JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army is building infrastructure, expanding roads and establishing large facilities in Gaza, in a move that shows it is planning to remain in the enclave until at least the end of 2025, an Israeli newspaper has reported. “The work is progressing at full speed. What was a dirt embankment with […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli newspaper has called for an independent investigation into the killing of three Israelis held by Hamas in Gaza with poison gas. Sergeant Ron Sherman,19, was captured by Hamas during its October 7 attack. In mid-December, the Israeli army said that it had recovered the body of Sherman and two others […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has decided to appear before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against the genocide crime case filed by South Africa. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the decision was taken following intensive discussions between Israeli top officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli officials are on edge as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) faces mounting pressure to charge Israel with genocide in the Gaza Strip following a petition by South Africa, reported the Israeli media. “A senior legal expert has warned IDF (Israeli army) brass, including Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi, that there ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel must increase humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza as the aid entering the enclave meets only 10% of its needs, according to the Israeli media. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote: “Half of Gaza’s population is in a state of severe or extreme hunger, and 90% of Gaza’s more than two million […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Several Palestinians held by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have died inside a detention center in southern Israel, according to the Israeli media. The Haaretz newspaper said hundreds of Palestinian detainees were held inside a detention center in Beersheba for several weeks. “Many of them died inside the center,” the daily ...
JERUSALEM (AA) — A new report revealed Saturday that an Israeli military helicopter opened fire on Palestinian fighters but hit Israelis participating in a festival during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. The Haaretz newspaper said an Israeli security assessment was based on an investigation by police with Hamas fighters who were arrested Oct. 7. [...