were recovered from the rubble and one who died of previously sustained wounds. The...