Israel war sabotaged diplomacy, but the US can revive it

By Abbas Araghchi Foreign Minister of Iran In only five meetings over nine weeks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and I achieved more than I did in four years of nuclear negotiations with the failed Biden administration. We were on the cusp of a...

Israel Strikes Syrian Capital

Explosions rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday as Israel ramped up attacks on its northern neighbor. Israeli military strikes targeted the Syrian Defense Ministry’s headquarters and the presidential palace following a wave of...

'What a Coincidence': Netanyahu Corruption Trial Adjourned as Israel Bombs Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his criminal corruption trial was cut short Wednesday as Israeli airstrikes pounded Damascus, the Syrian capital, despite considerable efforts by that country's rulers to appease Israel. Al...

Uncertainty over Suweida truce as Israel escalates Syria strikes

Hundreds of people have been killed and injured in sectarian violence in southern Syria since Sunday. [Getty] A ceasefire announced on Wednesday by the Syrian government and a Druze religious official to end four days of sectarian violence in...

Israel attacks Syrian military near Suwayda

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it continued to attack the Syrian government's military targets to prevent reinforcements from being sent to the Suwayda area in southern Syria, Azernews reports. "Over the past 24 hours, Air...

Hypocrisy? Int'l media ignored Syrian slaughter - until Israel acted - opinion

Pogacar crashes before anti-Israel protester disrupts Tour stage finale

TOULOUSE, France :Defending champion Tadej Pogacar suffered a crash on the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, moments before a protester disrupted the sprint finish where Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed his first Tour stage victory....

Israel hits Syrian presidential palace area, destroys parts of army HQ

DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian presidential palace area and destroyed parts of the Syrian Army General Command headquarters in the capital Damascus in an intensified attack on Wednesday, according to local media...

Israel strikes Syrian capital of Damascus

NEA Teachers Celebrate Motion to Drop ADL; Israel Lobby Fumes

National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian rights are celebrating their breakthrough success at the NEA’s Representative Assembly in Portland this summer. After years of organizing with both one-on-one conversations and...

Hamas accuses Israel of long-term Gaza military control

GAZA CITY: Hamas has accused Israel of seeking long-term military control over the Gaza Strip, dismissing reports of progress in ceasefire negotiations. The ongoing indirect talks in Doha, now in their second week, remain deadlocked over Israel’s...

Israel/Palestinian Territories – Departures from the Gaza Strip (11.07.25)

France has been working actively for nearly two years to ensure the protection of its nationals and their dependants, staff of the Institut français de Gaza and their families, holders of French Government scholarships, and Palestinian figures...

UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese demands global action to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Bogota, July 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations’s special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory has said that it is time for nations around the world to take concrete actions to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Francesca Albanese spoke to...

Israel warns 'painful blows will come' as it ramps up strikes on Syria and sends more troops to the border

16 July 2025, 14:45 | Updated: 16 July 2025, 14:52 Smoke billows following Israeli strikes near the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus. Picture: Getty Israel has stepped up its strikes on Syria, sending additional troops to...

Strike after strike, children pay the price of Israel's offensive in Gaza

Under international humanitarian law, it is prohibited to launch an attack that could cause any loss of civilian life, injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects considered to be disproportional to the direct military advantage anticipated,...

Israel Bombs Syria – Military Strikes on Syrian Defense Ministry and Presidential Palace – PM Netanyahu Releases Statement

On Wednesday Israel bombed several targets in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Syrian military targeted the Ministry of Defense, the Presidential Palace, Strikes by the Israeli Air Force have now totally destroyed the Ministry of Defense and...

Israel's Alligator Alcatraz? How Ben-Gvir uses Palestinian prisoners for political profit

In 2009, Israel's High Court of Justice struck down an amendment to allow the country's first privately run prison. "This is a landmark moment," said Public Defender Inbal Rubinstein at the time, calling the ruling a major step in the court's...

Israel boosts Syria border security after Druze clashes turn deadly

Israel increased its military presence along the Syrian border on Wednesday after violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin groups in southern Syria. The unrest, centered in the Sweida region, led the Syrian government to send in troops. In...

21 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Aid Corridor Stampede as Israel Opens New Military Route

July 16, 2025 Hour: 2:20 pm At least 21 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Wednesday in a deadly stampede and tear gas incident at a food distribution site in southern Gaza, operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a...

Who are the Druze? Why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Israel has bombed the areas around the Syrian city of Suweida. The development comes as the fighting between Syrian government forces and Druze militias has broken out. This came after clashes between the Druze and Bedouin tribes over the weekend...