Following yet another United States veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza, members of the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of an "immediate, unconditional, and permanent...
Pope Francis Urges Genocide Probe of Israel’s War on Gaza
In a new book set to be released this week, Pope Francis I endorsed a genocide investigation into Israel's war on Gaza – which has killed or maimed more than 150,000 Palestinians and forcibly displaced, starved, or sickened millions more over the past 13 months. "In...
Erasing ‘Any Sign of Life,’ Israeli Demolition Teams Razing Entire Villages in Lebanon
As the death toll from Israel's 13-month assault on Lebanon passed 3,000, satellite imagery analyses published by multiple media outlets in recent days revealed that nearly a quarter of all buildings in 25 municipalities in the southern part of the Mideastern country...
‘Not for Long,’ Says Israeli Defense Minister After Hezbollah Names New Leader
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday on social media that Hezbollah's pick of Naim Qassem to lead the Lebanon-based political and paramilitary group would be "temporary" – a remark seen by many as an assassination threat. Hezbollah tapped Qassem, its...
Many Children Among Hundreds Killed, Wounded in Latest Israeli Bombings of Gaza
A devastating wave of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Thursday have killed or wounded hundreds of Palestinians, including many children, according to local and international media reports. Citing Gaza Civil Defense officials, Palestine's Quds...
Israel’s Ferocious Bombing of Northern Gaza Halts Polio Vaccination Effort
Israel's intensified bombardment of northern Gaza – which according to Palestinian officials has killed or wounded more than 1,700 people since early October – has forced a halt to the third phase of a polio vaccination campaign scheduled to begin Wednesday. "Due to...
Universities Raze Jewish Students’ Gaza Solidarity Sukkahs
Some U.S. universities have torn down solidarity sukkahs that Jewish students opposed to Israel's war on Palestinians have built in recent days to honor the Sukkot holiday and to "protest as the Israeli military continues to invoke the Jewish tradition as fuel for the...
Israel’s Use of Human Shields in Gaza Sparks Calls for US Probe
The Israel Defense Forces' use of Palestinians – who are often handcuffed and forced to wear IDF uniforms – as human shields prompted the leading U.S. Muslim advocacy group on Monday to call on the Biden administration to investigate what experts say is a war crime by...
Israel Used US-Supplied Bomb in Beirut Strike That Killed at Least 22 Lebanese
At least one U.S.-supplied bomb was used by Israel in a Thursday night airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded over 115 more in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, according to a Guardian analysis published on Friday. The crisis, conflict, and arms division...
Israel Killed 28 Lebanese Medical Workers in 24 Hours, 73 Since War’s Start: WHO
The head of the United Nations World Health Organization said Thursday that Israeli forces killed 28 healthcare workers in Lebanon over the previous 24 hours, and that 73 medical personnel are among the nearly 2,000 Lebanese killed during Israel's bombing and invasion...


