Israel has bombed the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in Lebanon as it has escalated its attacks within its northern neighbor, ostensibly to target Hezbollah and armed Palestinian factions after almost a year of cross-border exchanges. In the narrow alleys of the densely populated Palestinian camp near the coastalContinue Reading
Beirut, Lebanon – On Friday evening, Mariam* was in her apartment with her teenage daughter and mother when her building began rumbling and shaking. Agonizing screams and the buzzing of Israeli warplanes soon followed. Israel had just launched a major air attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallahas well asContinue Reading
Iran-aligned group says it will continue its attacks on Israel until its ‘aggression on Lebanon and Gaza stops’. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they have attacked the Israeli cities of Tel Aviva and Ashkelon as well as three US navy warships with missiles and drones. The Iran-aligned group pledged on FridayContinue Reading
The Pulitzer Prize winner refuses to accept her award next month from the New York museum that fired three employees for wearing an emblem of Palestinian solidarity. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after he fired three employees forContinue Reading
World leaders are sounding the alarm about a “full-fledged” war, calling for de-escalation after devastating Israeli air strikes in Lebanon ratcheted regional tensions amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The attacks, which started on Monday and continued into Tuesday, were Israel’s fiercest against its northern neighbor and have led toContinue Reading
On live television, heavily armed Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera’s occupied West Bank bureau in Ramallah and handed the bureau head, Walid al-Omari, a notice to shut it down. The soldiers ordered everyone working the overnight shift at the bureau to leave, telling them they could take only their personalContinue Reading
Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians in a raid on the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya, with video footage showing soldiers pushing what appeared to be dead bodies off a rooftop. The military stormed Qabatiya on Thursday, backed by bulldozers, fighter jets and drones in an hours-long assault,Continue Reading
Most countries have backed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that sets a deadline for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory amid rising international criticism of Israel. The resolution, passed on Wednesdayis not legally binding. But it includes stern rebukes of Israel and won the supportContinue Reading
As Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 41,000 peoplenears one year, assaults in the occupied West Bank continue, with at least 703 people killed by Israeli forces since October 7. Despite Gaza and the West Bank being just 33km (21 miles) apart at their closest points, IsraeliContinue Reading
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi will be laid to rest in her family’s home town Didim, in western Turkey. Mourners in Turkey have gathered for funeral prayers ahead of the burial of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi who was killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. The killing last weekContinue Reading
