The Israeli government last week carried out airstrikes on a Damascus suburb that it claimed targeted a jihadi militant headquarters—while Syrian media said the buildings struck were residential.
Tag: The Israel War
ISRAEL USED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR STRATEGY, UN CLAIMS
The IDF carried out “genocidal acts” by intentionally targeting women’s healthcare facilities across Gaza and by using rape and other forms of sexual violence to “dominate, oppress and destroy the Palestinian people in whole or in part,” according to a newly released UN report.
NOT WORTHY OF NEWS COVERAGE IN U.S.: ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN IN NORTHERN GAZA JUMPS AMID ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE
The number of children in northern Gaza experiencing acute malnutrition has doubled in the last month as Israel continues its humanitarian blockade after Hamas refused to accept Tel Aviv’s changes to the ceasefire agreement.
IDF HEAD SAYS ISRAEL READY TO STAY IN SYRIA FOR AN ‘UNLIMITED’ AMOUNT OF TIME
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister who landed the role because he is a puppet for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Wednesday that his forces are “prepared to stay in Syria for an unlimited amount of time”—because of security concerns.
TRUMP’S USAID CUTS PREVENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM REACHING AID GROUPS WORKING IN GAZA
Despite approving $383 million for humanitarian aid for Gaza after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced, the Trump administration has yet to cut any checks so aid groups working in the region have been forced to foot the bill, according to a report.
ISRAEL STEALING MORE LAND IN SYRIA, FEAR GRIPS SOUTHERN TOWNS
Israel continued last week to assert itself militarily in the southern region of Syria amid the security vacuum left behind after the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the chaos that has resulted in Damascus and across the northern part of the country—seeing an opportunity to extend its borders and influence in the region.
EU THROWS EARLY SUPPORT BEHIND ARAB PLAN FOR POST-GENOCIDE GAZA
France, Germany, Italy, and Britain announced support for the Egypt plan for post-genocide Gaza that calls to keep Palestinians in place and with a price tag of €41 billion—a plan that has been rejected by both Washington and Tel Aviv.
ISRAEL INFLICTED ABOUT $11B IN DAMAGE ACROSS LEBANON DURING RECENT WAR
The World Bank issued a new report on Friday that said Israel’s war with Hezbollah resulted in about $11 billion in damage across Lebanon—with housing being hit the hardest, amounting to $4.6 billion in losses.
TRUMP ISSUES NEW THREAT TO HAMAS, SAYS HE’S PROVIDING ISRAEL ALL IT NEEDS TO FINISH THE JOB
U.S. President Donald Trump issued his latest threat against Hamas and Gazan civilians last week as Israel implemented its new ban on humanitarian aid into the enclave because Hamas refused to go along with extending Phase 1 of the ceasefire agreement instead of starting Phase 2 of the deal...
WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE? ISRAEL ‘CONSISTENTLY BREACHED INTERNATIONAL LAW’ IN GAZA: TOP UN OFFICIAL SAYS
Volker Türk, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, said last week that Israel prosecuted an assault in Gaza in an “appalling manner” that “consistently breached international law.”