On Tuesday, Gaza's Health Ministry said that Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the previous 24-hour period. "Israeli forces killed 41 people and injured 113 others in three ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24 hours," the ministry...
Israeli Settlers Kill One Palestinian in West Bank, Israeli Military Kills Five Others
A total of six Palestinians were killed by Israeli settler and military violence in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Five Palestinians were killed by an Israeli military strike on a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm. The Israeli military...
Ben Gvir Says He Wants To Build a Synagogue at al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir sparked a backlash on Monday by saying that he wanted to build a synagogue on the Al-Asqa Mosque compound in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa, known to the Israelis as Temple Mount, is one of the holiest...
Democrats Refuse To Let Palestinian Americans Speak at the DNC
The Democratic Party has refused to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention despite pressure from delegates. The request for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC was made by members of the Uncommitted National Movement, who represent...
Blinken ‘Sentenced Ceasefire Talks to Death’ With Comments on Netanyahu
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments about Gaza ceasefire talks this week sentenced the negotiations to death, Middle East Eye reported Thursday, citing Israeli media. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Blinken said the...
Netanyahu at Odds With Israeli Military Over Gaza-Egypt Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that Israel must maintain control of the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, as part of any hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas, but the Israeli military doesn't agree. Netanyahu has...
Hamas Rejects New US Ceasefire Proposal That Includes Netanyahu’s Demands
Hamas said on Sunday that it rejected a new Gaza ceasefire proposal from the US because it includes demands from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that are meant to sabotage the chances of a deal. "After being briefed by the mediators about what happened in...
Documents Confirm Netanyahu Sabotaged Ceasefire Talks With New Demands
Documents obtained by The New York Times confirmed that Israel added new demands to the ceasefire proposal unveiled by President Biden back in May, an effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sabotage the chances of a deal. The Times report said that Israeli...
Ben Gvir Says Changing Status Quo at al-Aqsa Is ‘Our Policy’ in Latest Provocative Visit to the Religious Site
On Tuesday, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir made another provocative visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, known as the Temple Mount to the Israelis, and rejected statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the status...
White House Says US Is Prepared To Defend Israel From ‘Significant’ Attack
The White House said Monday that the US is prepared to defend Israel from a "significant" Iranian reprisal attack as the US continues to bolster its forces in the region. The US and Israel are expecting Iran to launch its response to the Israeli killing of Hamas's...