Category: Middle East

Lebanon’s capital Beirut rocked by massive Israeli air raid

Israel has carried out massive air strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese media say, and there are reports of several deaths.

ICC issues arrest warrants for the Israeli PM Netanyahu

The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war.

Olives under threat from Israel as death toll rises in Gaza, Lebanon

Zuraya Hadad, an Israeli peace activist had been helping Palestinian farmers pick their olives when she was assaulted without provocation by Israeli soldiers, who’d accompanied settlers to the site.

Glimpses into the catastrophic changes to life in Gaza since Israel’s invasion

Life has catastrophically changed in Gaza over a year since Israel responded to Hamas’s unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023 by bombing and invading the coastal Palestinian territory.

Analysts upbeat about the US proposal for ceasefire in Middle East

While the Israeli forces continue their ground offensive in Lebanon, Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, last week signed a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hezbollah during a meeting with Ron Dermer, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs.

“Israel’s warfare in the Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide”

Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of war”.

6 Israeli soldiers killed in combat in Lebanon

At least eight Lebanese citizens have died in air strikes and six Israeli soldiers killed in combat after another day of fighting on Wednesday in Lebanon, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah.

OIC, Arab League called for the end of the conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League have called for the end of the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon during an emergency meeting in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Israel blamed for of ignoring US ultimatum on ‘apocalyptic’ Gaza crisis

A coalition of international aid organisations have accused Israel of ignoring a US ultimatum that threatened sanctions if Israel did not implement a series of measures to counter the acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Saudi Crown Prince condemns Israel for ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in some of the harshest public criticism of the country by a Saudi official since the start of the war.