West Bank: Settlers torch Palestinian buildings and vehicles near Nablus and Masafer Yatta
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian buildings and cars in two separate attacks in the West Bank, one near Nablus and one in Masafer Yatta, with no injuries or arrests reported. In the Masafer Yatta incident, assaila...
Gaza faces deepening garbage and health crisis amid destroyed infrastructure
In Deir al-Balah and across the Gaza Strip, displaced families are living next to growing rubbish piles as destroyed sanitation infrastructure forces reliance on unsafe temporary dumps. Poor sanitation conditions and pes...
Lebanon-Israel ceasefire reached in Washington, analysts warn of fragility
The United States and Israel announced a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon following historic direct talks in Washington. Lebanese media analyst Dany Moudallal cautioned that the truce remains fragile and that its long-te...
Op-Ed: Israel's Death Penalty Law Strengthens Case for EU to Treat Israel as Apartheid State
In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, European politician Pernando Barrena argues that Israel's passage of a death penalty law targeting Palestinians is additional grounds for the European Union to classify Israel as an ap...
US Defense Secretary Hegseth draws criticism for comparing media to the Pharisees
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparked controversy by comparing the media to the Pharisees, a Jewish sect historically derided in Christian tradition. Jewish commentators said the comparison carries antisemitic connot...
Over 227,000 Lebanon War Displaced Find Grim Reality in Syria
More than 227,000 people who fled conflict in Lebanon for Syria have encountered severe hardship, including a lack of housing, economic difficulties, and the absence of functioning state services. Despite the new ceasefi...
Iranians Fear New Government Crackdown as Post-War Hardships Deepen
Iran's regime has emerged from weeks of conflict appearing as entrenched as ever, while the economic and social grievances that fueled past mass unrest are expected to worsen. Iranians warn that despite surface-level cal...
Opinion: Palestinians should not abandon the one-state solution amid Israel's 'forever wars'
In an opinion piece, writer Awad Abdelfattah argues that Palestinians must not give up on the one-state solution as a political goal, even as Israel's prolonged military campaigns continue. The piece contends that abando...
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return home to find widespread destruction
Despite official warnings about the fragility of the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, thousands of internally displaced Lebanese are returning to southern towns such as Nabatieh, where homes, businesses, and essential services ...
IDF Court-Martials Three Female Soldiers Over Improper Discharge Attire
The Israeli military docked the pay of three female soldiers who arrived for their discharge ceremony wearing tank tops and a short skirt, sparking anger among families. The incident drew wider condemnation as it follows...
Palestinian Killed After Breaching West Bank Settlement with Knife — IDF
An IDF investigation found that a Palestinian suspect from a nearby village climbed over the entrance gate of a West Bank settlement armed with a knife and was shot dead by a local security guard after rushing at him. Th...
Israeli Director Nadav Lapid's Wartime Film 'Yes!' Courts Controversy in US Screenings
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid's new wartime film 'Yes!' is generating controversy and strong reactions as it screens in select US theaters. Times of Israel critics describe the film as raising eyebrows and ire over its c...
Opinion: US-Israeli war on Iran overshadows Sudan's ongoing humanitarian crisis
An opinion piece by Osama Abuzaid in Middle East Eye argues that the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has diverted international attention and media coverage away from the continuing crisis in Sudan, leaving its...
Iran Reopens Then Threatens to Reclose Strait of Hormuz Amid US-Iran Ceasefire Tensions
Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire but quickly threatened to close it again, accusing the US of violating the truce by maintaining a blockade on Iranian ports. Deutsche Welle and France 24 report Ir...
UK police charge fourth suspect in pro-Iranian attack on Jewish community ambulances
British police charged a fourth suspect linked to attacks on Jewish community ambulances by a group described as pro-Iranian. The same group is also alleged to have claimed responsibility for an attempted arson at a syna...
Israeli Police Confiscate and Destroy Children's Footballs at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli police seized and destroyed footballs that children were playing with in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The incident drew criticism and was reported by Al Jazeera as an example of restrictions impos...
Hormuz shipping resumes under US blockade: cruise ship crosses, 21 vessels turned back
Maritime activity through the Strait of Hormuz intensified as a cruise liner became the first passenger vessel to transit the waterway since the war began, and a convoy of gas carriers and chemical tankers was tracked ex...
Palestinian Authority to hold first municipal vote in Gaza city in decades
Residents of Deir al-Balah in Gaza are set to cast ballots for a city council later in April, marking the first such vote in the area in approximately 20 years, after Hamas previously blocked elections. It remains unclea...
British tourists direct antisemitic abuse at Israeli couple dining in Vietnam
British tourists verbally abused an Israeli couple at a restaurant in Vietnam, hurling antisemitic slurs including a white supremacist meme referencing mass expulsions of Jews and the phrase 'rats running away.' One of t...
Tehran holds large pro-government women's rally amid war
Thousands of women and young girls attended the 'Sacrificed Girls' rally in Tehran, according to Iranian state media. Participants rode in vehicles through the capital in what was described as a significant show of suppo...