Israel tenders 627 settler units in Kochav Yaakov in occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities have issued a tender for 627 new housing units in the Kochav Yaakov settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. The project is in the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, north of Jerusalem, and is now moving from planning toward construction. The deadline for construction companies to submit bids has been set for November 30.The Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said the Israel Land Authority published the tender on Thursday. The commission said the project was first approved on April 27, 2025, meaning the latest step comes about 15 months later. It said the tender... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Aug 2026 09:00 LONDON
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Israeli raid in Qalandiya refugee camp injures at least 51 Palestinians
Israeli forces carried out a large-scale raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, injuring at least 51 Palestinians, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. The operation also led to detentions, road closures and reported restrictions on medical access in the area near Jerusalem. The camp and surrounding localities have been the focus of repeated security operations in recent months.The Palestine Red Crescent Society said 35 people were hospitalised after severe beatings, while six others were treated at the scene. It said one person was hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet and six more suffered tear gas inhalation.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Aug 2026 03:30 LONDON
Netanyahu signals possible unilateral action as Iran war drags on
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel may act alone as the war with Iran continues, even as Washington and Tehran appear close to an interim deal on the Strait of Hormuz. The remarks came during a state ceremony in West Jerusalem and were framed by Netanyahu as a matter of Israel's security. The comments add to signs of strain in the US-Israeli campaign against Iran and raise fresh questions about the next phase of the conflict.Netanyahu said he was determined to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and described the United States as Israel's greatest ally.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Aug 2026 18:30 LONDON
Israeli court blocks plan to surround prison with crocodile-filled moat
A Jerusalem court has temporarily blocked a government plan to place Nile crocodiles around Ketziot Prison in southern Israel. The ruling has opened a legal and political dispute over a proposal that had been discussed for months but had only recently drawn wider public attention. The prison is in the Negev Desert near the Egyptian border and holds many Palestinian prisoners, including some accused of involvement in the 7 October 2023 attacks.The temporary injunction was announced by the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday, local time, preventing the Israel Prison Service from moving ahead with the crocodile deployment. The plan had... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Aug 2026 03:30 LONDON
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Netanyahu rejects Gaza withdrawal before Hamas disarmament
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Israeli military will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. His comments push back against a draft agreement proposed by the White House and linked to Donald Trump's Board of Peace. The remarks cast fresh doubt on a plan that had been presented as a possible breakthrough in efforts to end the war.According to the supplied material, the draft would have seen Hamas begin disarming while Israel halted strikes and started withdrawing from roughly 60% of Gaza that it currently controls. Netanyahu said Israel had not... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Aug 2026 06:30 LONDON
Israel election pressure fuels settlement push as West Bank violence surges
Settlement activity in the occupied West Bank has intensified as Israel moves toward elections expected in October, according to the supplied report. The article says the surge has raised concern that the settler movement is trying to deepen its hold on the territory. It also says the increase comes alongside a rise in settler attacks and new outposts.The report cites a warning from the United Nations last week that attacks by Israeli settlers, often carried out alongside Israeli forces, and the creation of illegal settlements and outposts had reached an all-time high. It says the trend has accelerated during the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Aug 2026 19:32 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
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