Israel, with friends like you, I wonder who are my enemies

Friends forever! It's scrawled in our yearbooks. Friends to the bitter end, To the bloodless, cold, boney-fingered end. Who needs enemies When your friend squeezes The blood from your heart And gives you nightmares. Not just eyeless, but...

Watch: Israel Adesanya caught in pure disbelief during Max Holloway-Dustin Poirier's UFC 318 slugfest finale

Israel Adesanya was feeling ecstatic during the final 10 seconds of the Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier fight at UFC 318. He expressed admiration for both fighters, praising their performances. Holloway and Poirier met inside the octagon for the...

UK joins 27 nations calling for Israel to end war in Gaza as Lammy condemns 'inhumane drip feeding' of aid

21 July 2025, 18:57 | Updated: 21 July 2025, 22:04 The Foreign Secretary and counterparts from 24 other nations including Australia, Canada and France, plus the EU commissioner for equality, urged the Israeli government to "immediately lift...

'Israel' funds MAGA influencer tour to push anti-Palestine agenda

The Israeli Foreign Ministry is funding a no-bid influencer tour through the far-right group Israel365 to flood US social media with pro-Israel content targeting MAGA-aligned youth. Haaretz on Sunday reported that the Israeli Foreign Ministry is...

Israel kills 73 aid seekers in Gaza, issues new evacuation threat

At least 88 people, including 73 Palestinians seeking food aid, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday (20 July), the territory's health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced Gazans,...

Israel Says It Will Hand Over Hebron Mosque to Settlers 

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‘Skeletons marching to death’: Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza

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Israel police to probe ex-Netanyahu aide Einhorn in Serbia this week over Qatargate and BibiLeaks scandals

David Lammy joins foreign ministers condemning Israel for depriving Gazans 'of human dignity'

21 July 2025, 18:17 | Updated: 21 July 2025, 18:19 UK Foreign Secretary Holds Weimar+ Group Talks On Ukraine And European Security. Picture: Getty David Lammy has joined other foreign ministers in condemning the Israeli government for depriving...

Israel has no concrete policy for the Gaza Strip - opinion

UNRWA urges global action to end Israel's genocidal blockade of Gaza 

Geneva, July 21 (RHC)-- The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has issued a renewed call for worldwide action to address Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip, warning that inaction equates to complicity in the...

Experts find ancient donkey sacrifices in Israel

Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a donkey sacrificed nearly 5,000 years ago at Tel Tzafit in the ancient Judah kingdom’s lowlands, with its head severed and legs bound. Found beneath a Bronze Age house, the donkey, along with three others...

Ben Jennings on Israel’s strikes on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza – cartoon

US envoy pans Israel’s Syria intervention, doubles down on support for Damascus

A US envoy criticized Israel’s recent military intervention in Syria on behalf of the local Druze community amid deadly sectarian violence, saying Monday that it was poorly timed and complicated efforts to stabilize the region. Tom Barrack, who is...

Iran will hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey, first since ceasefire with Israel

Iran denies allegations it is seeking a nuclear weapon and has long said its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Monday (July 21, 2025) it would hold renewed talks this week with European nations over...

Israel forces kill more than 70 aid seekers in Gaza: Health Ministry

The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 73 people were killed and around 150 people injured by Israeli gunfire while seeking aid across the besieged Palestinian territory. Some 67 people were killed in northern Gaza, the ministry said, while six...

While Gaza is starving, Israel sends aid to Sweida

Hebrew media has reported that Israel sent urgent medical aid to Sweida province in southern Syria, home to a majority Druze population, while continuing its blockade on Gaza where Palestinians face severe hunger. According to Kan, Israel’s...

Palestine calls on world leaders to pressure Israel into ending Gaza famine

GENEVA, July 21. /TASS/. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has launched a campaign to engage with world leaders and international organizations to pressure Israel into ending the famine affecting Gaza's residents, Palestine's Permanent Observer...

European commissioner, 25 countries urge Israel to lift aid delivery restrictions in Gaza

LONDON, July 21. /TASS/. The foreign ministers of 25 countries and European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib are asking Israel to stop hostilities in the Gaza Strip so that much-needed aid can enter the...

Hamas, Israel to sign Gaza ceasefire deal in coming days — media

CAIRO, July 21. /TASS/. An agreement between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel on a ceasefire and the release of several hostages is expected to be signed in the coming days, the Maan news agency, which is close to the radical group,...