West Bank Israeli settlers fundraise online for military equipment
The New Arab Unveils 10-Month Investigation on International Crowdfunding Supporting Violent Israeli Settlers The New Arab has just concluded a comprehensive 10-month investigation into how international non-profit crowdfunding has funneled resources to violent Israeli settlers since the events of October 7. Our findings reveal that millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded donations—originating from Western countries and […]
Lebanon says new Israel attack wounds UN peacekeepers
Lebanon condemned an Israeli attack on United Nations peacekeepers Beirut: Lebanon on Friday condemned an Israeli attack that it said wounded United Nations peacekeepers in the country’s south, after state media reported a second such attack in as many days. In a statement, the foreign ministry condemned “the targeting… carried out by the Israeli army” […]
Christian villagers ‘trapped’ in south Lebanon crossfire
Lebanese Christians in the crossfire of the Israel-Hezbollah war. Lebanese Christian Joseph Jarjour was hoping for a peaceful retirement at home in south Lebanon, but has instead found himself caught in the crossfire of the Israel-Hezbollah war. “We’re trapped,” said the 68-year-old retired teacher in the southern village of Rmeish, around two kilometres (one mile) […]
Debunking Hamas Rape Claims
The Associated Press (AP) recently examined two debunked accounts of sexual violence allegedly committed by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack in southern Israel. This examination has shed light on how information can become distorted in the chaos of conflict. Key Points Implications Reactions It’s important to note that while these specific accounts were […]
Is the Israeli military ever leaving Gaza?
Gaza dominated global headlines For most of the past year, the war in Gaza dominated global headlines, while the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah along the country’s northern border was just below the surface, threatening to boil over. Today, on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, the situation is roughly reversed: the Israeli […]
Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah rockets reportedly hit Israel; Israel launches fresh strikes in Beirut
Rockets hit Israeli port city of Haifa Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli military base near the northern city of Haifa, the third attack on a military position in the area in one day. Hezbollah fighters launched “a salvo of Fadi 1 rockets at the Carmel base south of Haifa,” the group said in a […]
UK faith leaders call for rejection of hate on October 7 anniversary
UK Faith Leaders Denounce Prejudice Amid Conflict UK faith leaders have called on the public to reject “prejudice and hatred in all its forms” as they marked a year of “horrific” suffering during the ongoing Middle East conflict. The past 12 months has seen more than 2,600 protests take place on UK streets in relation […]
A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms
Students Navigating Politics Amid Conflict As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of the Israel-Hamas war hanging over the Washington, D.C., campus, where everyone has a political opinion, each new encounter is fraught. “This idea that I might say the wrong thing kind of […]
Biden issues terse words to Netanyahu over peace deal and election influence
A peace deal in the Middle East Joe Biden had terse words at the White House on Friday for Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he didn’t know whether the Israeli prime minister was holding up a peace deal in the Middle East – where Israel is at war with Hamas in Gaza and on a military offensive […]
US launches strikes against Yemen
Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen bombarded Ships and fighter jets of the US Central Command have bombarded more than a dozen sites in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the port of Hodeidah. The Houthis are a Shia group styling themselves as the Yemeni government and who control the northwest of the country. […]
