Tag Archives: Israeli

Israeli military strikes killed at least 22 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israeli forces deepened their incursion into Beit Hanoun town in the north, forcing most remaining residents to leave. Residents said Israeli forces besieged shelters housing displaced families and the remaining population, which some estimated at a few thousand, ordering them …

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday while giving police emergency stop-and-search powers after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters, as the government in Tel Aviv said it would fly many fans home. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were “attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks” …

Israel has ramped up bombing in the historic Lebanese city of Baalbek, famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400,000 people in the city and nearby regions. Israeli forces and Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah have been exchanging fire for more than a year in parallel to the …

At least 93 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, the Gaza health ministry said. Medics said at least 20 children were among the dead. “A number of victims are still under …

Israeli strikes since Thursday night killed at least 72 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday as growing worries about supply shortages in Gaza and international pressure for a ceasefire mounted. The airstrikes and shelling hit houses in eastern neighbourhoods of the southern city of Khan Younis late …

An organization that sends volunteers from Canada — and other parts of the world — to work on Israeli military bases is facing a renewed legal challenge, alleging its recruiting efforts violate a federal law against inciting Canadians to join a foreign army. The non-profit group Sar-El says it has recruited …

An Israeli strike killed three Lebanese troops in south Lebanon on Thursday, as France hosted a conference to rally support for Lebanese state forces, which are seen as vital to any diplomatic resolution of the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The Lebanese soldiers were killed in an early morning strike …

As Abdel Kareem Na’ssan stands on the edge of an olive grove near the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, he is visibly uncomfortable. The farmer’s eyes scan the ridge line of rugged hills at the outposts belonging to Israeli settlers.  Any sound of traffic on a nearby road causes …

WARNING: The story contains details of a man burning to death. Muhammad Ahmad Al-Dalu was sleeping in a tent by himself outside of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip early Monday when he heard the sound of an airstrike right next to him. He stepped out of his tent …

An Israeli airstrike on the municipal building in Nabatieh, a major town in southern Lebanon, which serves as a provincial capital, killed at least six people including the mayor, two security sources said. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the attack on the provincial capital, saying it “intentionally targeted …