Category: 2. Middle East

A suspicious package delivered to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday evening was later confirmed to be harmless, according to Israeli media.

Initial reports stated that “a suspicious package has just arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office and is being examined by security personnel.”

According to the Walla news website, government sources said standard hazardous materials inspection procedures were implemented, including the…

Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister has predicted that the war against the Palestinians in Gaza will end within the next year in a “clear Israeli victory”. Ron Dermer said that achieving victory is key to opening the doors to peace and expanding the Abraham Accords with Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia.

“In the Middle East, peace agreements do not come from weakness, but from victory,” said Dermer. “The road to Riyadh passes through Rafah.”…

Turkiye intends to produce the BAHA unmanned aerial vehicle in Egypt under a licensing agreement inked between the two sides, an Israeli military magazine has reported.

According to Israel Defence, the cooperation in the field of advanced drones production will enhance the Egyptian army’s intelligence gathering capabilities, similar to the drones used by the Turkish army.

The magazine also noted the possibility of exporting these drones later to other…

The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has reported that 14,784 students have been killed and 24,766 have been wounded since the start of the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on 7 October, 2023.

The ministry said on Tuesday that of those killed, the vast majority, 14,649, were in Gaza, as were the 23,936 who were wounded. Moreover, 724 students have been detained by the occupation state. It also noted that 880 teachers and…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has confirmed that, “Any use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of war constitutes a war crime, and so do all forms of collective punishment.” Turk made his comment in a statement on Tuesday.

“The UN Human Rights Office recorded 259 attacks on residential buildings and 99 on tents of internally displaced people (IDP),” said the UN official. “Intentionally directing attacks against…

US President Donald Trump has claimed that India and Pakistan have been “fighting for 1,500 years” over Kashmir, amid the recent rise in tensions between the two rival South Asian nations.

Last week, an attack in Pahalgam in Indian-occupied Kashmir killed 26 people, with Indian tourists being the primary targets in the shooting claimed by the Resistance Front group, which India claims is linked to and supported by Pakistan.

Although Islamabad denied the…

The Israeli occupation army has detained, abused and tortured more than 50 employees working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza since the start of the war on the enclave in October 2023, UNRWA Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, revealed yesterday.

In a post on X platform, Lazzarini said the UN agency’s employees included teachers, doctors and social workers, adding that he had received “awful testimony…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s motorcade has been involved in a car accident and stopped, the Israel Broadcasting Authority has reported. It added that the motorcade likely collided with a motorcycle, and that Netanyahu was moved away from the vehicle involved directly in the collision.

The authority noted that Netanyahu was not injured in the accident, which happened yesterday near his office in Jerusalem.

The prime minister appeared for the 27th…

Hamas said yesterday that the Netanyahu government’s continued use of starvation as a weapon in the Gaza Strip is a “war crime” showing “disregard” for the international community. The resistance movement added that this is also a challenge to international judicial institutions.

“The occupation state continues its siege of the Gaza Strip for the 60th consecutive day, closing all crossings to the entry of essential supplies, including food, water,…