The UK government has announced sanctions on Daniella Weiss, a far-right Israeli settler known as the “godmother” of the settler movement. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move “demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account as Palestinian communities suffer violence and intimidation”. Weiss, 79, is the leader of a radical settler organisation called…
AFP Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says his dismissal was motivated by political and personal considerations The stand-off between Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, Ronen Bar, has further intensified, with each man accusing the other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions. Netanyahu announced the…
Sebastian Usher Correspondent Getty Images Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Pope Francis in 2014 in Jerusalem The office of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered its condolences for Pope Francis, four days after his death. An earlier offer of condolences posted on social media by the official state account of Israel had previously…
The United Nations agency for children says that at least 322 children are reported to have been killed since Israel launched a renewed offensive in Gaza two weeks ago. Unicef said at least 609 other children were reportedly wounded during the same period. “The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children…
EPA About 1,200 people were killed when Hamas attacked Israeli communities, military bases and a music festival on 7 October 2023 Israel’s military has published its first official account of the mistakes that led to its failures during Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, which triggered the Gaza war. The report concludes that the Israel Defence…
AFP Lt Gen Herzi Halevi (L) called for a commission of inquiry into the 7 October 2023 attack Israel’s military chief has resigned, saying he recognised his responsibility for its failure on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas carried out a deadly attack on the country that triggered the Gaza war. In…
BBC Noam Glukhovsky is reluctant to return to the front line and wants to catch up on his medical studies Israel’s war on multiple fronts has not just worn down its enemy. It’s not just taken the lives of thousands of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon. It’s also continuing to extract a price from its…
Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu (R) said “trust had cracked” between him and Yoav Gallant (L) We’ve known for months that there is no love lost between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his now former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant. But this year, there have been reports of stand-up rows and shouting matches between the two men…
Iran has reportedly ordered for a “harsh and regretful” response to Saturday’s deadly Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities. The New York Times, citing three Iranian officials, reported that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had instructed the Supreme National Security Council on Monday to prepare for attacking Israel. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said on Sunday that Israel’s attack on the country should neither be exaggerated nor downplayed. He, however, said the “miscalculations of the Israeli regime must be disrupted”. A woman holds a Palestinian flag and a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-Israel rally in Tehran….
