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Global condemnation is mounting over Israel’s airstrike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah that killed at least 45 people, many of whom were women and children. Source link

The Israeli military says it established “operational control” over the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (8.7 miles) strip of land along the border between Gaza and Egypt. Source link

The Israeli military says it has established “operational control” over the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (8.7-mile) buffer zone on the Egypt-Gaza border. “In the last few days, Israel established operational control over the Philadelphi Corridor,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said at a press briefing on Wednesday. He said the military was conducting an operation … Read more

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on May 31. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images US President Joe Biden has laid out a three-phase proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying, “It’s time for this war to end.” Biden unveiled the plan Friday in a speech from the White House, saying the proposal was submitted by Israel. The US leader … Read more

Israelis enter through the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, on June 5. Leo Correa/AP Large crowds of young Israeli nationalists pushed their way through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City intimidating, and in some cases attacking, Palestinian shopkeepers and journalists, as they marked Jerusalem Day in what has become the traditional fashion. The annual event … Read more

An Israeli soldier carries an injured comrade after projectiles were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, in Hurfeish, Israel, on Wednesday, June 5. Avi Ohayon/Reuters Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launched at least two explosive UAVs in an attack on Hurfeish, a Druze Arab village, in northern Israel on Wednesday evening, the Israeli military said. Nine people were treated for shrapnel injuries … Read more

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza, on May 30. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of offenders who have committed violations against children, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Friday. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were also added. The list will appear in … Read more

Gone from the war cabinet. Gone from the government. Benny Gantz is back where he was at the start of the war Hamas launched on October 7: an ex-defense minister, ex-chief of staff, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival. You can’t say he didn’t warn us. On May 18, he announced that if … Read more

The Israeli police and the Israeli Security Agency have released video recorded on a helmet camera of the moment the three male hostages were rescued in Gaza on Saturday. They described the video as being of the operation carried out by Yamam (Police National Counterterrorism Unit) and Shin Bet operatives “rescuing the hostages under heavy fire and … Read more

The United Nations first in-depth investigation into the October 7 attacks and ensuing conflict in Gaza has found both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes and grave violations of international law. The reports, released Wednesday, cover events up to the end of 2023. What war crimes did the inquiry find? The commission found that Hamas … Read more