Israel: Military constructing buildings in buffer zone with Syria

Newly released satellite imagery shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) construction taking place within the demilitarised buffer zone that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria. The image, obtained exclusively by…

Palestine: Hamas to name next Israeli hostages set to be released

Hamas is expected to hand over to Israel the names of four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. It is thought they will be soldiers…

USA: Afghan refugees feel ‘betrayed’ by Trump order blocking move to US

“It’s like the United States doesn’t actually understand what I did for this country, it’s a betrayal,” Abdullah tells the BBC. He fled Afghanistan with his parents amid the US…

Palestine: IDF bombed apartments killing 62 civilians including 23 children

Julia Ramadan was terrified – the war between Israel and Hezbollah was escalating and she’d had a nightmare that her family home was being bombed. When she sent her brother…

Syrian: Citizens returning home face deadly threat of landmines

Ayghad never thought that his dream of returning to his farmland could turn into a nightmare. He fights his tears as he shows us a picture of his late father,…

West Bank: Israel says it killed Palestinian attackers as Jenin raid continues

Israel says it has killed two armed men, suspected of carrying out a shooting attack that killed three Israelis in the occupied West Bank earlier this month. Qutaiba Shalabi and…

Palestine: Gaza rebuild will take ‘a lot of time’- UN official

The rebuilding process in the devastated Palestinian territory will “take an awful lot of time” despite the promised surge in humanitarian deliveries, a UN official in Gaza has warned. “We’re…

Israel: Military chief resigns over 7 October 2023 failures

Israel’s military chief has resigned, saying he recognised his responsibility for its failure on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas carried out a deadly attack on the…

Yemen: Houthis release crew of seized cargo ship Galaxy Leader

Yemen’s Houthi movement says it has released the crew of the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, which its fighters seized in November 2023 at the start of their campaign of attacks…

West Bank: Ten Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 40 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in the Jenin area in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health…