The rules of war: The conflict between Israel and Hamas puts international law to the test
The United Nations is gathering evidence of possible war crimes by both sides
Drone attack on base hosting US troops intercepted in Iraq, heightening fears of a broader conflict
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iranian-backed militias, claimed responsibility for the attacks and said it ‘heralds more operations’ against the ‘American occupation’
The US and Israel announce agreement to allow food and medicine from Egypt into Gaza
President Joe Biden defended Israel’s version about an errant Palestinian rocket having accidentally caused the massacre at a hospital in the Strip
US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticized the resolution for not saying anything about Israel’s right to self-defense
Three French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts
The evacuations were the latest in a series around France that included another popular tourist attraction, the Louvre Museum in Paris. The threats have so far proved false.
Ex-Treasury Secretary Lew, Biden’s pick for ambassador to Israel, will face senators at a hearing
Democrats say Lew’s wealth of government experience makes him the right person to fill the post at an important moment in the two countries’ relationship
Israel-Hamas war: A blow to international humanitarian law
Joana Abrisketa Uriarte|
The militants’ response to decades of occupation is as illegitimate as Israel’s response to the terrorist attack. But aid to the affected civilian population is neither a weapon of war nor a means of negotiation, and facilitating its access is an obligation
The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
Olaf Scholz visited Egypt on Wednesday and met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the Israel-Hamas war
Journalists surrounded by the dead
Patricia Martínez|
Fifteen reporters have lost their lives in Gaza in just 10 days. Sometimes I wonder what we do risking our skin for the sake of our desire to be witnesses, to denounce, to narrate with facts and images realities that the majority voluntarily ignores
Biden, in Israel, on Gaza hospital attack: ‘Based on what I’ve seen it appears as though it was done by the other team’
The U.S. president met with Benjamin Netanyahu and offered Washington’s support but added there are ‘a lot of people out there who are not sure’ about responsibility for the al-Ahli bombing
Mohamed Deif and Yahya Sinwar, the masterminds of the Hamas attack who top Israel’s most wanted list
The intelligence services are pursuing the military and political leaders of the militia, while keeping the movement’s senior political figure, Ismail Haniyeh, in exile in Qatar, in their sights
The dehumanization of animals
To confront genocides, perhaps we have to decolonize our thoughts
A world without precedents
Too many things are happening for the first time in the world. Change is faster, more global, and deeply surprising
Uncertainty in Israel over Hamas hostages: ‘When they are all back or we can bury them, we will see who is to blame’
The families of the 199 people being held in Gaza are awaiting their release through military or diplomatic channels while placing their faith in the Israeli army
Gaza hospital massacre raises stakes for Biden’s trip to Israel
Jordan has canceled the four-party summit that the president had planned to attend with King Abdullah and his counterparts from Egypt and the Palestinian National Authority
Massacre at Gaza hospital triggers wave of indignation in the Arab world
Thousands of people staged street protests in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey and Tunisia. There were some violent outbreaks outside U.S. and Israeli embassies
Biden cancels his visit to Jordan after the bombing of a hospital in Gaza
The President of the United States maintains his trip to Israel this Wednesday and plans to continue his talks with Arab leaders in person ‘soon’
The dark side of democracy
Western aid to Israel cannot be unconditional. It must establish clear limits on the country’s retaliation
Bombing hits Gaza hospital, killing hundreds, as Israel and Palestinians trade blame
Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants. The Palestinian health ministry said at least 500 people had been killed
Biden didn’t make Israeli-Palestinian talks a priority. Arab leaders say region now paying the price
The less-ambitious approach fit with U.S. President’s determination to pivot his foreign-policy focus from Middle East hotspots to China. The United States’ angry Arab partners are pointing to America’s failure to actively engage as Israeli-Palestinian violence roars back to center stage
French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
Police found an audio recording in the suspect’s phone where he declared allegiance to the Islamic State and expressed ‘his hatred for France, for the French, for democracy and the education he benefitted from in our country’
UN Security Council rejects Russia’s resolution on Gaza that fails to mention Hamas
The U.N.’s most powerful body, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, has failed to respond to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and to Israel response with retaliatory airstrikes
Israel and the definitive breakup of the old world order
China’s position following the attack by Hamas is further evidence of the deteriorating relations between Beijing and Washington, something that could lead the world to a new cold war
What will follow Hamas’ war?
Netanyahu’s political career, built on the promise of security, faces a shameful outcome. When the violence subsides and introspection arrives, it will be time for Israel to learn lessons about peace with the Palestinians
Israel-Hamas war: The moral insensitivity of the left
eva illouz / Aviad Kleinberg / David Grossman|
At this moment, more than ever, we need support and solidarity from global progressives, in the form of an unequivocal call against indiscriminate violence towards civilians on both sides
Israel-Hamas conflict: What is happening and what does Israel intend to do in Gaza?
T. Deiros|Madrid|
The invasion announced by the Israeli army to ‘completely destroy’ Hamas will involve urban warfare that favors the Islamist militia and will entail large numbers of casualties
Putin arrives in China to strengthen ties with Xi Jinping amid Israel-Hamas conflict
The Russian leader, who has barely traveled abroad since the invasion of Ukraine, is attending a forum on the Belt and Road initiative and will meet with the Chinese president on Wednesday
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