Hamas handed over four bodies of dead Israeli hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday morning in exchange for the release of over 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails. Israel was due to release the Palestinians this past Saturday but refused to over Hamas's handover...
House Foreign Affairs Chair Tells Staff to Refer to Israeli-Occupied West Bank as ‘Judea and Samaria’
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who previously volunteered with the Israeli military, has ordered committee staff to refer to the Israeli-occupied West Bank as "Judea and Samaria," a biblical name the state of Israel uses to refer...
Three Killed in Eastern Lebanon in 24 Hours as Israel Steps Up Drone Strikes
Israel continues to escalate the strikes across Lebanon since they withdrew from the populated parts of southern Lebanon last week. The focus is increasingly on the east, along the border between Lebanon and Syria. Tuesday evening, an Israeli drone strike against the...
Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Across Southern Syria, Netanyahu Vows Troops Will Remain
Israel’s military foray into southern Syria continues to grow this evening, as Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of airstrikes across that part of the country, and threatened additional airstrikes in the future, and an open-ended military occupation....
Hamas Says Agreement Reached on Release of Palestinians That Israel Delayed
Hamas said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached to secure the release of over 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails that Israel had delayed. Under the ceasefire deal, Israel was supposed to release the Palestinians on Saturday after Hamas freed six Israeli hostages,...
Israeli Drone Strike Against East Lebanon Village Kills Two
Israel continues carrying out strikes in Lebanon this week, raising further questions about the status quo after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated parts of southern Lebanon a week ago. Today, the most serious strike was reported in eastern Lebanon’s...
Six Palestinian Infants Die Due to Cold in Gaza as Israel Continues to Block Shelters From Entering
At least six Palestinian infants have died in Gaza due to a cold spell as Israel continues to largely block the entrance of tents and mobile homes into the Strip despite agreeing to do so as part of the hostage and ceasefire deal. According to Al Jazeera, Gaza's Civil...
Deputy Speaker of Israeli Knesset Says All Adult Men in Gaza Should Be Killed
Nissim Vaturi, the deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset, has called for all adult men in Gaza to be killed in the latest example of genocidal rhetoric from an Israeli official. "Who is innocent in Gaza? Civilians went out and slaughtered people in cold blood," Vaturi...
Israeli Official: Gaza Ceasefire Deal on ‘Brink of Collapse’ Due to Netanyahu’s Hardened Stance
The Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal is on the "brink of collapse" due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardening his stance, an Israeli source has told the Israeli news site Walla, according to The Times of Israel. Netanyahu has delayed the release of over...
Iran Says Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Are a ‘Grave Threat’ to the World
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the UN's Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that Israel's nuclear weapons pose a "grave threat" to the world. Israel is estimated to have somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear weapons, and its nuclear arsenal...