Israel accuses Ireland of ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’ as it moves to...

Jonathan McCambridge The Independent  /  December 16, 2024 Irish premier Simon Harris said he ‘utterly rejected’ the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line”. Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the “extreme anti-Israel...

Israel occupies 3 new villages in southern Syria

Middle East Monitor  /  December 15, 2024 Israel has occupied three new villages in southern Syria as Tel Aviv deepened its military incursion into the country following the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime, Anadolu reports. Israeli army forces seized Jamlah in Daraa province and the villages of Mazraat Beit Jinn...

Israel to close Dublin embassy after Ireland supports ICJ genocide petition

Peter Beaumont The Guardian  /  December 15, 2024 Israeli foreign minister says move was prompted by Irish government’s ‘extreme anti-Israeli policies’. Jerusalem – Israel has announced it will close its embassy in Ireland, citing Dublin’s decision last week to support a petition at the international court of justice accusing Israel of “genocide”. The...

[VIDEO] Drone footage shows destroyed vessels at northern Syrian port of...

Reuters - AP  / December 15, 2024 The remains of 15 navy vessels lie half-sunk in the water at Latakia after Israeli airstrikes destroyed military infrastructure across the country following the Assad regime's collapse last week. The extent of the Israeli strikes have surprised many western capitals, with air raids destroying...

Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria despite rebel leader’s peace...

Peter Beaumont The Guardian  /  December 15, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved expansion of settlements in occupied Golan Heights after night of strikes. Jerusalem – Israel struck dozens of sites in Syria overnight with airstrikes, despite the Syrian rebel leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, saying his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group...

Press release: Dutch court fails to enforce state’s obligations to prevent...

Joint press release Dutch court fails to enforce state’s obligations to prevent genocide and address ties to illegal occupation Amsterdam, 13 December 2024 Today, the District Court of The Hague delivered its ruling in the lawsuit filed by a coalition of Palestinian and Dutch civil society organisations against the Dutch State. The...

HTS officials order Palestinian resistance factions to disarm, close bases in Syria: Report

The Cradle  /  December 13, 2024 The new rulers in Damascus are taking actions to prevent the Palestinians from defending themselves or resisting Israel Representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the new ruling extremist organization in Damascus, informed the representatives of the Palestinian factions in Syria they would no longer be...

IDF Gaza bombing ‘by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal’...

Brett Wilkins Common Dreams  /  December 13, 2024 "Save this for the next time you hear that the Israeli military does everything possible to avoid harming civilians, and that the level of civilian harm in Gaza is less than other comparable conflicts," said one advocate. The world's foremost monitor of civilian harm...

Israel destroyed North Gaza hospital’s water tanks with remote-controlled robots

Sharon Zhang Truthout  /  December 13, 2024 “Tonight was one of the most difficult nights we have faced,” the facility’s head said amid Israel’s months-long siege. Northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital underwent its worst night yet of Israeli attacks on Friday, the facility’s director has said, with Israeli forces destroying most of...

‘Right to life’ – Ben-Gvir calls for restriction of movement in...

TPC Staff The Palestine Chronicle  /  December 13, 2024 Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has reiterated his call for “permanent checkpoints” on roads in the occupied West Bank to restrict the movement of Palestinians. “I repeat my constant demand for permanent checkpoints on the roads of Judea and Samaria (the occupied...



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