(MENAFN) Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been allowed to move beyond the so-called “yellow line” in Gaza to assist in the search for the remains of hostages, a government spokesperson said Sunday. “Israel will maintain overall security control...
(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed on Sunday that Israel will independently decide when and where to conduct strikes and which countries may participate in an international security force in Gaza, even as Egyptian...
(MENAFN) Israel has granted permission for the Palestinian group Hamas to enter regions under the control of the Israeli military in Gaza to search for the remains of hostages, according to reports from Israeli media on Monday. An Israeli...
(MENAFN) Three Palestinians were killed in the northern occupied West Bank’s Jenin governorate after being hit by Israeli gunfire and an airstrike, local media reported. A Palestinian news outlet, citing local sources, said Israeli forces launched...
(MENAFN) Israeli police investigations into attacks by illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank have sharply declined, even as complaints from Palestinians continue to rise, according to media reports. Data cited by Haaretz shows that 427...
(MENAFN) Kat Vilarev, legal adviser to the Palestine Football Association and an expert in sports law, has accused FIFA and UEFA of violating international law by allowing Israel to participate in competitions despite credible allegations of...
(MENAFN) FIFA and UEFA are facing criticism for continuing to include Israel in international competitions despite reports from major human rights organizations labeling Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocidal, according to Kat Vilarev, legal...
(MENAFN) The European Union has strongly condemned Israel’s recent strike on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, calling for strict adherence to the existing ceasefire and urging Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory....
(MENAFN) An effigy resembling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was suspended from a construction crane in northeastern Türkiye, drawing strong condemnation from Israel. The incident took place on Saturday at a construction site in...
(MENAFN) Israel announced on Monday that Hamas has transferred the body of another hostage to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza as part of the ongoing ceasefire arrangement between the two sides. According to a military...
Israel is a model for Taiwan to learn from in strengthening its defences, President Lai Ching-te said in remarks released on Tuesday, citing the Biblical story of David versus Goliath on the need to stand up to authoritarianism. Taiwan has been a...
Israel said it received a coffin believed to contain a hostage’s remains from Gaza, with identification underway as pressure grows for full hostage recovery. Israel’s military announced that a coffin believed to contain the remains of an Israeli...
Israel has reacted angrily to news that the human remains authorities recently received from Hamas were not those of a further person taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, but rather, they belonged to the dead body of another...
Israel’s firebrand finance minister drops a bombshell. Smotrich confirms the IDF is drafting plans for a Gaza takeover. He says the next phase will be “fast, sharp, and resolute.” He accuses Hamas of breaking the ceasefire, calls for “violent...
Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Oct. 27, defended his earlier comment that “the Saudis can keep riding camels.” He questioned why the criticism was directed at him rather than at Saudi Arabia itself, which, he said, has...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, a new test for the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The order from Netanyahu follows heightened...
Hamas on Tuesday faced accusations of breaching the Gaza ceasefire after returning partial remains of a previously recovered hostage instead of the body of another deceased captive, as demanded by Israel. Hamas handed over late on Monday what it...
2025-10-28T11:03:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – West Bank Three Palestinians were killed in the village of Kafr Qud near Jenin, the Israeli police announced on Tuesday, as Israel intensifies settlement construction across...
The tension between Israel’s security imperatives and international humanitarian efforts at sea continues to define one of the Middle East’s most intractable flashpoints. The Blockade’s Complex History Since 2007, Israel has maintained a naval...
