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Hamas attack survivor describes festival carnage to RT

A concert-goer has recounted his brush with death during last month’s surprise assault in southern Israel. The Hamas militants who launched last month’s surprise attack...

Greens accused of antisemitism

Green Party members Chloe Swarbrick and Ricardo Mendendez March have come under fire for using a controversial slogan. Towards the end of her speech at...

UK home secretary threatens pro-Palestine protesters with jail time

Activists should be thrown behind bars if they vandalize the Cenotaph, Suella Braverman said. Pro-Palestine activists should be jailed immediately if they attempt to desecrate...

The US and Hezbollah want the same thing from Israel-Hamas war

The “dueling” speeches of Hassan Nasrallah and Antony Blinken show both understand the Middle East escalation ladder. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, delivered a...

Hezbollah ‘entered battle’ on October 8 – leader

The war against Israel will “reshape the future,” Hassan Nasrallah declared. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his forces would continue their skirmishes...

Israel’s Chance to Turn Carnage into Peace

Israel is running out of time to save itself—not from Hamas, which lacks the means to defeat Israel militarily, but from itself. Israel’s war crimes...

Israel issues ultimatum to Red Cross

The international aid organization says it ‘cannot force its way through bombs’ to visit the hostages held by Hamas. Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has...

Pope Francis calls for two-state solution

The Roman Catholic pontiff has commented on the Israel-Palestine conflict. There are no winners in war, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in an interview with...

Gaza now a ‘graveyard’ for children – UNICEF

UNICEF has decried the Israel-Hamas war, saying its worst fears about the staggering child death toll are being realized. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has...

Houthis confirm joining Israel-Gaza conflict

The Houthis said they intend to support the Palestinians with missile and drone strikes. The Houthi government in Sanaa said on Tuesday that it has...

Dagestan head labels anti-Jewish rioters ‘pathetic cowardly animals’

The Russian republic’s governor gave a tongue-lashing to the mob that fell for Ukrainian incitement. The 150 or so people who stormed the Makhachkala airport...

FBI chief frets over possible Hamas-inspired attacks in US

Christopher Wray has warned lawmakers that the crisis in Israel is heightening the risk of Americans being targeted. FBI Director Christopher Wray has told US...

Netanyahu ignored warnings from security services – NYT

Officials also misjudged the threat from Hamas, focusing instead on Iran and Hezbollah, the outlet has reported. Israeli security services warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Erdogan urges Israel to end its ‘madness’

On Friday, the IDF announced an expansion of its ground operations in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that Israel stop its attacks...

Iran warns US of ‘new fronts’ in Middle East

Washington’s reluctance to change course could lead to a region-wide escalation, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said. The US could face dire consequences in the...

US ‘entering battle’ in Gaza – Hamas

Washington has deployed forces across the Middle East as Israel prepares a ground assault on the Palestinian enclave. A senior member of Hamas has said...

Gaza suffers near-total information blackout

Humanitarian organizations and international media and have lost contact with their colleagues amid the intensified Israeli bombardment. Internet and cell phone services stopped working in...

Israel ‘expanding’ operations in Gaza – IDF

A massive wave of airstrikes was carried out ahead of a ground incursion. Israeli ground forces will “expand” their activity in Gaza on Friday night,...

Missile hits Egyptian town near Israeli border

The Israel Defense Forces are reportedly “aware of a security incident”. An unidentified missile has landed in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Taba,...

US strikes Syria in ‘self-defense’ – Pentagon

President Joe Biden has ordered the US military to strike two facilities in eastern Syria. US forces have launched multiple airstrikes on unspecified military installations...

Israel is ‘light that will defeat darkness’ – Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister has promised a “crushing victory” over Hamas in Gaza. Israel is part of the forces of “freedom and progress” and light...

Israel calls on UN chief to resign

Antonio Guterres sympathizes with Hamas, West Jerusalem has claimed. Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan demanded Secretary-General Antonio Guterres step down on Tuesday, accusing...

Israeli soldiers angry at Netanyahu’s US-based son – Times

The prime minister’s son has “abandoned” his country for Florida, several reservists have said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair is not among the 300,000...

At least 2,000 children killed in Gaza – Save the Children

Israeli airstrikes are killing minors “indiscriminately,” aid organization Save the Children has said. At least 2,000 children have died in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza over...

Greta Thunberg deletes ‘anti-Semitic’ tweet

The young climate activist was accused of posting an anti-Jewish image. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was accused of spreading anti-Semitic messages online after she...

Israel’s Gaza hospital bombing claims not credible – analysts

Video and audio analysis suggest that a missile from Israel, and not a Palestinian rocket, hit the al-Ahli facility. Expert analysts of video and audio...

Both Hamas and Israel could have reasons to hide the truth about the Al-Ahli hospital blast

A former UN weapons expert attempts to use evidence to dispel the fog of war and provide insight into the deadly attack. The fog of...

Every Middle East agenda has been derailed by the Israel-Hamas conflict

The war in West Asia puts the participants and their supporters, including those not involved, in a very difficult situation. Israel has no doubt suffered...

French government attacks Benzema over Gaza support

The Ballon D'or winner has been accused of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization in France. World footballer of...

Hamas releases American hostages

The militant group has said that it freed a mother and her daughter for “humanitarian reasons”. Hamas has released two American captives, a spokesman for...

Hamas’ Labyrinth, IDF’s ‘Nightmare’: What is known about vast tunnel network beneath Gaza

Israel has delayed its widely expected ground invasion of Gaza, with the dangers of urban warfare combined with Hamas’s tunnel networks threatening to suck...

Oldest Orthodox Christian shrine in Gaza damaged by ‘Israeli strike’ – church officials

The Palestinian authorities have blamed Israel for the bombing of the St. Porphyrios church. The St. Porphyrios Greek Orthodox church in Gaza was damaged in...

Grieving for peaceful Palestinians or Israelis shouldn’t make you absolve terrorism or war crimes

The tragic war unfolding in the Middle East desperately needs compassion, not calls for more death and destruction. Can we denounce Hamas’ attacks without being...

Guardian ‘fires’ veteran cartoonist over Netanyahu sketch

Steve Bell’s work was reportedly deemed to be perpetuating an anti-Semitic trope. British newspaper The Guardian has ended its four-decade working relationship with cartoonist Steve...

Israel and Palestinians trade blame for deadly hospital strike

Both sides have denied responsibility for the deaths of hundreds at Gaza’s oldest hospital. Israel has denied striking the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on...

Watch: Gaza hospital strike ignites riots in Muslim countries

Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police and attempted to storm US and Israeli diplomatic missions. A strike on a Gaza hospital that killed at least 500...

Netanyahu warns of long war

The Israeli PM said his forces were ready for an extended fight with Hamas militants. The Israeli military is prepared for a “long war” and...

Iran a ‘Nazi regime’ – Israel

Iran’s support for Hamas makes it culpable in last Saturday’s attack, Israel’s envoy to the UN says. Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan,...

Israel postpones ground operation in Gaza – NYT

The offensive had been planned for the weekend but was rescheduled due to adverse weather conditions, the newspaper claims. Israel has decided to put off...

Hamas’ terror attack on Israel was similar to 9/11 in more ways than one

Did ‘lack of imagination’ prevent Israel from foreseeing the carnage? Thus far, the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s only answer to the brutality of last week’s terror...

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