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France Accuses Allies of 'Political Positioning' in Recognizing Palestine

France's foreign minister accused on Wednesday fellow EU members Spain and Ireland of having recognized Palestinian statehood as part of "political positioning," instead of seeking a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Spain, Ireland, and Norway on Tuesday officially recognized the State of Palestine, sparking a furious response from ...

Brazil Recalls Ambassador to Israel

Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel and will not immediately appoint a replacement, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel's war in Gaza. Relations between Brazil and Israel have soured over the conflict, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accusing the Israeli ...

South Lebanon: LAF Site Under Israeli Fire

Tensions are escalating on the southern front as a Lebanese army base at Alma al-Shaab was the target of Israeli machine gun fire, on Wednesday, with no injuries reported. Hezbollah, in a statement, announced having “targeted the spy equipment at the Raheb site.” At the same time, sirens sounded in Shtula in the Upper Galilee at the ...

Gaza Pier Damage Forces Suspension of US Aid Shipments

The US military has suspended aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip by sea, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after its temporary pier was damaged by bad weather. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters, high seas and a North African weather system had caused a section of the pier to come away on Tuesday morning. "The rebuilding ...

Israel Targets Farmers in Marjayoun, Bombards Several Towns in South

The cross-fire exchange between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued on Tuesday with the same intensity. Israeli warplanes flew at low altitudes over Tyre and its surroundings. These planes have been conducting mock raids since 4:45 PM over the entire South, particularly over Saida. Simultaneously, at around 5:30 PM today, Israeli warplanes ...

145 Countries Now Recognize a Palestinian State

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain, and Ireland on Tuesday became the latest countries to recognize a State of Palestine, breaking with the long-held view of Western powers that Palestinians can only gain statehood as part of a negotiated peace ...

WHO Decries 'Abrupt Halt' to Medical Evacuations From Gaza

Desperately needed medical evacuations from Gaza -- already very limited -- came to a full stop when Israel launched its military offensive on Rafah three weeks ago, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The United Nations health agency has long been pleading for Israeli permission to evacuate more critically ill and severely wounded ...

Irish FM Acknowledges EU Discussions on Israel Sanctions

EU foreign ministers have a "significant" discussion about sanctioning Israel if it continues to flout international humanitarian law, said Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin on Monday. “There was a very clear consensus about the need to uphold the international humanitarian legal institutions,” Martin told reporters following the Foreign ...

South Lebanon: Hezbollah-Israel Clashes Continue

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continued in the South on Tuesday. The latest development on the ground includes artillery shelling targeting farmers in the Marjayoun plain and gunshots on Jabal al-Labbouneh and Jabal al-Alam in the morning. During the night, the Israeli army targeted with heavy artillery shells the outskirts of the towns ...

Probe Launched Into Egyptian Guard's 'Shooting' at Rafah Border

Egypt's military said Monday a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed, adding that a probe had been launched. "The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of a guard," a ...

Southern Front: Two Killed in Israeli Strike in Bint Jbeil

Two people were killed on Monday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted an Islamic Jihad fighter near the Salah Ghandour hospital in Bint Jbeil. The Islamic Jihad fighter, riding his motorcycle, was killed in the strike, while a hospital guard, severely wounded, succumbed later. In retaliation to this attack, Hezbollah claimed responsibility ...

Israel Faces Global Condemnation Over Rafah Strike

Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians. Adding to already heightened tensions since Israel launched a ground operation in Rafah in early May, the Israeli and Egyptian militaries reported a ...