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UNIFIL Israeli Fire Incident Sparks New Border Tensions

UNIFIL: Israeli Fire Incident Sparks New Border Tensions

November 16, 2025 1:12 pm

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says Israeli troops opened fire on one of its peacekeeping patrols in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of incidents as tensions rise along the border despite a yearlong ceasefire with Hezbollah.

UNIFIL reported that rounds from an Israeli Merkava tank struck the ground roughly five meters from its personnel near an Israeli position built on Lebanese territory. The peacekeepers said they were able to withdraw safely after the tank returned inside the Israeli-held area about 30 minutes later.

The incident shows growing concerns over repeated confrontations between …

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian In West Bank Raid

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian In West Bank Raid

November 9, 2025 7:38 am

A 26-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces during an overnight raid on the Far’a refugee camp near the town of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim as Abdel Rahman Darawsha, who was struck by live fire when Israeli troops entered the camp late Saturday. The official Wafa news agency reported that Darawsha was rushed by Palestine Red Crescent medics to Tubas Governmental Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Witnesses told local media that Israeli forces surrounded the camp, deployed infantry units at its …

Israeli Air Strike Kills Four People In Southern Lebanon

Israeli Air Strike Kills Four People In Southern Lebanon

November 2, 2025 7:50 am

An Israeli airstrike struck the southern Lebanese town of Kfarsir on Saturday afternoon, killing at least four people and wounding three, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported. The strike, involving a guided missile, hit a car around 2:15 p.m. local time in the Nabatieh district. 

This attack increases pressure on the nearly year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, raising concerns over whether the truce can hold amid repeated violations.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry confirmed the casualties and injuries in an official statement. The state-run Lebanon News Agency said the missile struck the vehicle directly.

The strike followed comments from Lebanese President …

Klaveness Meets Israeli FA Counterpart Before Qualifier

Klaveness Meets Israeli FA Counterpart Before Qualifier

October 10, 2025 10:39 am

Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness said she will meet with her Israeli counterpart ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match in Oslo, following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. According to Reuters, Klaveness sees such a meeting as especially important in strained times. 

This comes after tensions erupted earlier in August, when the Norwegian FA announced it would donate proceeds from ticket sales for the Norway–Israel match to Doctors Without Borders for Gaza — a decision that drew sharp criticism from the Israel FA.

Klaveness said “I always meet other football presidents before we play …

Qatar Pushes For Breakthrough In Gaza Ceasefire

Qatar Pushes For Breakthrough In Gaza Ceasefire

October 1, 2025 9:11 am

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has urged all sides to seize what he described as a rare “momentum” to halt the war in Gaza, warning that opportunities to end the conflict are fast slipping away. A new 20-point ceasefire framework, backed by Washington and accepted by Israel, has been presented to Hamas for review. 

The plan seeks to end hostilities, prevent mass displacement, and secure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave. Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged that the agreement faces “practical challenges,” but emphasized that the immediate priority must be protecting civilians and restoring governance to …

Trump’s Gaza Proposal Opens Door, But Doubts Persist

Trump’s Gaza Proposal Opens Door, But Doubts Persist

September 30, 2025 4:29 am

When Donald Trump strode into the White House briefing room this week beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he declared his Gaza plan “one of the greatest days in the history of civilization.” Hyperbole, of course, has long been his register. Still, the proposal he laid out—20 principles aimed at ending the war—marks a notable shift in Washington’s approach, even if it is less a peace deal than a framework for further bargaining.

The plan would freeze battle lines, secure the release of hostages, and place Gaza under an interim authority supervised by a new international “Board of Peace,” with …

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Israeli Strikes Kill 11 Palestinians, Wound Dozens Across Gaza

August 27, 2025 1:24 pm

At least eleven Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses who spoke with Anadolu.

In Gaza City, two Palestinians lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when an Israeli airstrike struck a residential house in the al-Daraj neighborhood at the heart of the city. Hours later, warplanes targeted a tent erected near the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in northern Gaza, leaving at least nine people wounded.

In the south, Khan Younis continued to bear the brunt of heavy bombardment. Two women were killed …

Beijing Condemns Israel Over Gaza Journalists’ Killing

Beijing Condemns Israel Over Gaza Journalists’ Killing

August 26, 2025 10:31 am

China on Tuesday voiced outrage at the killing of journalists in Gaza, calling the latest Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis “shocking” and demanding accountability for the attack.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing that China “mourns for the lives lost and expresses sympathies with the bereaved families,” after six journalists were confirmed among at least 47 people killed in Monday’s strike on the hospital compound. “We condemn the attack and are closely following what is happening in Gaza,” he said.

The incident has sparked renewed global condemnation of Israel’s conduct in the …

US Escalates Clash With ICC Over Israel Cases

August 20, 2025 5:09 pm

The United States on Wednesday escalated its confrontation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), imposing sanctions on judges, including one from France, over the tribunal’s prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures, which also targeted a Canadian judge in a separate case. The move marks Washington’s latest effort to undermine the ICC, which is backed by nearly all other Western democracies as a court of last resort for grave international crimes.

“The Court is a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare against the United States and our close …

Hungary Nabs Israeli-Led Money-Laundering Ring

Hungary Nabs Israeli-Led Money-Laundering Ring

June 1, 2022 4:36 am

The Hungarian police on Wednesday declared that they busted an international money-laundering ring based in Hungary led by an Israeli man that specialised in cheating people in dozens of countries through online investment frauds.

According to the country’s police spokesman, Peter Farkas, no fewer than 44 million euros ($47 million) were transferred from some 94 companies set up by the gang.

The gang was led by a 48-year-old Israeli man living in Hungary, one of five suspects arrested during coordinated raids on May 9 across Hungary.

The fraud schemes were typically online and related to so-called “account-switching” and cryptocurrency …

Israel Demands Apology After Russia's Hitler Comments

Israel Demands Apology After Russia’s Hitler Comments

May 3, 2022 2:44 am

Israel on Monday requested an official apology from Russia describing the Russian foreign minister’s recent comments about Adolf Hitler and antisemitism an ‘outrageous statement and a terrible historic mistake.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in an interview with an Italian television show on Sunday, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov revealed that he believes Adolf Hitler had Jewish roots and suggested Jewish people may be the worst anti-Semites.

Lavrov’s comments came after he was asked how Russia can claim to be ‘denazifying’ Ukraine when the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is Jewish.

‘When they say ‘What sort of nazification …

NATO Warns Iran To Respect Shipping After Tanker Attack

NATO Warns Iran To Respect Shipping After Tanker Attack

August 4, 2021 6:12 am

The NATO alliance has condemned a deadly attack on an Israeli-operated tanker last week and urged Iran to respect international shipping rules.

Separately, the European Union also condemned the ‘unacceptable” attack and ‘any action that would be detrimental to peace and stability in this area’.

The United States, Britain, and Israel say Iran launched the attack on the vessel, MV Mercer Street, off the coast of Oman last week, killing a British security guard and a Romanian crew member.

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