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Ireland bans Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich
Ireland has imposed a travel ban on Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, barring them from entering the country due to their conduct towards Gaza flotilla activists…
- Middle East
Israeli forces kill 7-month-old Palestinian after firing bullets
West Bank: Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing bullets at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, which went through his head, injuring his mother as well.…
- Middle East
Israel moves Gaza hospital director to solitary confinement
Jerusalem: Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been moved from a detention centre in the Negev, Israel, to solitary confinement in Nafha prison. Abu…
- Middle East
Israel strikes southern Lebanon, forcing many to displace
Dibbine: Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday, June 4, as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that had been spared much of the…
- Middle East
360 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons
Israel is currently holding 360 Palestinian children in detention, including minors serving prison sentences and others held without trial, according to the Palestinian Centre for the Defence of Prisoners. In a statement…
- Middle East
Hezbollah rejects ceasefire agreement, demands Israel withdraw
Beirut: Hezbollah on Thursday, June 4, rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. The announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least…
- Hate Crime
Indian-American hurls anti-Muslim slurs at Israel Day parade
New York City: An Indian-origin American man hurled Islamophobic slurs and cursed at a group of Palestinian supporters during an Israel Day Parade on May 31 in New York City, in a…
- Middle East
Iran denies Kuwait airport strike, blames US Patriot missile
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied responsibility for the attack on Kuwait International Airport, claiming that damage to the passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile…
- Middle East
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, make security zones
Beirut, Jun 4: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a…
- India
NIA probes possible Hamas footprint in Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, has indicated that it will examine possible links between Pakistan-backed terrorist organisations and the Palestinian militant group Hamas…
- Middle East
UN chief proposes three options to end Israel-Hezbollah conflict
United Nations: The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon…
- World
New Zealand imposes travel bans on three ‘extremist Israeli settlers’
Auckland: New Zealand is joining partners including Australia and the European Union in placing travel bans on three extremist Israeli settlers, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “These travel bans are targeted at…
- Middle East
You’re f**king crazy, everybody hates you: Trump tells Netanyahu in heated call
US President Donald Trump reportedly unleashed an expletive-filled tirade at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday, June 1, demanding that Israel halt a planned military operation in…
- Middle East
Trump says he stopped Beirut raid, Netanyahu says Israel’s stance unchanged
United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered sharply differing accounts of a phone conversation on Monday, June 1, regarding Israel’s military operations in Lebanon. Trump claimed he…
- Middle East
‘Fatherland over motherland?’ Congress jibes at PM on Israel offensive against Lebanon
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, June 2, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being “completely silent” on Israel devastating Lebanon and “sabotaging” the US-Iran agreement, asking whether the “so-called fatherland” meant…
