A woman who identified herself as the wife of one of the at least 17 people extrajudicially murdered by US military strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela said her slain husband was a fisher, contradicting the Trump administration’s claim that the vessels were...
‘Unprecedented Savagery’: Israel Advances Bill Allowing Execution of Palestinian Prisoners
A parliamentary committee in Israel on Sunday advanced legislation to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted of “racially or ideologically motivated” murders of Israelis, drawing condemnation from human rights defenders. The Knesset National Security Committee...
Italy’s Unions Lead General Strike for Gaza
Italian labor unions led a massive 24-hour general strike on Monday to protest Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, with estimates of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallying in dozens of cities across Italy. Protesters took to squares, streets, transport hubs,...
Probe Reveals Nearly 3,000 Gaza Aid-Seekers Killed by Israeli Forces
An investigation published Wednesday revealed that Israeli forces have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinian aid-seekers and wounded almost 20,000 others over 23 months of Israel’s US-backed genocidal annihilation of Gaza. The New Humanitarian‘s open-source investigation...
16 Nations Warn Israel Against Attacking Gaza-Bound Global Sumud Flotilla
The foreign ministers of 16 nations on Tuesday implored Israel to not attack the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of around 40 boats attempting to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the embattled Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are suffering 22 months of...
‘We Took the Gloves Off’: Former Israeli Military Chief Admits 220,000 Gaza Casualties
Belying persistent efforts by Israel and its defenders to deny the staggering number of Palestinians killed during the 23-month Gaza genocide, the general who led the Israel Defense Forces during most of the war acknowledged this week that around 220,000 Palestinians...
‘No Red Carpet’ for Israel’s Herzog: UK Urged to Arrest ‘Genocide President’ in London
Thousands of people turned out in London Tuesday to call for the arrest of visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog—who is the subject of criminal complaints alleging incitement to genocide and crimes against humanity—and to denounce UK complicity in the annihilation...
Spain Announces Arms Embargo on Israel and Other Steps ‘to Stop the Genocide in Gaza’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday announced a series of nine new measures – including a total arms embargo – aimed at pressuring the government of fugitive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "to stop the genocide in Gaza." Sánchez, who leads the...
Trump to Sidestep Cold War Arms Control Treaty to Sell More Drones: Report
After years of lobbying from US weapons makers, President Donald Trump is reportedly set to implement his first-term reinterpretation of a Cold War-era arms control treaty in order to sell heavy attack drones to countries including Saudi Arabia, according to a report...
US Navy SEALs ‘Slaughtered’ Civilians During Botched 2019 North Korea Mission
US Navy SEALs shot dead a number of civilians during a botched secret mission to plant a listening device inside North Korea during tense nuclear negotiations between the first Trump administration and the government of Kim Jong Un in 2019, The New York Times reported...


