Hamas’s Al-Arouri And The Iranian Connection Hamas’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, currently based in Lebanon, is interested in surrounding Israel with rocket and terror bases, and so is Iran Zenger · May 11, 2023
Timeline: How US stance shifted on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh The Biden administration’s position on the killing has shifted over time despite repeated US calls for ‘accountability’. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023
Shireen Abu Akleh killing: Advocates decry ‘abhorrent’ US stance One year after Al Jazeera journalist was killed, rights advocates say Biden administration is shielding Israeli abuses. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023
Hezbollah Builds 27 New Bases In Lebanon Under Cover Of Fake NGO Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon Zenger · May 11, 2023
Israel kills another militant commander in Gaza as fighting goes on, truce efforts falter Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed a fourth militant commander, raising the death toll from the latest burst of fighting to 25 The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Your Ad Data Is Now Powering Government Surveillance A product called Echo, made by the Israel-based Rayzone Group, is using information intended for marketers to help authorities track people through their mobile phones. Businessweek · May 11, 2023
Shireen Abu Akleh: friends and family call for justice on anniversary of killing Israeli forces admit ‘high possibility’ Al Jazeera reporter was shot by sniper at West Bank refugee camp The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023
Rashida Tlaib pushes for Palestinian Nakba recognition in US Resolution in US Congress says a just peace cannot be reached without addressing the mass displacement of Palestinians. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2023
UN condemns violence as Gaza militants fire hundreds of rockets amid deadly Israeli air strikes Palestinian militants fire more than 400 rockets into Israel as Israel presses ahead with a series of deadly air strikes on the Gaza strip. ABC News · May 10, 2023
UN chief condemns civilian deaths in Gaza, urges restraint by all U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned civilian deaths in Gaza as "unacceptable" and appealed for them to "stop immediately" and for all parties to exercise maximum restraint, Deputy U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Wednesday. Reuters · May 10, 2023
Israel-Palestine conflict: Fighting ongoing as ceasefire falters The hostilities amount to the heaviest fighting between the two sides in months. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023
Israeli startup WeSpace aims to launch robotic 'moon hopper' by 2026 WeSpace wants to get in on the ground floor of the lunar economy by providing access to unexplored regions of the moon. Space · May 10, 2023
Young Gaza man mourns fiancee killed in Israeli strikes A young Gaza man who saw his fiancee for the last time only minutes before she was killed in an Israeli air strike on Tuesday said they spent their final moments discussing how they would pose together for their engagement photo. Reuters · May 10, 2023
Israel at 75: how inept British intelligence failed to contain Jewish independence groups Before they were Israeli, the Jewish community of Palestine – the Yishuv – had been Britain’s close junior partner. A dispute over Britain’s restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine began in 1939, but was set aside during the struggle to defeat Hitler. The Conversation · May 10, 2023
The Conversation · May 10, 2023 How the British press covered the establishment of Israel – I looked into the newspaper archives to find out On the evening of May 14 1948, the People’s Council of the Jewish Community in Tel Aviv did not wait for the midnight expiry of Britain’s League of Nations mandate in Palestine. The mandate had given Britain administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan after the end of the…
Reuters · May 10, 2023 Israel's David's Sling missile defence put to first operational use Israel's multi-tier air defense missile system David's Sling was deployed in operations for the first time during Wednesday's cross-border fighting with Gaza militants, two Israeli military sources said.
France 24 · May 10, 2023 Oligarch Ilan Shor: A Russian pawn trying to destabilise Moldova? In the past few months, Moldova – a small country located between Romania and Ukraine – has seen a wave of protests against its pro-European government. The country's authorities accuse Russia of using hybrid warfare to destabilise Moldova. They regularly manage to infiltrate groups thought to be taking orders from…
The New Daily · May 10, 2023 Israel strikes Gaza City as rocket sirens sound in Tel Aviv Israel's air force has hit Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza for a second day and Palestinian militants have begun launching rockets.
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023 Gaza: fighting continues in defiance of reported ceasefire Tit-for-tat rocket fire follows claims that Egyptian officials brokered pause in conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants
The Conversation · May 10, 2023 On its 75th birthday, Israel still can't agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half after the first Zionists came to Palestine from Europe, the core tension behind the country’s establishment – whether a Jewish state could be a democratic state, whether Zionism could accommodate pluralism – is more…
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Toll rises to 5 killed in Tunisia synagogue attack Tunisia’s TAP news agency says the death toll rose to five people killed, including two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards, after an attack near a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage
Evening Standard · May 10, 2023 Who is Noa Kirel, Israel’s Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry? Kirel will represent her country with her song Unicorn this year
France 24 · May 10, 2023 Ongoing fighting between Israelis and Palestinians despite Egyptian brokered ceasefire Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, while Israel pressed ahead with a series of airstrikes that have killed 21 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians.
Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023 Western media criticised for ignoring Palestinian child deaths Social media users condemn headlines that ignored the civilians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza.
Reuters · May 10, 2023 Israel says hit Islamic Jihad members at Gaza launch site The Israeli military launched a strike against members of the Islamic Jihad armed group at a rocket launch site in Gaza, the army said on Wednesday, as witnesses reported explosions in the Khan Younis area in the southern part of the enclave.