Elon Musk, a tech entrepreneur, was purportedly contacted earlier this week by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to consider resuming negotiations to obtain the release of Israeli captives held by Hamas militants in Gaza. According to a source close to Herzog, CNN claimed that at the request of the captive family, President Herzog had called Musk, … Read more
Israeli airstrikes have killed about 200 Hezbollah terrorists and damaged 140 rocket launchers in the last week, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday morning. The IDF said the launchers posed “an immediate threat” to the Israeli home front and soldiers operating in southern Lebanon. Targets included a launcher from which rockets were fired into … Read more
Over the past few hours, there have been five air strikes on buildings in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The last one was just a few minutes ago. We saw plumes of smoke and, in the background, a Middle Eastern Airlines plane about to land. This shows how close the suburb of Dahiyeh is to … Read more
On Wednesday, the Israeli army dropped hundreds of leaflets over Gaza City, the epicentre of the beleaguered Palestinian enclave, advising all people to evacuate in anticipation of a fierce onslaught through the city. With a pre-war population of over 500,000, the leaflets addressed to “everyone in Gaza City” listed authorised escape routes and cautioned that … Read more
An Israeli air attack killed at least 45 people, including children, in a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza. The episode, which occurred only days after the widespread Court of Justice ordered Israel to cease its operation in Rafah, sparked widespread indignation and exacerbated Israel’s global isolation over the Gaza conflict. Israel started the operation on … Read more
The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation sets the stage for what’s expected to be more fallout … Read more
In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Houthi rebels in Yemen have issued a warning, declaring Israeli ships as “legitimate targets” following the seizure of an Israel-linked cargo vessel named the Galaxy Leader. This latest development adds a new dimension to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The Bahamas-flagged and British-owned Galaxy Leader, operated by … Read more
As the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip continues, the dire humanitarian situation in the region is reaching a critical point. With 2.3 million Palestinians trapped in a region subjected to a total blockade, the reopening of the Rafah crossing becomes increasingly crucial. This crossing, connecting Gaza to Egypt, plays a pivotal role in facilitating … Read more