Israel’s state comptroller will investigate Israeli military conduct and decisions made during the recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Wednesday’s announcement came in the wake of allegations of Israel Defense Forces war crimes during the month-long conflict, in which more than 1,900 Palestinians were killed. Palestinian human rights organizations claim more than 80 percent of…
(Haaretz) — The United Nations Human Rights Council last night named the three members of the international commission of inquiry to investigate possible war crimes by Israel during Operation Protective Edge. A senior official in the Foreign Ministry said that despite Israel’s attempts to influence the composition of the panel, the final outcome is unbalanced…
Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Gaza militants are “difficult”, Palestinian delegates said on Tuesday, while an Israeli official said no progress had been made so far. As a 72-hour ceasefire held for a second day, Palestinian negotiators began talks with Egyptian intelligence after a meeting on Monday that lasted nine hours….
A Facebook picture of a South African Jewish high school student wearing a traditional Palestinian scarf has triggered outrage and a petition calling for his removal from an honorary position, as well as a dueling petition in his defense. Joshua Broomberg, deputy head boy of the King David Victory Park High School, a Jewish day…
A Palestinian official said on Sunday agreement had been reached on a new 72-hour Gaza ceasefire. There was no immediate confirmation from Israel or Hamas, the dominant movement in the Gaza Strip, that a truce had been agreed. “The Israeli and the Palestinian sides have agreed to the new 72-hour truce to begin serious negotiations…
More than 150 Israelis protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday against a Gaza war entering its second month, in defiance of a police ban on the assembly that cited military restrictions on public gatherings in cities within range of rocket fire. The relatively small turnout was similar to the numbers that have shown up for…
Israel launched air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to Palestinian rockets fired after Egyptian-mediated talks failed to extend a 72-hour truce in the month-long war. Egypt later called for a resumption of the ceasefire, saying only a few points remained to be agreed. Palestinian factions said they would meet Egyptian mediators…
Hamas said on Thursday it had executed several Palestinians on suspicion of helping Israeli forces during the month-long Gaza war. “The spies were executed after they were caught red-handedly informing on the whereabouts of the resistance (or) disrupting the work of resistance men and defusing ambushes prepared against the enemy,” Al-Majd, a pro-Hamas website, quoted…
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