An Israeli air strike on the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official has told the BBC. Locals say…
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Israel: Supreme Court freezes PM’s order to sack security chief
Israel’s Supreme Court has issued an injunction to prevent the head of the nation’s security service from being fired by Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli cabinet formally approved the early dismissal…
Palestine: Israel orders army to ‘seize additional territories’ in Gaza
Israel’s defence minister has told the military to “seize additional areas in Gaza” and threatened to permanently occupy parts of it, if Hamas does not free all remaining hostages. Israel…
Afghanistan: Taliban frees US man held for two years
An American airline mechanic has been freed by the Taliban after being held in Afghanistan for more than two years. George Glezmann, who was detained in December 2022 while visiting…
Middle East: Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire
Israel says it has hit dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command centre in southern Lebanon after rockets were fired from there into Israel for the first time since…
Isreal: Netanyahu fires security chief over ‘distrust’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas. The Israeli cabinet met…
Palestine: Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel renews Gaza ground campaign
Hamas says it launched three rockets at Tel Aviv – the first time the group is known to have fired back since Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza. Israel…
Palestine: At least 85 killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes- Hamas
At least 85 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since midnight, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry has said. Hours later, Israel’s military said it had intercepted…
USA: Palestinian Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks out about his arrest
A Palestinian student activist, who was detained by US immigration officers earlier this month, has spoken out for the first time about his arrest. In a letter dictated over the…
Palestine: ‘Once again, fear has gripped the people’
It had started as a normal night in Gaza, with people up already having their pre-dawn meal in the holy month of Ramadan. After 50 nights of ceasefire, life in…