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Israeli forces uproot olive trees and bulldoze land near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces have been destroying Palestinian farmland and olive trees near the town of Turmus Ayya north of Ramallah for about three months. On Friday, Israeli forces demolished addition...
Exclusive Interview: President Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Netanyahu
An exclusive interview between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses bilateral relations, defense cooperation, and shared challenges in the fa...
Israeli military kill Palestinian child in northern Gaza
The Israeli military shot and killed a Palestinian child named Youssef Ahmed al-Shandagli in the Jabalia al-Nazla area of northern Gaza on Thursday....
Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison - six months after his release was scheduled
Hassan Issa al-Qash'ala, a Palestinian detainee from Rahat in the Negev region, died unexpectedly on Thursday inside Be'er Sheva prison. He had been held for over 13 months and was due to be released ...
F-35I Adir: The ‘Custom’ Israeli Stealth Fighter the U.S. Air Force Can’t Fly
Israel has modified the F-35I Adir by incorporating specific upgrades and localized enhancements tailored for its unique threat environment. These modifications include advancements in electronic warf...
Israel seizes planning powers over Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinians
The Israeli military has taken municipal control of Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque, transferring planning authority from the Palestinian Authority-run Hebron Municipality to its own Supreme Planning Council...
Israeli forces advance beyond deployment lines in Gaza
Israeli army vehicles are advancing beyond their designated areas amid gunfire and shelling, according to Al Jazeera reports. This event follows earlier drone attacks on the region and the partial clo...
The Middle East Looks Toward a Grim 2026
Experts predict escalating conflicts in the Middle East due to anticipated lack of sustained U.S. leadership and involvement under an unpredictable presidential administration....
Massive crowds march in Istanbul in support of Palestinians in Gaza
On New Year's Day, hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Istanbul's Galata Bridge in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, according to Anadolu news agency. The demonstration i...
Israeli attacks reported across Gaza as civil defence issues warnings
Gaza's civil defence agency has issued warnings due to heavy gunfire and shelling on Salah al Din Street, east of Khan Younis. Israeli forces have been conducting attacks since morning, including airs...
Pentagon to Pay Boeing $8.6 Billion to Make Fighter Jets for Israel, Raising Concerns
The Pentagon has announced plans to award Boeing a contract worth $8.6 billion to manufacture fighter jets for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). This decision is prompting discussions and concerns cen...
UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned Israel's decision to prohibit electricity and water supply to facilities owned by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine R...
Israel blows up last standing house in border town in Lebanon that it has occupied
The Israeli army destroyed the final remaining house in an occupied southern Lebanese border town, according to Al Jazeera. Israel's attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon continued after a ceasefire...
Pentagon to pay Boeing $8.6 billion to produce fighter jets for Israel, raising concerns
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced an agreement with Boeing valued at approximately $8.6 billion to manufacture advanced combat aircraft destined for the Israeli military. This transaction r...
Hundreds of Israeli academics call for dismissal of Smotrich
Over 700 faculty members from Israeli universities and colleges have signed a petition demanding the removal and prosecution of far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich due to his incitement agains...
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and Wednesday. The violence occurred despite an October truce agre...
Israeli press review: Army hit by spate of suicides and study reveals population drop
The Israeli army faces growing concerns about rising suicide rates among active soldiers and discharged veterans while facing demographic challenges as population growth drops due to emigration. The T...
Skunk Works links with XTEND for multi-drone control
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has partnered with Israeli firm XTEND to integrate their operating system into the MDCX autonomy platform. This integration allows a single operator to manage mu...
EU says Israel NGO ban will block life-saving aid to Gaza
The European Union has expressed concern that Israel's decision to revoke licenses of 37 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will hinder cruci...
Palestinian NGOs say Israel's ban on aid groups threatens lives in Gaza
The Palestinian NGO Network criticized Israel's decision to ban humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, stating that this move endangers the lives of Palestinians. Israel instructed over 30 inte...
Hoping for better year ahead, Gazans bid farewell to 'nightmare' of 2025
Palestinians in Gaza are marking the end of 2025 with exhaustion and grief due to ongoing hardships, including lack of infrastructure and displacement caused by two years of conflict following Hamas's...
Israel to suspend dozens of humanitarian groups in Gaza including MSF and Oxfam
Israeli authorities announced on Tuesday that they will suspend operations of more than 37 humanitarian organizations working in the Gaza Strip, including major groups such as Doctors Without Borders ...
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
As 2025 comes to an end, global celebrations on New Year's Eve will reflect on a tumultuous year characterized by significant US tariffs imposed under President Trump, the establishment of a truce in ...
Israeli forces shoot and kill 11-year-old girl in Gaza City
Wafa news agency reported that Israeli forces killed an 11-year-old Palestinian girl in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City on Tuesday. Witnesses stated that Israeli military vehicles stationed th...
U.S. Foreign Policy Surprises in 2025
The article discusses several shifts and surprising developments in U.S. foreign policy during President Donald Trump's second term in the year 2025, emphasizing a departure from traditional American ...
Genocide behind bars: 32 Palestinians killed in Israeli detention in 2025
Palestinian prisoner rights groups have accused Israel of committing systematic genocide against detainees, citing at least 32 recorded deaths in 2025. An annual report by Palestinian organizations cl...
Israel to ban two dozen humanitarian organisations from operating in Gaza
Israeli authorities plan to suspend the operations of approximately 25 aid groups working in Gaza, including Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), due to violations of new vetting requir...
Turkey's Erdogan says Israeli decision to recognise Somaliland unacceptable, illegal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday that Israel's recognition of Somaliland as an independent state is both illegal and unacceptable, suggesting it aims to destabilize the Horn of Afric...
Israel to ban Medecins Sans Frontieres, aid groups from Gaza in 2026 over new vetting rules
The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs announced on Tuesday that over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, will be banned from operating in Gaza starting January...
Israeli settlers invade Bedouin community in West Bank and detain foreign activist
Al-Baydar Organisation for the Defense of Bedouin Rights reported that Israeli settlers stormed Shallal al-Auja community north of Jericho, occupied West Bank. Palestinian news agency Wafa stated an I...
Will 2026 open a new political horizon for Palestinians?
This opinion piece discusses the challenges faced by Palestinian citizens amid Israel's ongoing military expansion and political dominance over Palestinian territories. The article highlights increase...
Israeli parliament approves law cutting electricity, water to Unrwa offices in Jerusalem
The Israeli Knesset has passed legislation requiring the cessation of electricity and water supplies to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) offices in Jerusalem. The ...
Boeing Gets $8.6 Billion Grant to Build Aircraft for Israel Air Force
The Israeli government has awarded a contract worth $8.6 billion to Boeing for the procurement of advanced military aircraft specifically for integration into the Israel Air Force's operational fleet....
Israeli court advances eviction of Palestinians for Jewish settlers in Silwan
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israel's High Court has issued rulings on two out of four petitions filed by Palestinian residents in Batn al-Hawa, Silwan, ruling against the evictions in favo...
Who was Abu Obeida, Hamas's military spokesman?
Abu Obeida was a prominent public figure of Hamas, serving as the military spokesperson for its armed wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, for nearly two decades. His importance grew during the Octobe...
Trump says Netanyahu pardon 'on its way'; Herzog's office disputes it
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Israeli President Isaac Herzog told him a pardon for former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 'on its way'. However, Herzog’s office swiftly denied the asse...
Iran leader says country in ‘full-fledged’ war with US, Israel, Europe
Iran's leadership has escalated verbal confrontations, accusing the United States and its allies of imposing unjust sanctions aimed at suppressing Iran....
Trump urges Israel to engage Syria as raids threaten talks
President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue diplomatic relations with Syria's new leadership during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago. Despite ongoing Israeli military s...
Trump To Press Netanyahu On Stalled Gaza Ceasefire, Iran, Lebanon
The article discusses President Trump's upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which he will discuss the stalled truce in Gaza, Iran’s influence in the Middle East, an...
Trump hosts Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago amid Gaza ceasefire pressure
US President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate for talks on the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Trump expressed a desire for a quick ceasefire, echoing...
Israel fields new SIGMA artillery cannon, Iron Beam laser system
The Israeli Defense Forces plan for the Iron Beam high-energy laser system to enter operational service at an early date in 2026. This comes alongside the introduction of a new SIGMA artillery cannon....
Israel’s new laser system goes active
The Israeli Ministry of Defense and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have delivered the first Iron Beam laser system to the Israeli Air Force on December 29th....
Abu Obeida: Hamas's military spokesperson killed in an Israeli strike
Hamas's military spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in an Israeli airstrike on August 4, 2023. He served as the spokesman for nearly two decades and became a figure of public interest during the Octob...
Video shows Israeli soldier forcing disabled Palestinian man to ground in West Bank
A video has surfaced depicting an Israeli soldier forcibly subduing Sheikh Saeed al-Amour, a Palestinian man with a prosthetic leg due to injuries sustained from Israeli security forces. Al-Amour was ...
Palestinians 'drowning' as rain and wind uproot more Gaza tents
Torrential rain and strong winds have flooded and uprooted numerous tents and makeshift shelters in the Gaza Strip, exacerbating already dire living conditions for Palestinians who suffer under a prol...
Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday to discuss progress on the Gaza truce plan and focus on Iran, where Netanyahu is expected to advocate for increased US military actio...
Evening recap
The article provides an evening summary of key developments: Israel has committed over 969 ceasefire violations and killed at least 418 Palestinians since October 2025; only a fraction of required aid...
Houthis would target any Israeli presence in Somaliland, leader warns
The leader of Yemen's Houthi group warned that any Israeli presence in the unrecognized region of Somaliland would be a military target for their forces, citing it as an act of aggression against Soma...
At Mar-a-Lago, Netanyahu seeks Iran strike approval while Trump presses Gaza plan
During meetings at Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump is anticipated to urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with the second phase of Trump's Gaza peace initiative. In con...
Israel allows just over 40 percent of aid into Gaza amid 1000 ceasefire breaches: Report
The Government Media Office of Gaza reports that Israel has breached the ceasefire agreement more than 969 times in 80 days, leading to the deaths of 418 Palestinians and injuring another 1,141. Only ...
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