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PALESTINE – Israeli airstrikes in Gaza early Saturday have killed at least 24 Palestinians as Israel increases airstrikes on southern Gaza. Israel has stepped up its attacks using both air assaults and direct gunfire. Twelve people, including four members of a single family, were killed and over 40 others wounded in Israeli shelling that targeted … Read more
PALESTINE – Israeli airstrikes in Gaza today (Thursday) have killed at least 20 Palestinians, including an entire family, according to medical sources. The Wafa news agency, citing medical sources, said a husband, wife, and three children were killed in an Israeli strike in al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Four more … Read more
ISRAEL – A survey conducted by Israel’s Channel 12 and published late Wednesday showed that 57% of Israelis support holding new elections in Israel. The survey also indicated that if elections were held today, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s party would emerge as the largest, winning 24 seats in the Knesset. It showed that Bennett’s … Read more
PALESTINE – The Gaza war death toll today is over 54,607 since Israel launched its offensive in October, 2023. This is the updated death count in Gaza Strip by the local Health ministry. A ministry statement said that 97 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 440 people were injured, taking … Read more
PALESTINE – Welcome to Israel-Gaza war live updates where we bring you the latest news from Gaza Strip: – Fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza Today (Wednesday) have left at least 48 Palestinians dead (with the number projected to rise), and others injured, including women and children, as Israel continues its onslaught on the strip. Six … Read more
ISRAEL – Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was on Tuesday targeted by 2 rockets which the public broadcaster KAN stated that were fired from Syria. According to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth daily, warning sirens were activated in the communities of Haspin and Ramat Magshimim in the southern Golan Heights. “Details are being investigated,” the daily quoted an Israeli … Read more
ISRAEL – The Israeli soldiers death toll in Gaza war so far is over 10,000 since the war started in October 2023 according to a senior IDF officer. “We have a shortage of more than 10,000 soldiers who have been killed or injured and a few thousand who repeatedly enter the cycle of post-traumatic stress … Read more
ISRAEL – 3 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza ground offensive on Monday evening when an explosive device was detonated near their vehicle in the Jabalia area. The Israeli army reported on Tuesday. The troops belonged to the Rotem Battalion of the army’s Givati Brigade, the statement said. Palestinian fighters reportedly planted the explosive device that … Read more
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINE – At least 27 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a crowd gathered at an aid distribution center in Rafah today (Tuesday), while waiting for aid. A statement by the Gaza Health Ministry said the fatalities occurred in the “Al-Alam” area of Rafah, where displaced Palestinians had gathered to receive … Read more
PALESTINE – Israeli forces opened another fire to Palestinians seeking aid on Monday, killing 3 while heading to aid distribution center in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. A medical source said that three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while on their way to receive aid from an American aid distribution site in western … Read more
SYRIA – These are the latest stories from the Middle East: Israel carried out airstrikes on Syria targeting northwestern parts in Lattakia and Tartus in what IDF claimed were missile storage facilities. The airstrikes resulted to property damage and one death, according to local media reports. An Israeli military statement said it “targeted components of … Read more
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINE – Latest Israeli air attacks on Gaza Strip in the early hours on Friday have left at least 18 Palestinians dead and others injured when Israeli forces launched airstrikes across Gaza strip. Medical sources said that seven Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a family home in Jabalia … Read more
LEBANON – Israel airstrikes southern Lebanon targeting Al-Rihan Heights, Al Jabour, Kfar Houneh and Qaaqaaiyet El Snouba but no immediate reports of casualties or material damage according to local reports. Later, the Israeli army said in a statement that “a short while ago, the Air Force launched airstrikes targeting several military sites and Hezbollah infrastructure … Read more
PALESTINE – Fresh Israeli strikes across Gaza Strip today have left at least 37 people dead in the early hours of Thursday as reported by WAFA News Agency. Among them, 23 were killed in a single airstrike on a family home in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza according to medics. Seven people, including … Read more
LEBANON – An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon killed one person as the drone struck a motorbike in the Southern parts of Lebanon on Wednesday according to Lebanon’s health ministry. The ministry’s Emergency Operations Center said the victim lost his life when a drone fired two missiles into his motorbike in the town of Yater … Read more
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINE – Israeli forces on Wednesday opened gunfire at a Gaza aid distribution center when Palestinian crowds surged towards the newly opened aid center in the Gaza Strip, injuring at least 47. Ajith Sunghay, the head of the UN human rights office in the occupied Palestinian territories, told an Association of Accredited Correspondents … Read more
LEBANON – Israel launches air strikes on Lebanon targeting eastern and southern regions of Tyre and Baalbek. This was reported by local media in the early hours on Friday. The strikes hit Aaziyyeh and a valley between the towns of Majdal Zoun and Al-Jibbain in the Tyre region, while additional bombardments struck areas around Bodai … Read more
PALESTINE – The Hamas-linked prisoner exchange media office announced the release of 10 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. The 10 Palestinian prisoners released from Israel were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for medical check due to their deteriorated conditions. “Many of the released prisoners returned in deteriorated health conditions, with visible injuries … Read more
ISRAEL – On Wednesday, Israel fired warning shots at foreign diplomatic delegation on their entrance to Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military, in a breach of diplomatic norms, opened fire as the delegation of 35 ambassadors, consuls, and diplomats approached the camp, which has been under siege since Jan. 21, … Read more
IRAN – A US intelligence report has revealed plans for possible Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities despite the ongoing US-Iran negotiations on the Iran’s nuclear program. While no final decision has been made by Israeli leaders, “intercepted Israeli communications and observations of Israeli military movements” suggest an imminent strike, CNN reported, citing multiple sources … Read more