Israel’s military assault on Lebanon is the most intense in decades. After nearly a year of exchanging fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has expanded its offensive. In an intense campaign of air attacks, it targeted 1,600 sites on Monday alone. Israel said it was hitting Hezbollah military positions, but homes and buildings … Read more
Israel launched hundreds of air attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 274 people, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed that Hezbollah stores weapons. Thousands of people fled southern Lebanon, jamming the main highway to Beirut. At least 1,024 people were injured in … Read more
Almost a year into its war on Gaza, Israel is fighting on multiple fronts in the region. Israel targets Al Jazeera Media Network yet again, this time in the occupied West Bank. During a predawn raid on Sunday, the military issued an order to close the channel’s bureau in Ramallah for 45 days. The Israeli … Read more
An Israeli explosion has rocked southern Beirut, crossing another so-called red line for Hezbollah. The killing of senior commanders and civilians is another major breach of security for the group, with Lebanon already on edge for years. Its foreign minister told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that nobody is safe. With Israel … Read more
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good health, and we flew him … Read more
Hamas says it is able to keep fighting the Israeli army in Gaza, despite its losses. Israel’s war on Gaza has raged for nearly a year, with more than 41,000 people killed in the Palestinian territory. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Hamas is effectively dismantled as a fighting force. However, the group has refuted … Read more
Leaflets dropped on a Lebanon border village urging residents to leave were unsanctioned, the Israeli military has said. The leaflets, which were released on Sunday, were the first evacuation order that residents of south Lebanon have received amid 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel, sparked by the war on Gaza. However, Israel’s … Read more
Investigations into Israeli soldiers’ attacks on civilians rarely lead to prosecutions. The killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American-Turkish activist in the occupied West Bank, has once again brought a troubling issue into the spotlight: Israeli forces targeting civilians. Despite international condemnation and calls for justice, questions linger about whether anyone will be held … Read more
Defence minister cancels awards of small number of officers over alleged war crimes committed on their watch. Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of their distinguished service medals over alleged war crimes committed on their watch in Afghanistan. The announcement on Thursday comes after the 2020 Brereton Report found credible evidence that Australian … Read more
Israel’s finances are under strain and its budget deficit is widening, as agencies downgrade the nation’s credit. More than 40,000 Israeli businesses are expected to go bankrupt in the coming months. Tourism has ground to a halt and consumption, trade and foreign investment have all slumped. Israel’s war on Gaza is damaging almost every sector … Read more