Middle East

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 410th day — has killed at least 43,972 Palestinians and wounded over 104,008. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,544 people since October 2023.

John Quigley, renowned international law scholar, expects the International Court of Justice to assert its authority, compelling Israel to submit a memorial addressing the case's merits.

The cultural properties affected "now benefit from the highest level of immunity against attack and use for military purposes", a UN official says.

Femke Halsema expressed frustration over the manipulation of the term "pogrom," accusing Israeli officials and domestic politicians of using it as propaganda to frame the violence as targeted attacks on Israelis.

The measures include bans on components used to make missiles and drones, as well as restrictions on Iranian ports like Amirabad and Anzali linked to supplying Russia.

The systemic abuse in Israeli prisons and detention centres is no secret. Yet, the Israeli state turns a blind eye to such crimes.

Witness testimonies collected by Sky News suggest that the Gaza surgeon was killed by Israeli soldiers through systemic torture, which most likely included rape.

Francis stresses importance of respecting human dignity in new book coming out this week.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in the country oppose conscription, despite a Supreme Court ruling that imposed mandatory military service on them.

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 409th day — has killed at least 43,922 Palestinians and wounded over 103,898. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,516 people since October 2023.

Netanyahu and his family were not at home during the incident, police say.

The New York Times reported that Musk, who is an adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran's ambassador to the UN.

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 408th day — has killed at least 43,846 Palestinians and wounded over 103,740, with another 10,000+ feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,480 people since October 2023.

There is also concern about the suspension of sewage treatment facilities which could lead to spread of diseases and epidemics.

Gaza Tribunal draws inspiration from landmark efforts in history, such as the Russell Tribunal of the 1960s, which examined the US invasion of Vietnam.

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 407th day — has killed at least 43,799 Palestinians and wounded over 103,601, with another 10,000+ feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,440 people since October 2023.

Trump has picked staunch supporters of Israel, Republican senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, Mike Huckabee as the next ambassador to Israel and Elise Stefanik as US ambassador to the United Nations.

'We reject a system that strips innocent of their right to life and condemns children to darkness,' says Emine Erdogan.

The US government has denied reports of forced displacement in Gaza, stating that they had not witnessed any kind of specific forced displacement.

Arab farmers are displaced as terrorists construct high-tech towers along Euphrates River to monitor Iran-backed groups.

Tehran’s competitor Saudi Arabia signals a cautious approach against bearing the brunt of the incoming Trump administration’s hawkish policies.

The UN is particularly concerned about the situation in the north of Gaza, which is under Israeli siege and it is near impossible to deliver aid in there.

Israel has this week stepped up air strikes in southern suburbs, an escalation that has coincided with indications of movement in US-led diplomatic contacts towards ending Israel's war in Lebanon.

Rashid Masharawi's film follows Sami, a 12-year -old boy, and his uncle and cousin on a quest to find his beloved pet pigeon, which has flown away from their home in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Israel's war in Gaza — now in its 406th day — has killed at least 43,764 Palestinians and wounded over 103,480, with another 10,000+ feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed over 3,440 people since October 2023.

"We write to express our deep concern about the rise in settler violence, settlement expansion, and measures adopted to weaken the Palestinian Authority and otherwise destabilise the West Bank," Democratic lawmakers say in a letter to Biden.

Ben & Jerry's lawsuit says parent company Unilever silenced them on four occasions for speaking out in support of peace and human rights.

The peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is deployed in southern Lebanon to monitor the demarcation line with Israel, an area that has seen more than a year of hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

The World Bank estimates $5.1 billion in economic losses from the Israeli war between October 8, 2023, and October 27, 2024, with at least $3.4 billion in physical damage.

Qatar has long been a critical facilitator between Israel and Hamas and in November 2023 Doha also mediated a prisoner swap between the two adversaries, leading to a short pause in Israel's war on Gaza.