DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Barefoot children played on cold sand as thousands of displaced Gazans prepared empty tents Saturday for another round of winter rains. Some families in the central city of Deir al-Balah said they have been living in tents for about two years, or most of the war between Israel and … Read more
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene in a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police said late Wednesday that the arrests were made after reviewing surveillance footage. The Police said they seized … Read more
Deep underground in the Old City of Jerusalem, an orthodox nun prays under the Herodian-era stone portal Jesus is said to have passed through on his way to be crucified. Exploring the cavernous Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, located yards from the ancient site of Golgotha, is almost literally to step back in time. However … Read more
Host of NewsNation Chris Cuomo criticized a comedian Dave Chappelle for making a joke about Israel during a stand-up comedy special on Tuesday, arguing that Chappelle should inform viewers “he converted to Islam” before making such jokes. Regarding Chappelle’s recent comedy special on Netflix — which ended with the comedian making a joke about Israel … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right Finance Minister said Sunday. The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan, according to Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who has led a settlement expansion agenda in the West … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza struggled to recover Tuesday from torrential rains that lashed the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsed buildings already damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby. The runoff, which dumped more than 150 milliliters (9 inches) … Read more
Naveed Akram. one of the alleged shooters One of the gunmen who opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach has been named as Naveed Akram. A driver’s license found at the scene lists his address as Bonnyrigg, in Sydney’s south-west, where police raided on Sunday evening. The 24-year-old suspect, who was shot dead … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Australia’s leader on Sunday as nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that “your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the anti-Semitic fire.” Netanyahu during the war in Gaza has repeatedly sought to … Read more
Israel said it killed the head of weapons production in the military wing of Hamas in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The civil defense agency and medical sources in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory told AFP that an Israeli strike killed five people in the Tel al-Hawa district, southwest of Gaza City. When … Read more
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of building a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her leg gone, her life in Gaza is on hold, she says, as she waits to go abroad for further treatment. An Israeli airstrike in July 2024 … Read more