A former Israeli reserve soldier who served in Gaza has revealed that army commanders instruct troops to open fire on any Palestinian regardless of whether or not they pose a threat. In a Haaretz article published on Wednesday, Israeli journalist Chaim Har-Zahav, who served an 86-day reserve mission in the enclave, detailed what he witnessed during that time. “The lives of … Read more
THE Israeli army stormed the Turkish government hospital in the city of Tubas in the northern occupied West Bank on Tuesday afternoon and arrested a number of doctors, including the hospital director. The attack came after Israeli warplanes killed two Palestinians, Karam Abu Arra and Muhammad Ghannam, and wounded a third, when their vehicle was targeted near the town of … Read more
THE Israeli government approved a proposal on Sunday directing all government-funded organisations to cease communications with Haaretz and withdraw advertisements from the newspaper. The government said the decision was prompted by “many articles that have hurt the legitimacy of the state of Israel and its right to self-defence, and particularly the remarks made in London by … Read more
ISRAELI air strikes across Gaza have killed at least 120 Palestinians in the past 48 hours and targeted a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said on Saturday. One strike hit a house in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City, killing seven members of the … Read more
FORMER Israeli minister Ayelet Shaked has been banned from entering Australia over fears of “incitement”. Shaked, a former MP for the far-right Yamina party, was scheduled to appear at a conference hosted by the pro-Israel Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (Aijac). However, the Australian Department of Home Affairs told the former Israeli justice minister on Thursday … Read more
An Israeli air attack, targeting a Syrian military intelligence post at a crossing on Syria’s border with Lebanon, left three military personnel dead, a war monitor reported on Friday. The strike targeted the post at the Jousieh crossing connecting the al-Qusayr countryside in Syria with Lebanon, also putting the crossing completely out of … Read more
A wave of cross-border attacks from southern Lebanon on Saturday resulted in the death of one Israeli and left several others injured, according to emergency services. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported detecting a total of 150 launches from southern Lebanon throughout the day. The deceased, a 50-year-old man, was struck by shrapnel while sitting in his … Read more
AN Israeli drone attack targeted and destroyed a weapons depot in the coastal Syrian city of Jableh before daybreak Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The attack carried out via drones and warplane missiles leveled the depot and caused massive explosions heard from long distances, said the UK-based watchdog group. It added that … Read more
FIVE people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, killing two people, including a 7-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of … Read more
THE death from an Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon has risen to 10, among them two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state-media said on Saturday. Those killed were mostly Syrian nationals, the ministry said. The National News Agency said the raid hit a brick mill at the outskirts of the northern town … Read more