Anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved largest seizure of West Bank land in over three decades
JERUSALEM (AP) — Anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved largest seizure of West Bank land in over three decades.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved largest seizure of West Bank land in over three decades.
Pro-Ukraine partisans claim they have blown up a railway line deep inside Russia that was being used to transport North Korean ammunition to the front line.
Israel and Hezbollah have regularly exchanged fire for months, but increasingly escalatory rhetoric has raised fears of a wider conflict.
Protesters have descended on Downing Street and been ordered to dispers
Kyiv has not yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Ukraine has previously struck Russian energy sites and targeted its infrastructure.
A newly elected MP who won his seat on a pro-Palestinian ticket once told a Gaza rally “let’s make Israel burn”.
Tens of thousands of protesters called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in central London on Saturday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on Friday, July 5, on what they alleged to be a Hezbollah military building in Markaba, south Lebanon, after “a terrorist” was spotted entering the building.Aerial footage released by the IDF shows a figure outside a building in Markaba’s main square. Due to the poor quality of the footage, the figure cannot be identified. The video then cuts to a wider shot of the same location and shows a large explosion at the front of the building, where the figure had been observed.Storyful could not independently verify if the building was occupied by Hezbollah, or if the person entering was a member of the organization.Lebanese officials said one person was wounded in the attack. Credit: IDF via Storyful
Spanish authorities said on July 5 that they had arrested eight young people in four cities who were allegedly linked to the Islamic State terrorist group.Communications revealed an interest in making explosives and committing violent acts in Spain, local news reported.The Guardia Civil said the arrests were in Melilla, Madrid, Malaga, and Barcelona. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful
Israel’s ground offensive is nearing its conclusion amid the threat of indefinite occupation and a continuing insurgency
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said Saturday. The apparent compromise by the militant group, which controlled Gaza before triggering the war with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, could deliver the first pause in fighting since November and set the stage for further talks on ending a devastating nine months of fighting. Inside Gaza, the Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 50 others in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Israel says their strike was against Hamas militants who were allegedly using the area as a hideout
An American flag was burned on July Fourth in Los Angeles as a group of pro-Palestinian protesters walked along the Santa Ana Freeway chanting that the United States was a “terrorist” state.Footage here was recorded by Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, who said a group of around 50 people began demonstrating near an Independence Day celebration before heading onto the highway. Credit: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel via Storyful
Since the Taliban's seizure of Afghanistan in 2021, relations have grown tense over the disputed border and other issues.
Hamas says amendments it proposed to the most recent U.S. plan for a cease-fire in Gaza “have been met with a positive response by the mediators.” Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas appear to be reviving after having stalled for weeks, as U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators try to overcome differences that have repeatedly thwarted a deal. Late Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he was sending negotiators to Qatar next week, but “there are still gaps between the parties.”
Before Oct. 7, Sigal Malachi would wake up at 5 a.m. each day to water her plants, remove weeds, and produce cuttings. The co-owner of a greenhouse in northern Israel, she said her home was once a lush paradise. Like others living close to the Lebanon border, Malachi is one of what the Israeli government estimates are tens of thousands of Israelis uprooted from their homes because of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the American commander there said Friday. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said in an interview that a number of small teams of 10-20 U.S. troops, including special operations forces, have moved to other countries in West Africa. Niger's ouster of American troops following a coup last year has broad ramifications for the U.S. because it is forcing troops to abandon the critical drone base that was used for counterterrorism missions in the Sahel, a vast region south of the Sahara desert where groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate.
Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire that could bring back hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrations come as international mediators have renewed efforts to broker a deal, with Hamas over the weekend appearing to have dropped a key demand for an Israeli commitment to end the war, according to Egyptian and Hamas officials who spoke to The Associated Press. The war, triggered by the Palestinian militant group following a cross-border attack on Oct. 7, saw 1,200 people killed and 250 others taken hostage.
Hamas on Saturday tentatively accepted a US-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza, abandoning its demand for an upfront commitment from Israel to end the war entirely. This potential agreement, still under negotiation, could initiate a six-week cease-fire involving hostage and prisoner exchanges and pave the way for broader talks to conclude the nine-month conflict. Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand t
Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters erupted in Tel Aviv on Saturday after thousands of people blocked a highway to demonstrate against the government. The protesters gathered on a busy road, lit fires and flares as police tried to control the demonstration with water cannons and horseback officers attempted to clear the streets.
Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour lost votes in the general election over the war in Gaza. The independent MP for Islington North attended a pro-Palestinian march in central London on Saturday (6 July). The former Labour leader told protesters on stage: “Palestine was on the ballot in this election – and I promise to stay true to my word to stand up for the Palestinian people.”