World Apr 05 Israeli military dismisses 2 officers over drone strikes that killed Western aid workers in Gaza The military said a retired general's investigation into the killings found the officers mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules of engagement.
World Apr 04 Rights group says Israeli strike on Gaza building that killed 106 in October is an ‘apparent war crime’ The New York-based rights group says its investigation found no legitimate military target, making the strike an apparent war crime. It was one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
World Mar 29 In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
World Mar 18 Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as divide grows over war, food crisis in Gaza The Monday call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli officials expressed outrage over Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticizing Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and calling for Israel to hold new elections.
World Mar 14 U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions.
World Mar 14 Families of hostages held in Gaza despair as Ramadan cease-fire deadline passes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promise to achieve "total victory" in the war against Hamas now rings hollow for many hostages' relatives. Families who have spent months protesting and calling for a deal feel dejected and unheard by Israel's war…
World Feb 23 Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank in response to a fatal shooting The move, announced late Thursday, drew an angry reaction from the U.S. as relations between the allies are already frayed over the course of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
World Feb 18 Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
World Feb 12 Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean? Egypt has threatened to void its decades-long peace treaty with Israel if it begins a large-scale offensive against Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in densely packed tent camps on the border with Egypt.
World Jan 25 Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked Israeli police are investigating, with an initial statement citing a weapons discharge by an Israeli soldier, an off-duty law enforcement officer and a civilian targeting people "purportedly engaged" in stone-throwing. Salameh denies they were throwing stones.