20 Dec 2024 Majority of Israelis believe war victory can only be achieved with return of captives: Report An Israeli poll has found that at least 68 percent of people…
Tag: Middle East
USA: Family of US protester killed by Israeli forces presses Blinken for investigation
The family of a US-Turkish woman killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank met Secretary of State Antony Blinken to call for a US investigation.Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26,…
Yemen: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after missile attack
Israel has said its fighter jets conducted a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi movement. An Israeli military spokesman said the targets included…
USA: Palestinians sue State Department over US assistance to Israel’s military
Five Palestinians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and the United States are suing the US government to try to cut off American assistance to the Israeli military over its…
Syria: UN envoy warns war ‘has not ended yet’ as US says truce extended
The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed…
Syria: Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan
Several countries have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters. Multiple Middle Eastern nations and…
LIVE UPDATES: Israel’s war on Gaza
17 Dec 2024 UN says Israel violating disengagement agreement with Syria The United Nations says Israel violated the ceasefire with Syria after it captured a demilitarised buffer zone following the fall…
Palestine: Last orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza killed
A doctor believed to be the last remaining orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza has been killed by Israeli tankfire, according to Palestinian officials. Dr Sayeed Joudeh died on Thursday while…
Afghanistan: Authorities rescue twenty two from mine collapse
Twenty-two people have been rescued after a mine collapsed in Afghanistan, capping an hours-long effort to reach them. The mine in the Dara-i Sof Payin district of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan…
Israel: Netanyahu plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad
Israel’s government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a “new front”…