We’re more than a week into the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Israel has continued carrying out airstrikes against Lebanon despite the ceasefire, and the number and intensity of the strikes appear to be escalating this weekend. At least three civilians were killed today...
Netanyahu Takes Credit for Assad’s Overthrow, Israel Seizes Golan Heights ‘Buffer Zone’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday celebrated the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by al-Qaeda-linked militants and confirmed that Israel has seized a buffer zone inside Syria that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the...
US Denies Amnesty’s Conclusion That Israel Is Committing Genocide
The US on Thursday rejected a 296-page report from Amnesty International that concluded Israel is conducting genocide in Gaza. "We disagree with the conclusions of such a report. We have said previously and continue to find that the allegations of genocide are...
Israeli Strike in Lebanon Injures Five as Ceasefire Violations Continue
On Thursday, an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanon town of Aitaroun injured five people, Lebanon's National News Agency reported, as Israeli violations of the ceasefire continue. According to a tally from Turkey's Anadolu Agency, there have been 137 Israeli...
Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 48 Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 48 Palestinians and wounded 201 over the previous 24-hour period as relentless strikes continued. Israeli strikes on Thursday included a drone attack right outside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia,...
Blinken Claims Lebanon ‘Ceasefire Is Holding’ Despite Israeli Fire
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday claimed the Lebanon ceasefire was "holding" despite repeated Israeli attacks on south Lebanon. At a press conference in Brussels, Blinken was asked if Israel had violated the ceasefire by bombing southern Lebanon but...
Israeli Strikes on Al-Mawasi ‘Safe Zone’ in South Gaza Kill 20 Palestinians
On Wednesday, Israeli strikes again targeted tents in the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza, which has been declared a so-called "safe zone" by the Israeli military but has come under repeated attacks. The attack killed at least 20 Palestinians, with children among the...
Ben Gvir Says Netanyahu Is ‘Open’ To Expelling Palestinians From Gaza
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the Jewish Power party, has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expressing "openness" to the idea of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Ben Gvir and other ministers are openly in...
Israel Again Bombs Lebanon as Netanyahu Says War Is Not Over
Israel launched more strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday despite a ceasefire deal that was supposed to take effect last Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Hezbollah is not over. Israeli strikes included an attack on the town of...
Hamas Responds to Trump’s Threat, Says It Should Be Directed at Netanyahu
On Tuesday, a Hamas official responded to President-elect Donald Trump's warning that there would be "all hell to pay" if Israeli hostages in Gaza weren't released by his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Trump didn't mention Hamas by name in his warning but appeared...