Apr 13, 2021
Mashaal elected as int’l Hamas head
Former Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal has been elected as the next head of the Palestinian Islamist group’s office abroad, announced a spokesman. The 64-year-old Mashaal was chief of the Hamas…
Apr 09, 2021
Israel: ICC has no authority
Jerusalem will not cooperate with an inquiry into alleged war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dismissing the ICC’s self-proclaimed jurisdiction over Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded the…
Apr 01, 2021
US: Israel occupying lands
Attempts by the administration of United States President Joe Biden to balance its Mideast policy between Israel and the Palestinians is evident in wording of the latest world human rights…
Mar 24, 2021
Gaza rocket fired at Israeli city
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a medium-range rocket at the Israeli city of Be'er Sheva yesterday. No injuries or damage were sustained. According the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Israeli Air…
Mar 23, 2021
Israel strips travel pass for PA FM
Israeli authorities confiscated the VIP travel pass of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki as he crossed into the West Bank through the Allenby crossing from Jordan. Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign…
Mar 22, 2021
Clock ticks on ICC probe deferral
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it has formally notified Israel and the Palestinians about its impending investigation of war crimes during the 2014 war in Gaza. The development…
Mar 11, 2021
Hamas reelects Sinwar as Gaza chief
After an unexpectedly tight race, Yahya Sinwar has been re-elected to head Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Balloting for Hamas leadership is supposed to be held every 4 years, although…
Mar 10, 2021
No clear win in Hamas elections
Secret Hamas leadership elections have reportedly ended in a deadlock between current chief Yahya Sinwar and his leading rival Nizar Awadallah. While the terror group has yet to make an…
Feb 25, 2021
US to rejoin UNHRC, shield Israel
The United States is seeking to re-join the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), where the administration of US President Joe Biden says it will press to eliminate a…
Feb 24, 2021
Israel works on gas pipeline to Gaza
Frequent power shortages experienced in the Gaza Strip may soon be rendered to the past, if a project on a gas line to the Palestinian enclave in which Israel is…