*) Some 100 US doctors reject Israel’s claim of Hamas misusing Gaza hospitals A group of 99 American physicians and medical professionals have said they saw no signs of Hamas activity in hospitals, calling on the Biden administration to immediately cease support for Israel. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the group of doctors shared their firsthand experiences of the dire humanitarian conditions saying they had "witnessed crimes beyond comprehension." Doc...
Oct 04, 2024•3 min
*) Israel confirms damage to army bases in Iranian missile strikes The Israeli army has confirmed several of its air bases were struck during Iran's massive ballistic missile strikes on the US-backed country. According to Israeli media, authorities confirmed damages to office buildings and maintenance areas. In northern Tel Aviv, warheads reportedly fell close to Mossad headquarters, though they failed to cause significant damage. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have used its Fattah missil...
Oct 03, 2024•3 min
*) Iran warns it will hit all Israeli infrastructure if attacked Iran’s top military boss is drawing a line in the sand. If Israel attacks, Tehran’s response will be devastating. After firing off a massive 200-missile barrage, General Mohammad Bagheri said that was just the start. Next time, he warned, the strikes will be even more intense, targeting all of Israel’s infrastructure. Bagheri explained that Iran had held back after the US and EU promised a ceasefire in Gaza following the killing of...
Oct 02, 2024•2 min
*) Israel starts ‘limited, localised’ ground invasion in Lebanon The Israeli army has started a “limited” ground invasion as their attacks in several towns in southern Lebanon continue. According to the Israeli military, they carried out “focused and localised raids” aimed at Hezbollah targets and infrastructure in the south. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s official news agency NNA reported that the shelling hit areas like Wazzani, Marjeyoun and Khiyam, and went on for more than two hours. *) President Erd...
Oct 01, 2024•3 min
*) Israel kills over two dozen Palestinians across Gaza Israel’s latest air strikes on Gaza since Sunday morning have killed at least 25 Palestinians and left many others wounded, according to the Civil Defence. The attacks happened in Beit Lahia, Jabalia, Gaza City, Nuseirat camp and Deir al Balah. Israel’s war on Gaza has now entered its 360th day, and so far, it’s claimed the lives of at least 41,595 Palestinians. On top of that, over 800 people have been killed in Israel’s bombings across Le...
Sep 30, 2024•3 min
*) Erdogan blasts Israel for extending its 'genocidal policy' to Lebanon Turkish President Erdogan slammed Israel’s military actions in Lebanon, accusing it of extending "genocidal, occupation, and invasion policies." Erdogan condemned the killing of Lebanese civilians, including children, and said Israel is emboldened by international support, challenging humanitarian values and international law. "No one with a conscience can justify this massacre," Erdogan wrote on X. *) Türkiye criticises US...
Sep 29, 2024•2 min
*) Israel launches fierce new wave of airstrikes on Beirut Israel conducted its most intense bombardment on Beirut's southern suburbs, following a massive strike on Hezbollah's command centre. Reuters reported over 20 air strikes, as thousands of Lebanese fled their homes and gathered in downtown Beirut. "They want to destroy Dahiye, destroy all of us," said Sari, a displaced resident. Many sought refuge in parks and sidewalks, some trying to sleep on rolled-out mats in Martyrs Square. *) Netany...
Sep 28, 2024•2 min
*) Israel hits Gaza school, killing 11 people in devastating strike An Israeli air strike has hit a school in northern Gaza, where thousands of displaced Palestinians were taking shelter. At least 11 people were killed, with 22 others wounded, including women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Israeli military confirmed the strike, which took place at the Al Falouja School in the Jabalia refugee camp. Footage from the scene showed rescue workers pulling victims from the debri...
Sep 27, 2024•3 min
*) US, EU, Arab states call for Lebanon ‘temporary ceasefire’ The United States, the European Union and several Arab countries have come together to call for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon. This comes after Israeli strikes raised fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. In a joint statement, President Biden and President Macron emphasised that they have been collaborating to create this ceasefire to give diplomacy a chance and prevent further escalation. This effort is supported by nation...
Sep 26, 2024•3 min
*) 'UN, what are you waiting for to stop the genocide in Gaza?' — Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged unity against Israeli genocide in Palestine. Erdogan said at the UN General Assembly in New York, “I call on those yet to acknowledge Palestine to stand on the right side of history and recognise it now.” He stressed the urgent need for a fully independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, adding that delays can no longer be tolerated. Erdogan also expres...
Sep 25, 2024•3 min
*) Lebanon's death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 500 Lebanon's death toll from Israeli air strikes has risen to nearly 500, including 35 children, according to the Health Ministry. The deaths included 58 women, and some 1,645 others were wounded. Health Minister Firass Abiad said "thousands of families" had been displaced. *) US sending additional troops to Middle East as regional tensions rise The United States is sending additional troops to the Middle East after Israel's deadly strikes o...
Sep 24, 2024•3 min
*) Israel's attacks in Lebanon clear effort to spread war: Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon could spread war across the region. Speaking at an event in New York, Erdogan has said Israel’s actions and statements show clear intent to escalate the conflict. He also condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, calling them genocide and a threat to regional peace. *) Iraqi group targets Israeli base in occupied Golan Heights An Iraqi armed group has ...
Sep 23, 2024•3 min
*) Over 100 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel; some hit Haifa The Israeli military said over 100 rockets have been fired into the country from Lebanon, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa. Israeli first responders say the early morning barrage wounded at least three people, damaged buildings and set cars on fire. Social media users shared images of interceptive missiles fired from northern Israel’s air defence systems in response to the incoming threats, with explosions report...
Sep 22, 2024•3 min
*) Deadly Israeli strike on Beirut suburb 'kills' top Hezbollah commander Top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other senior figures of the group have been killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Ibrahim Aqil had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy. Aqil who has also used the alias Tahsin headed Hezbollah's Radwan unit. *) Lebanon slams Israel at UNSC Lebanon's Foreign Minister has told t...
Sep 21, 2024•3 min
*) Hezbollah: Israeli device blasts in Lebanon a declaration of war Lebanon's Hezbollah has called the device blasts in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday a "declaration of war". "With this operation, the enemy crossed all... red lines," Hassan Nasrallah said in his first televised appearance after the attacks, accusing Israel of trying to "kill no fewer than 5,000 people". Early morning on Thursday Lebanon and Israel exchanged dozens of cross-border missile strikes, targeting each others’ positio...
Sep 20, 2024•3 min
*) UN demands Israel must end 'unlawful' presence in Palestine within a year The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution demanding Israel end its "unlawful presence" in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months. The resolution received 124 votes in favour, with 43 abstentions and 14 countries, including Israel and the US, voting against it. It comes just before world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Sep 19, 2024•3 min
*) Israel 'fully responsible' for pager explosions: Hezbollah Lebanon's Hezbollah group blames Israel for the simultaneous explosion of pagers used by the group’s fighters that killed at least nine people. Calling the attacks a "major security breach,” the group says Israel will be punished. Lebanese authorities have urged citizens to dispose of their pagers immediately, while rescue teams work to aid the wounded. The incident has further escalated tensions, as the two nations are already engage...
Sep 18, 2024•3 min
*) Israel killed over 700 infants, 12,000 minors in Gaza: Palestine data The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says Israel forces have killed 710 infants and 11,983 minors since October 7 last year. The ministry has compiled a list of 34,344 Palestinians killed in the ongoing conflict, including elderly victims and newborn children. These are the known victims. The total number of those killed crosses 41,220 Experts believe the actual death toll may be even higher, with estimates suggesting as...
Sep 17, 2024•3 min
*) Israeli army admits to killing three hostages The Israeli army has admitted three hostages, whose bodies were found last December, were killed in its own air strike in Gaza. The victims, two soldiers and one civilian were reportedly near a senior Hamas official who was the target of the strike. Though the army had known these details since February, the information was only recently shared with the families. *) FBI investigates fresh Trump ‘assassination attempt’ The FBI is investigating what...
Sep 16, 2024•2 min
*) Illegal settlers, Israeli soldiers raid West Bank villages Illegal Israeli settlers and soldiers stormed several villages and towns in the occupied West Bank overnight, leading to confrontations with Palestinian residents. Palestinian Television reported that one person was injured during a raid by settlers who were protected by the army in the village of Umm Safa in northern Ramallah. The head of the local village council, Marwan Sabah, said settlers positioned at Jabal al-Ras attacked the v...
Sep 15, 2024•2 min
*) Third man 'self-immolates' to protest Israel's Gaza genocide, US complicity Anti-war activist Matt Nelson has reportedly self-immolated in protest of US support for Israel's war in Gaza. A video surfaced on YouTube showing Nelson condemning the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s siege and violence. He said, "My name is Matt Nelson, and I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest.", calling for an end to US funding of Israel’s actions in Gaza and urging support for the ICC indic...
Sep 14, 2024•2 min
*) Chief of Israeli intel unit quits over October 7 failure The head of the Israeli army's notorious intelligence and surveillance unit has accepted responsibility for failing to prevent a raid by Hamas fighters on October 7 last year. Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, who led Unit 8200, told Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi he’s resigning. Sariel is one of seven high-ranking officials, including top military leaders, to step down amid backlash over Hamas' attacks on Israeli military sites and settleme...
Sep 13, 2024•3 min
*) Islamic Action Front becomes largest party in Jordan parliament Jordan's opposition party, the Islamist Action Front (IAF), made a big splash in the latest parliamentary election. Early results show the front bagging up to a fifth of the seats. The party’s leader Wael al Saqqa said, “We’ve earned the people’s trust, and now the real work begins.” But pro-government and tribal groups still hold the upper hand in the 138-seat parliament. *) 'Biggest lie': Harris under fire for falsely accusing ...
Sep 12, 2024•3 min
*) Harris and Trump spar at Presidential debate He called her a Marxist. She repeated false claims about Hamas. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed over a range of issues in a presidential debate that was viewed by millions of people. Harris took a dig at Trump for talking about fictional characters like Hannibal Lecter and lecturing Americans on how windmills cause cancer. Trump accused Harris of hating Israel. While their followers in the US might have cringed and shifted in their seats wit...
Sep 11, 2024•3 min
*) Israeli massacres persist in Gaza Israel killed at least 40 Palestinians in air strikes on a tent encampment in Gaza’s Khan Younis The death toll is likely to rise as dozens more have been wounded. The carnage happened after four Israeli air strikes hit the Al-Mawasi camp, which is marked as a humanitarian zone, a supposedly safe place for displaced Palestinians. *) Israel killed 3 hostages in Gaza strike— report The Israeli army killed its own people and hid the information from the public. ...
Sep 10, 2024•2 min
*) Israel storms Palestinian refugee camps The Israeli army has raided the city of Tulkarem and the Balata refugee camp in overnight attacks in the northern occupied West Bank. Several occupation military vehicles accompanied by heavy bulldozers entered the city from its western side, where they began demolishing infrastructure in the al-Alemi area. *) Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace Two NATO members have said Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly ...
Sep 09, 2024•3 min
*) Turkish-American activist shot dead by Israeli sniper — autopsy An autopsy report of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed an Israeli sniper killed her. Nablus governor has said the autopsy results indicated Eygi’s cause of death was a gunshot wound inflicted by a sniper, specifically targeting her head. Palestinian officials had earlier also suggested that Eygi’s death was likely the result of deliberate targeting by an Israeli sniper. *) Israelis rally for hostage sw...
Sep 08, 2024•2 min
*) Israel bombs schools and homes in Gaza Israel has killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded another 15 in fresh strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in Gaza. At least eight of the dead were in refugee tents at Halima al-Sa'diyya School in Jabalia in northern Gaza. As usual, the Israeli military called the strikes "precise". *)Turkish activist shot on Israeli politicians' orders — Palestine The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has said the killing of a Turkish-Ameri...
Sep 07, 2024•3 min
*) Hundreds march in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu Hundreds of Israelis have marched silently through the streets of Tel Aviv carrying 27 mock coffins to represent the 27 captives whose bodies were recovered by the Israeli military during the past nearly 11 months of Israeli carnage in besieged Gaza. The protesters marched through major streets in Tel Aviv at night, solemnly striking a bell as the flag-draped coffins were slowly brought through the streets. The country is reeling from th...
Sep 06, 2024•3 min
*) Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens more At least 22 Palestinians have been killed and many others wounded in overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence. In northern Gaza, two Israeli strikes killed seven Palestinians, while six others were killed or injured in an attack near Sheikh Zayed Towers. One Palestinian was killed in a strike at the Houja intersection in the Jabalia refugee camp and 10 more were killed in four strikes in Gaza Gover...
Sep 05, 2024•2 min
