Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says Israeli officials say an airstrike in Gaza has targeted Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ military wing The Independent UK · May 15
Israel Says It Targeted Hamas Leader In Gaza With 'Initial Indications' Showing Successful Strike Israel said it targeted Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad. A local official told local press "initial indications" showed that the strike was successful. International Business Times · May 15
FC Barcelona tells Euronews 'no comment' after Israel accuses Yamal of 'inciting hatred' In response to a Euronews request for a comment, FC Barcelona declined to back its star player Lamine Yamal after Israel’s defence minister accused him of “inciting hatred towards Israel” for waving a Palestinian flag. The club said it had “no comment” to make on the issue. Euronews · May 15
Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez 'proud' of Barcelona's Yamal in Palestinian flag row Relations between Spain and Israel have plummeted since the start of the Gaza war, sparked by the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Euronews · May 15
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal condemned by Israeli minister after Palestinian flag incident IN FULL The Independent UK · May 14
Israeli minister accuses Lamine Yamal of ‘inciting hate’ by waving Palestinian flag at Barcelona title parade Lamine Yamal waved a Palestinian flag at Barcelona’s title parade on Monday The Independent UK · May 14
The Guardian view on Iran’s repression: political prisoners such as Narges Mohammadi need freedom not bombs Editorial: The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war The Guardian - UK · May 13
Vision of destruction: Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon in video, maps and charts More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid bombings, evacuation orders and demolitions The Guardian - UK · May 11
Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to knock out Tehran ‘more violently’ if peace deal not signed following attacks in Strait of Hormuz Trump claims ceasefire still in effect after Iran ‘trifled with us' The Independent UK · May 7
Israel Bombs Beirut for First Time Since Ceasefire Israel launched an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, marking the first attack on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last month, in a major escalation that threatens to unravel the fragile truce between the two sides. Latin Times · May 6
Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon in first operation since ceasefire was agreed IN FULL The Independent UK · May 6
Israel Strikes Beirut After Almost a Month, Says It Targeted Hezbollah Commander Israel carried out its first attack in Beirut after almost a month amid a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, the IDF said in a statement on Wednesday. International Business Times · May 6
‘Yes it’s discrimination’ Israeli army chief admits in leaked video as his troops gun down Palestinian kids for throwing rocks The Israeli army’s top commander in the West Bank has openly admitted his forces are enforcing a two-tier justice system that lets Jewish settlers throw rocks without consequence while Palestinian children are shot dead for the same act. In a leaked video, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth told a closed forum… The Mary Sue · May 6
Netanyahu has pledged to ‘finish the job’ against Hezbollah. It’s a promise he can’t deliver on Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire three weeks ago. The violence, however, hasn’t stopped. The Conversation · May 4
International Business Times UK · May 3 Israeli Minister Ben Gvir Receives Birthday Cake From His Wife Featuring a Noose Meant for Palestinian Prisoners Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's birthday party featured noose-themed cakes, symbolising the controversial death penalty law targeting Palestinians, sparking widespread criticism and legal challenges.
The Independent UK · May 2 Lebanon on brink of humanitarian catastrophe after two months of Israel’s war, aid agencies warn IN FOCUS: With a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese militants Hezbollah appearing in tatters, aid agencies warn that a resumption of full-scale conflict will lead to a humanitarian crisis. Alex Croft reports
Radio France Internationale · May 1 How the Golan Heights emerged as a new front in Israeli expansion A new Israeli plan to invest $334 million in expanding settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights marks a major escalation in a broader pattern of territorial expansion – on land the United Nations still regards as Syrian.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 Israel intercepts and detains crews of Gaza aid flotilla near Crete Global Sumud Flotilla describes interception as ‘violent raid’ while Turkey condemns it as ‘act of piracy’
Euronews · Apr 29 Israeli strikes kill eight in southern Lebanon, including three rescue workers Israel has been fighting Hezbollah since early March, sending troops into south Lebanon to battle the Iran-backed militant group, with the violence ongoing despite a shaky ongoing ceasefire.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28 Hezbollah drone strikes target Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon Ceasefire frays further as Israel also carries out airstrikes and issues new displacement orders for south Lebanon
The Guardian - AU · Apr 27 Middle East crisis: Iran’s foreign ministry condemns US seizure of Iranian-linked tankers as ‘piracy and armed robbery’ – as it happened Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says actions of the United States ‘strike at the heart of international law’ as blockade continues in strait of Hormuz
Euronews · Apr 27 Military action still needed to counter Hezbollah rockets and drones, Israel's PM says Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by firing rockets towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.
International Business Times · Apr 23 Some Israeli, U.S. Officials Reportedly Believe Mojtaba Khamenei Is Not Ruling Iran Some officials in Israel and the U.S. believe that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is not ruling Iran, with control being exerted by the revolutionary guard, according to a new report.
Euronews · Apr 23 Israel awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age,' defence minister says The war has spilled out of Iran and engulfed the region, leaving several thousand people dead, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and continues to destabilise the global economy.
International Business Times · Apr 23 Israel Ready To Resume War With Iran, Defense Minister Says Israel is ready to resume the war with Iran and awaits for a "green light" from the Trump administration, according to the country's defense minister.