Category: 2. Middle East

The United Nations Committee Against Torture has found credible evidence that Israel is operating a “de facto State policy of organised and widespread torture and ill-treatment,” warning that such practices may…

The Israeli army claimed to have killed 40 Hamas members who had been trapped in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, last week, Anadolu reports.

The army said in a statement late Sunday that it continued to intensify…

Global arms sales reached a new peak in 2024 as governments accelerated military modernization and expanded weapons procurement amid ongoing conflicts and rising geopolitical tensions, according to a Stockholm…

The Polish city of Sopot, on the Baltic coast, has terminated its twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Ashkelon, becoming the first local authority in Poland to fully cut ties with its Israeli partner in…

Dec 1 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Monday for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial.

Here is what you need to know about the charges that…

THE HAGUE, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The president of the International Criminal Court said on Monday U.S. sanctions imposed on senior court officials disrupt their personal lives but vowed the institution would not yield to outside pressure.

President…

TEL AVIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a move backed by close ally U.S….

Israeli forces turned several homes into military posts during a pre-dawn raid today in the town of Aqaba, in the city of Tubas in the north-east of the occupied West Bank.

At the same time, the forces entered the…

Tensions rose in Israel as left-wing protesters gathered outside President Isaac Herzog’s home, opposing a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Herzog stated he would not be influenced by any political…