Israeli strikes have ramped up across the Gaza Strip, killing over 90 Palestinians since dawn on Thursday, medical sources told Al Jazeera early Friday morning Gaza time. Israeli attacks included a strike on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, a so-called "safe zone" in...
Israeli Troops Advance Deeper Into Southern Lebanon, Escalate Demolitions
Israel’s military continued its invasion of southern Lebanon today, despite the 60-day ceasefire in place during which it’s meant to vacate the country. The village of Beit Lif was the latest target, with Israeli Merkava tanks and military bulldozers arriving at the...
Israeli Settler Violence in 2024 Highest Since the UN Began Keeping Track
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that 2024 marked the worst year for Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since it began keeping track of such incidents nearly 20 years ago. OCHA said it...
US Has Given Israel $22 Billion in Military Aid Since October 2023
Since October 7, 2023, the US has provided Israel with more than $22 billion in military aid, Israel Hayom reported Wednesday, citing data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The stepped-up US military aid to Israel has supported the...
Israel Kills Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
The Israeli military started the New Year by massacring dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 28 in attack across the Strip since dawn on Wednesday, medical sources told Al Jazeera. In northern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit a home in Jabalia, killing at least...
UN Says Israel Has Turned Gaza’s Hospitals Into ‘Death Traps’
A report released by the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday condemned Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying the campaign against medical infrastructure in the Strip is a "direct consequence" of Israel's "disregard" for international law. "As if the relentless...
Hezbollah ‘Patient,’ But Threatens Retaliation If Israel Troops Remain Past Deadline
Now 35 days into a 60-day ceasefire, Israeli troops remain inside Lebanese territory and are increasingly open about staying indefinitely. Given the several hundred Israeli ceasefire violations and scores of Lebanese casualties, however, the real story may be...
Haaretz Calls for Israel To Stop Attacking Gaza Hospitals
On Monday, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published an editorial calling for the Israeli military to stop targeting hospitals in Gaza, titled "Leave Gaza's Hospitals Alone." The editorial came out just a few days after the Israeli military destroyed the Kamal Adwan...
Israeli Attacks Kill 27 More Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Monday that Israeli attacks killed at least 27 Palestinians and wounded 149 in the previous 24-hour period as the US-backed daily slaughter continues. The Health Ministry's numbers only include dead and wounded Palestinians brought to...
Israeli Army Advances Deeper Into Syria’s Quneitra Province
The regime change in Syria earlier this month was followed almost immediately by an Israeli invasion across the demilitarized zone line separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the rest of Syria. Since then, that invasion keeps getting deeper, with troops...