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May 20, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
The Biden administration denounced efforts by the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli officials and Hamas leaders, saying the court's efforts put the terrorist organization and a top US ally on equivalent footing.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
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Israeli officials cancel decision to confiscate camera from US news agency
Backtrack on Gaza live feed camera follows widespread condemnation from media groups and Israel’s closest ally, the US. Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to the Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Republican lawmakers blast ICC over Netanyahu warrant
Some progressives in Congress applauded the court’s announcement it was seeking an arrest warrant for the Israeli leader.Politico - Politics - Israel -
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US signals support for possible ICC sanctions over Israel warrants
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said he was "committed" to working with Congress to respond to the court.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
Gaza faces a "dire" food situation as barely more than 300 aid trucks have entered the strip since Israel began its offensive in Rafah, a UN agency said in a report published Friday. Follow live updates.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
Support for Benny Gantz as Netanyahu's main political challenger in Israel has waned amid perceptions that the war cabinet member has stayed too long in the prime minister's emergency government and become part of the failures of the conflict with Hamas.
Support for Benny Gantz as Netanyahu’s main political challenger in Israel has waned amid perceptions that the war cabinet member has stayed too long in the prime minister’s emergency government and become part of the failures of the conflict with ...The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
ICC’s Warrant Request Appears to Shore Up Netanyahu’s Support in Israel
“The Hypocrisy of The Hague,” read the front page of one mainstream daily that has often been critical of Israel’s prime minister.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Jeremy Bowen: What ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and Hamas
The Israeli and Hamas leaders are suspected of committing war crimes during the continuing war in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage
The shutdown and seizure by Israel of an Associated Press video camera that provided a live glimpse into Gaza raised concerns about how a new media law could be used to restrict war coverageABC News - Entertainment - Israel -
Who’s in More Trouble: Israel or Iran?
Iran’s rulers have forgotten that revolutions have a history of consuming their own.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Israel continues operation in Rafah amid growing pressure
Israel continued its attacks in Gaza, including in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to limit the scope of the offensive. Imtiaz Tyab has more.CBS News - World - Israel -
Israel Says It Will Return Camera It Seized From AP
Officials had confiscated camera equipment from the news agency as a part of a feud with the Pan-Arab broadcaster, but the decision was reversed after the Biden administration privately expressed concerns.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Why is the west defending Israel after the ICC's request for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant? | Kenneth Roth
It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the west’s response to the ICC accusations was to defend Israel despite its war crimes. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, responded with predictable vitriol to international criminal court ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Netanyahu under pressure to detail post-war plans for Gaza
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from both the U.S. and his country's parliament to explain what will happen in Gaza after the war against Hamas.CBS News - World - Israel -
I was detained at a US airport and asked about Israel and Gaza for 2 hours. Why? | Ilan Pappé
Border agents asked whether I believe Israel is committing genocide and what I think of popular protest slogans shortly after I landed in Detroit. I’m an Israeli historian living in the UK, best known for my books on the history of Palestine and ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
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Third-tier playoff match in Israel sets penalty shootout record with 56 kicks
SC Dimona defeated Shimshon Tel Aviv 23-22Previous record of 54 penalties was set in England in 2022Israel’s SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv have set a world record for the longest penalty shootout, with 56 kicks.. Their semi-final promotion ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
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Israel Should Expect Little Change After Iranian President’s Death, Experts Say
Israel, despite being one of Iran’s biggest foes, saw little strategic benefit from the president’s death and was not likely to change its posture toward Tehran, analysts said.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders
Government urges ‘free world’ to oppose warrants against Netanyahu and defence minister for war crimes in Gaza. Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israeli soldiers and police tipping off groups that attack Gaza aid trucks
Exclusive: Members of security forces giving settlers who intercept vital supplies information on location of convoys, group says. Middle East crisis – live updatesIndividual members of Israel’s security forces are tipping off far-right activists ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: ICC arrest warrant ‘attempt to deny Israel the right to defend itself’, says Israel defence minister
Yoav Gallant, named alongside Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, criticises decision. Crowds have gathered in Tabriz in Iran to pay respects to those killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, including the late ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Biden calls ICC prosecutor’s request for Netanyahu arrest ‘outrageous’ as Israeli PM says he is ‘disgusted’ – live
US president says ‘there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas’; Netanyahu rejects request for warrant to arrest him. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimesThe Republican leaders of the ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officials for war crimes
Karim Khan applies for warrants relating to alleged crimes committed during 7 October attack and the ensuing war in Gaza. Explainer: will ICC approve arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders?The chief prosecutor of the international criminal ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Islamic Jihad leader killed in West Bank and 70 targets hit in Gaza, says Israel
IDF says ‘senior terrorist operative’ Islam Khamayseh was killed in strike on the city of Jenin. Israel says its jets have struck 70 targets across Gaza in the past 24 hours, while an airstrike in Jenin killed a “significant” Islamic Jihad figure ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israeli abuse of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti ‘amounts to torture’
With thousands now held without charge, lawyers say Israel is signalling that no detainee is safe. Marwan Barghouti spends his days huddled in a cramped, dark, solitary cell, with no way to tend to his wounds, and a shoulder injury from being ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas ‘rejects’ any military presence in Gaza as aid begins to arrive along US-made pier
The US military has begun moving aid ashore in Gaza, as the UN says truck convoys by land remain the most efficient way of getting aid in. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel recovers bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas, including Shani Louk
Bodies of Amit Buskila and Itzhak Gelerenter also recovered from Gaza as Israel says 129 hostages remain in captivity. The bodies of three hostages kidnapped by Hamas, including the German-Israeli Shani Louk, have been retrieved from Gaza by the ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
South Africa’s ICJ genocide case aimed at defending Hamas, Israel claims
Israel complains of ‘obscene exploitation’ of genocide convention and asks judges to throw out bid to halt Rafah offensive. Israel on Friday attacked South Africa’s case against it in the international court of justice as an “obscene exploitation” ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: no genocide taking place in Gaza, Israel tells UN’s top court
Israel is appearing at international court of justice after South Africa asked it to urgently order end to assault on Rafah. Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a US MQ9 drone on Thursday evening over the south-eastern province of Maareb, the group’s ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city. South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Middle East Crisis: Anger and Protests Shadow Israel’s Memorial Day
Hecklers assailed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders as tensions over the Oct. 7 attacks and the Gaza war flared on one of Israel’s most solemn holidays.The New York Times - World - Israel -
At least eight Israeli strikes on Gaza aid groups since October, says report
Human Rights Watch says warnings were not issued before attacks, which have killed or injured dozens. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIsraeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on humanitarian convoys and their facilities in Gaza ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Fierce battles in Gaza as Israeli forces attack Hamas militants
Heavy bombardment and airstrikes reported in devastated north while clashes also seen in south as tens of thousands flee Rafah. Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in GazaFierce battles were under way across much ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says US
Secretary of state Antony Blinken defends decision to pause bomb delivery to Israel: ‘We have real concerns about the way they’re used’. On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault
Leaflet instructs Palestinians to leave southern Gaza city as Benjamin Netanyahu shuns pressure from Joe Biden. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageMore than a hundred thousand Palestinians fled Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday, after ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
The View Within Israel Turns Bleak
Attitudes toward the “Palestinian problem” range from detached fatigue to the belief that driving Palestinians into submission is God’s work.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Israel Recovered the Bodies of 3 Hostages
Also, Francis Ford Coppola has no regrets about his new film.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel
Biden is supporting Israel by trying to restrain it.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Proud to Serve Israel, but Not Its Government
Some reservists in the Israel Defense Forces who have returned home from war have joined the growing calls within Israel for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition to step aside.The New York Times - World - Israel -
The ICC Disgraces Itself Over Israel
Giving Hamas a brief victory will be the court’s epitaph.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Gazans ‘shackled and blindfolded’ at Israel hospital
Allegations centre on a military hospital where, a whistle-blower said, painkillers were "routinely" not used in procedures.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
How Extremist Settlers Took Over Israel
After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israel's Eurovision team accuse rivals of 'hatred'
Its national broadcaster says it faced hostility simply because "we are Israelis and we were there".BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive
It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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Divisions in Israel's war cabinet over future of Gaza
NBC News International Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports from Tel Aviv on the growing rift inside Israel’s war cabinet about what the government in Gaza will look like after the war.NBC News - Politics - Israel -
May 16, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
Israel called South Africa the "legal arm" of Hamas on Thursday after it accused Israeli forces, in remarks at the International Court of Justice, of failing to protect civilians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
Fifa to make legal assessment on Israel suspension
The Palestinian football federation calls for a vote at Fifa's congress to suspend Israel over the war in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
FIFA Delays a Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA said it would solicit legal advice before taking up a motion from the Palestinian Football Association to suspend Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israel accuses South Africa of false claims at ICJ
Israel's lawyers push back against South Africa, which is trying to get its Rafah offensive stopped.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
FIFA to seek legal advice over Israel suspension
FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football because of the conflict with Hamas.ESPN - Sports - Israel -
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Israel's army says three hostages' bodies recovered
The three had been killed in Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October and their bodies taken to Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Israel Recovers Three Dead Hostages From Gaza
The Israeli military said it had recovered the bodies based on intelligence from interrogating militants, renewing the focus on the hostage issue.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
May 17, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
The Israeli military said Friday it recovered the bodies of three hostages — Shani Louk, Amit Bouskila, and Itshak Gelernter — in the Gaza Strip.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
Israel’s ‘strategic drift’ darkens national mood
Rafah offensive and hostage talks stalemate create sense of endless warFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
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Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented the prime minister with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel
It is thought more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage in Gaza after the 7 October attacks.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
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Leading Republican Lawmaker Chastises Biden in Israel's Parliament
Elise Stefanik, a potential vice-presidential candidate, called for unconditional U.S. support for Israel in its war in Gaza.The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden -
Stefanik blasts Biden in speech to Israel's Knesset
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) harshly denounced President Biden’s policy toward Israel during a speech to the country’s parliament, the Knesset, on Sunday in Tel Aviv. Stefanik, the highest-ranking Republican to visit Israel since the outbreak of ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
May 19, 2024 - Israel-Gaza news
An Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central Gaza has killed at least 35 people, including seven children, according to hospital officials. Meanwhile, Israeli war cabinet divisions are spilling into the open.CNN - Top stories - Israel -
Occupation Has Corrupted the Humanity of Israel’s Military
There is a disregard among Israeli soldiers for Palestinian lives, and we are seeing it in Gaza today.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Middle East turmoil: Netanyahu blasts ICC's arrest warrant request
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the charges brought by the International Criminal Court against himself and Israel's defense minister as "beyond outrageous" in an interview Tuesday with CNN's Jake Tapper.Follow for live updates.CNN - Top stories -
Will the ICC approve arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders?
The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has applied for warrants; what will happen now?. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officialsThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
A crushing blow for Israel and a massive gamble by the ICC
The question of how the US responds to this now becomes criticalFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
Israel’s leaders put on the spot over Gaza war
Application by ICC prosecutor for arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu loaded with symbolic and practical implicationsFinancial Times - Business - Israel -
Biden rejects allegations of genocide against Israel in Gaza
President Biden said what is happening in Gaza is not genocide and reiterated his support for Israel as he hosted a White House celebration for Jewish American Heritage month Monday. Biden addressed dozens of guests gathered in the Rose Garden, ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Former Trump Officials Meet With Netanyahu in Israel
Robert O’Brien, one of Donald Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers, said he was there as a “private citizen.”The New York Times - Top stories - Israel