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On April 14, Iran delivered a calculated response to Israel’s recent attacks, marking the first time the Islamic Republic has struck Israel from its own territory some 1,900 kilometers away. In the 13 days that have passed since Israel’s assault on the consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus, tensions in the Middle [...]

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in Gaza resulting from airstrikes conducted by the Israel Defense Force (IDF). Poland has requested Israel’s complete cooperation with their investigation into the incident. [...]

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), along with Palestinian human rights organizations Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan Center and Al-Haq, filed a lawsuit on Friday at the Administrative Court of Berlin to block German arms exports to Israel amid its war in Gaza. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of [...]

Yonatan Shapira is an ex-captain and pilot in the Israeli Air Force. In 2003, he helped coordinate the circulation of a letter that was signed by 27 Israeli Air Force pilots expressing their refusal to engage in Israeli military actions targeting Palestinians. Additionally, Shapira has endorsed the domestic Israeli movement supporting Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions [...]

40 Democratic members of the US House of Representatives signed a letter to President Joe Biden Friday urging him to cease arms transfers to Israel in the wake of an Israeli airstrike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. The letter states: We write to express our shared concern and outrage regarding the recent [...]

Colombia filed a declaration of intervention Friday in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Colombia argued that the court should allow it to join the case because it has signed and ratified the Genocide Convention and thus has a right to intervene in the case. It argued that [...]

According to a report from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Friday, two officers, a reserve colonel (the brigade chief of staff) and an active commander (the brigade fire support commander), are to be dismissed due to Israel’s “accidental” attack on seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) international aid workers. Several other top commanders (the brigade commander, [...]

The UK Conservative Party announced Thursday that Sir Alan Duncan, an ex-Foreign Office minister, is being investigated over comments to a national radio channel alleging that his colleagues are pro-Israel “extremists.” During the radio interview, Duncan stated that those who are “doing the bidding” of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, ought to be expelled from [...]

Israel concluded on Friday its weeks-long investigation into the alleged deaths of multiple hostages held by Hamas via friendly fire, asserting that it is likely that at least one hostage was killed by an Israeli helicopter. In its investigation, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) found that Efrat Katz, who was kidnapped from her home in [...]

US President Joe Biden called for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza on Thursday. A White House readout of a phone call Biden had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable [...]