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IOC responds to booing of Vance and Israel at Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony
6+ hour ago (539+ words) The International Olympic Committee encouraged "fair play" and commended the US administration"s level of engagement with this Milano-Cortina Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC) responded to the booing of US vice-president JD Vance at Friday night"s Winter Olympics…...
Photos show an Israeli strike blowing up a Gaza building in split-second detail
19+ hour, 53+ min ago (222+ words) So when the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of people living near a Gaza City intersection Friday afternoon and warned of an impending airstrike, Alshrafi was ready. In a post on social media, an Israeli military spokesman identified the target…...
Why Israel clock marking time since October 7 attack is finally set to turn off
1+ week, 3+ day ago (736+ words) The shutdown, after 844 days, follows the discovery in Gaza of the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage A clock in a Tel Aviv square, which has served as a poignant rallying point for Israelis demanding the release of hostages…...
Cooper to visit Middle East as UK pledges demining help for Gaza
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) Yvette Cooper will visit the Middle East this week to step up calls for the flow of aid into Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The UK on Thursday pledged "4 million to help a UN body clear…...
Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in what UNIFIL calls a serious attack
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (317+ words) Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks, the force said Wednesday. No one was hurt in the attack. The peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL…...
Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed’ by distributor Mubi’s ties to Israeli military
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (685+ words) The streaming platform is distributing Jarmusch's latest film "Father Mother Sister Brother' Director Jim Jarmusch has said he was "disappointed and disconcerted" to find out that Mubi had accepted an investor with ties to the Israeli military. In May, Mubi…...
Israeli forces kill 63 Palestinian in Gaza within hours of ‘humanitarian pause’
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (680+ words) Six more people starve to death as hunger and malnutrition crisis continues to worsen The Israeli military killed at least 63 people across Gaza just hours after declaring daily "pauses" in operations to facilitate the passage of humanitarian aid, health officials…...
UK strongly opposes expansion of Israeli operations in Gaza, minister says
9+ mon, 23+ hour ago (745+ words) Two Israeli officials revealed earlier this week that Benjamin Netanyahu's government has approved plans to seize Gaza and remain in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time. The UK Government "strongly" opposes Israel's plans to expand its military…...
Boy from West Bank becomes first Palestinian teenager to die in Israeli prison
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (963+ words) A special investigation by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrong-doing. SOURCE: The Independent Walid Ahmad is 63rd Palestinian prisoner…...
Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and issues new evacuation orders
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (963+ words) The Israeli military has indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated ... The Israeli military on Monday indicated it could soon launch another major offensive in…...