The U.S.-backed diplomat overseeing the truce says progress is deadlocked over the central sticking point of disarming Hamas, upon which all other issues — including Israeli withdrawals and reconstruction — hinge.
Israeli-born acting U.S. attorney Sigal Chattah – who has referred to Palestinians as “animals,” called for Gaza to be wiped “off the map,” and suggested “even the children” in Gaza are terrorists – dropped a gun charge against an Israeli immigrant who operated a biolab in Nevada
Zeteo contributor Alex Colston, who was released from Israeli detention a week ago, breaks down the torture and other abuse Israel inflicted on Global Sumud Flotilla activists beyond the camera’s view
Israel kills another doctor in Gaza ■ Israeli military joins settlers in attacking Palestinians ■ News and headlines from Israel, Iran, Lebanon, and beyond
UN demands 100% of Gaza for Gazans ■ Israel closes Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, no reason given ■ Corruption in Israeli politics ■ Palestine in American politics
The head of a pro-Israel lobbying group called it “a blatant violation of the ceasefire and clear undermining of any plan for post-conflict Gaza.”
In the occupied Gaza Strip, Palestinian healthcare workers have been facing unprecedented dangers, with many detained under conditions that violate international humanitarian law. Dr. Ahmad Mhanna, former director of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, shares with Amnesty International his harrowing testimony of survival.
An avalanche of troubling headlines from Gaza ■ More flotilla-related allegations of sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers ■ Israel stirs up trouble in West Bank ■ Latest from Iran, Lebanon ■ More.
Twenty-six years after Israeli forces were driven out of southern Lebanon, the weapons, the players, and the stakes have transformed, but the root of the conflict remains the same.
According to Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, Israel is now on the blacklist alongside Hamas and ISIS. Danon also said Israel had transferred evidence to the UN in an attempt to refute its claims, describing the addition as a ‘blood libel’