Tag: Israel
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Lebanon and Israel sign US-brokered agreement to disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon and Israel have signed a US-brokered agreement aimed at disarming Hezbollah and bringing a conclusive end to the armed activities of the Iranian-backed terrorist organisation in Lebanon. The agreement was signed in Washington on Friday, 26 June 2026 after months of US-mediated talks. It is being presented by the United States as the first…
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Israeli Ambassador clashes with UN Ambassadro Vanessa Frazier over Sexual Violence in Conflict Report
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon clashed with Maltese diplomat Ambassador Vanessa Frazier at the UN on Friday during a public hearing marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. The confrontation began after Danon demanded the resignation of Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence…
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EU High Representative causes Israel’s ire with apartheid description
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has stirred the Israeli government’s ire after Euractiv reported that the High Representative compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa during closed-door meetings with Mexican officials in May. The remarks were reportedly made during Kallas’s visit to Mexico between 20 and 22 May, when she attended the 8th EU-Mexico Summit in…
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Iran fires missiles at Israel in retaliation for attacks in Lebanon
Iran has fired up to ten ballistic missiles at Israel, targeting northern Israel with most of them being intercepted. This is the first time that Iran has fired ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the war against Iran in April. The Iranian regime fired the missiles in retaliation against Israel’s attacks in Lebanon…
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Israel defies President Trump’s ceasefire in Lebanon: Iran says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed
Negotiations between the US government and the Iranian regime have taken another difficult turn after Israel ignored the current ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah and conducted military operations, capturing further territory inside southern Lebanon, including Beaufort Castle, near the town of Arnoun. Israel also threatened to bomb Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, before President Donald Trump…
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demands an apology from the Israeli government over treatment of Italian detainees
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a scathing condemnation of the Israeli government, particularly of Israeli Interior Minister Ben Gvir after the latter published a video in which the Israeli police are seen humiliating and manhandling Italian activists of the Gaza Sumud Flotilla flotilla. Up to 29 Italian citizens have been arrested by Israel…
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Bulgaria wins muted Eurovision Song Contest as Israel boycott backlash hits viewership
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, although in a less celebratory atmosphere than usual as excitement surrounding the contest have been at their lowest levels in years after several European countries boycotted the competition over Israel’s participation. There were widespread calls across Europe to boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of…
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Vessel with stolen Ukrainian grain leaves Israel after Israeli Minister’s tirade about lack of evidence
The bulk cargo vessel Panormitis has letf the port of Haifa, Israel, allegedely, without unloading its cargo, according to the Israeli government. The Panormitis, which was loaded with stolen grain from Ukraine, had left from a Russian port in Kavkaz. The Ukrainian government informed the Israeli government about the vessels arrival in Israeli up to…
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Ukraine to sanction Israeli entities over purchases of stolen grain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced today that Ukraine will be issuing new sanctions against Israeli entities trading in stolen Ukrainian grain from Russia. The announcement came after a second ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain was noted on its way to the Israeli Port of Haifa. Earlier this month, the Russian vessel Abinsk I, unloaded up…
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Israel murders another journalist in Lebanon in deliberate strike
The killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil this week is yet another brutal reminder of the risks faced by reporters who dare to document war from the frontlines. Khalil, a reporter for the pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed on 22 April 2026 after an Israeli airstrike struck the building where she had taken shelter in…
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French soldier killed in Lebanon by suspected Hezbollah attack: President Trump says that Israel is not allowed to bomb Lebanon
Earlier today, a French soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was killed, and three others were wounded in a deliberate small-arms fire attack in the village of Ghandouriyeh, in the south of Lebanon. The UNIFIL team was clearing a road from mines to reopen access to an isolated UNIFIL post,…
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Israel purchases stolen Ukrainian grain from Russia
Latest Ukrainian press reports state that a Russian vessel loaded with stolen Ukrainian grain has unloaded its cargo in Haifa, Israel and left the harbour despite calls by the Ukrainian government to seize the vessel. Israel has been a known serial violator of sanctions against Russia, even importing large volumes of Russian oil. The Russian…
