Global Sumud Flotilla Pushes On Despite Israeli Interceptions Several Israeli forces have intercepted and stopped 14 boats carrying foreign activists and humanitarian aid destined for Gaza. However, flotilla organizers report that 23 vessels continue their journey toward the conflict-hit Palestinian enclave, according to their tracking system. Among them, the ship Mikeno successfully broke through after […]
Global Flotilla Heads Toward Gaza Despite Warnings of Israeli Interception The Global Sumud Flotilla—a convoy of more than 40 civilian boats carrying over 500 people, including parliamentarians, lawyers, and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg—is pressing ahead with its mission to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. According to Italy’s defence ministry, the Italian frigate accompanying the […]
Microsoft Ends Cloud Services Tied to Israeli Mass Surveillance Microsoft has moved to cut ties with an Israeli military program accused of using its cloud platform Azure to store phone call data collected from Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The decision followed a two-month internal probe triggered by a report in The Guardian. […]
Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon Kills Five, Including Children BEIRUT – An Israeli strike near the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon has killed five people, including three children, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. The strike reportedly targeted a motorcycle. The Israeli military confirmed the attack, saying it had “eliminated a Hezbollah […]
Shehbaz Reaffirms Support for Qatar, Condemns Israeli Strike in Doha DOHA – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned Israel’s strike on a residential area in Doha, terming it a blatant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and international law. The premier made these remarks during his meeting with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad […]
Israeli Supreme Court Orders Proper Meals for Palestinian Prisoners Amid Conflict JERUSALEM — The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that Palestinian detainees must be provided with three meals a day, ensuring a minimum standard of nutrition, after complaints that prisoners were being intentionally starved during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The decision follows a petition filed […]
Norway’s Wealth Fund Dumps Caterpillar, Israeli Banks Over Rights Concerns OSLO – Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has pulled its investments from U.S. machinery giant Caterpillar and five Israeli banks, citing what it called an “unacceptable risk” of involvement in human rights violations linked to the war in Gaza and Israeli settlement activity. The […]
Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have also long been a flashpoint for violent clashes between farmers and encroaching Israeli settlers. Abdelatif Mohammed Abu Aliya, a local farmer from the village near Ramallah, said he lost olive trees […]
Israeli Media Shifts Tone as Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Hostage Crisis In late July, images of starving civilians in Gaza began to stir a wave of concern in parts of the Israeli media, prompting some journalists and public figures to call for stronger humanitarian aid. Yonit Levi, the lead news anchor on Channel 12, […]
Ireland Pushes Ahead With Occupied Territories Bill, Norway Reviews Israeli Investments DUBLIN/OSLO — Ireland says it will move forward with its Occupied Territories Bill despite pressure from Washington, where more than a dozen US lawmakers have urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to add the country to a boycott list if the legislation is passed. Prime […]
