A senior Hamas official has confirmed that the group's armed wing chief, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, was killed in Gaza by Israeli air strikes. Israeli military officials also said they had killed the head of Hamas's military wing in a strike on Friday, making him the most senior Hamas figure reported killed by Israel since the ceasefire agreement implemented in October. The strikes took place in Gaza, with local medics reporting additional Palestinian deaths in separate attacks the same day.According to the supplied material, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said Haddad was one of the architects... [Continue Reading]
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Violent settlers have attacked Palestinians in areas of the West Bank where Israel had agreed to Palestinian self-governance, according to the supplied report. The attacks are described as taking place beyond land under direct Israeli control. The incident points to a widening pattern of violence in territory already marked by long-running disputes over land, authority and security.The report says the attacks targeted Palestinians who had fled to safety in Palestinian territory, only to be attacked again. It does not give a precise number of victims, the exact locations of the assaults, or details of injuries. It also does not identify... [Continue Reading]
The UK government has blocked 11 foreign far-right agitators from entering the country ahead of a rally organised by anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson in London.Thousands are expected to attend the Unite the Kingdom event on Saturday, while a separate pro-Palestinian demonstration is also due to take place in the city.The government said those refused entry were foreign agitators.Among them is US-based anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez, who attended the first Unite the Kingdom march last September.Sir Keir Starmer said the organisers were "peddling hatred and division" and warned that anyone seeking to "wreak havoc" or intimidate others would face the full... [Continue Reading]
Israeli nationalists marched through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, chanting anti-Palestinian slogans including "Death to Arabs" during the annual Jerusalem Day march.The march took place in a sensitive part of the city where many Palestinian residents stayed barricaded indoors, according to the supplied report.The event is held each year.The annual procession is linked to Israel's 1967 annexation of east Jerusalem, which Israeli authorities describe as the city's "reunification".The annexation is not recognised by the United Nations, which considers it illegal under international law.The chants and the setting underline the continuing tensions around Jerusalem, particularly in areas... [Continue Reading]
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An Israeli civilian-led commission has published a two-year report alleging that Hamas and other Palestinian militant factions used sexual violence systematically during the 7 October 2023 attacks on southern Israel and against hostages held in Gaza.The report, titled "Silenced No More", was released by the Civil Commission on Oct. 7 Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children, an independent panel formed in November 2023.It says sexual violence was repeatedly carried out in a systematic manner throughout the attack and its aftermath.The commission says its findings are based on UN investigations, survivor testimony, filmed footage and a war-evidence archive containing more... [Continue Reading]
Israel's parliament has approved a bill that would create a special tribunal able to sentence Palestinians said to be linked to the Hamas-led October 7 attacks to death.The measure was passed by the Israeli Knesset on 12 May, according to the supplied report, and is described as a new death penalty bill rather than a broader criminal law.Rights groups have warned that the proposal could weaken fair trial protections and make executions easier.The bill is aimed at detainees said to be connected to the October 7 attacks.The move is significant because it would establish a separate legal framework for some... [Continue Reading]
The European Union has agreed new sanctions targeting Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.The decision was taken by the bloc's foreign ministers on May 12, after months of blockage were ended by a change of government in Hungary.The EU also moved to sanction leaders from the Palestinian militant group Hamas.Israel condemned the measures, calling them baseless.The move matters because it shows the bloc has now advanced a package that had been stalled for months.It also adds pressure on both Israeli settler groups and Hamas at a time of continuing violence.The earlier draft said seven settlers... [Continue Reading]
A Palestinian activist in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank has described a pattern of settler attacks that he says are systematic and aimed at forcing Palestinians from their land.Eid Hathaleen, who lives in the village, said the violence was not random but part of calculated attacks on his community.He said civilians and entire families were being deliberately targeted, including schoolchildren.He also said the attacks were taking place with what he described as full support from the military.The account was given in a video report focused on settler violence and the lack of accountability for... [Continue Reading]
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]
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