Tag: Israeli Defense Forces
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SKY News investigation reveals none of the aid workers killed by Israel were Hamas
A Sky News investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian aid and medical workers found no evidence that the murdered civilians were Hamas members. The investigation was conducted in cooperation with Airwars which is a private intelligence and analysis company that studies civilian harm in wars and armed conflicts. The investigation also revealed that none…
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Israel continues its bombing of north Gaza and bombs hospitals: Gazan Health Ministry issues latest death toll figures
Israel has continued with its ethnic cleansing of north Gaza by bombing two hospitals during the past twenty-four hospitals: the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the Al-Awda Hospital. The IDF is forcing the population of north Gaza to evacuate on a permanent basis as Israel constructs its military administration there. The Ministry of Health of Gaza…
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Israel escalates its actions in Lebanon by razing whole villages to the ground
Israel has escalated its war in Lebanon over the past few weeks by razing entire villages to the ground, as multiple investigations have shown. The Israeli Defense Forces are also recording this activity. Villages that have been demolished in the southern Lebanese border with Israel included Meis al-Jabal, Ayta Ash Shaab, Dhayra where the destruction of…
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Former Head of the Israeli National Security Council, Eran Etzion, has called on IDF soldiers to disobey orders that constitute war crimes.
The former head of the Israeli National Security Council, Eran Etzion is calling on IDF soldiers to disobey orders that constitute war crimes. His call came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged a plan to cut off all humanitarian aid to northern Gaza to displace the population in the area. Following the displacement of…
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David Cameron says that the UK’s support for Israel in not unconditional. Follows with reports on negotiations and humanitarian aid.
The UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has penned an article on today’s issue of the UK Times saying that the UK’s support for Israel is not unconditional, but stopped short of mentioning any punitive measures. Last week, the IDF killed thre aid workers who were UK citizens. In his article, Cameron also announced that the…
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Israel murders 7 aid workers of the World Central Kitchen
The Israeli Defense Forces have targeted and hit an aid convoy in Gaza of the World Central Kitchen that killed 7 aid workers in the attack. Among the dead is a Polish citizen but the EU Commission has to yet issue a formal statement about the attack. This is not the first time that Israel…
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The US is to build a temporary seaport off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid
As part of his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden announced today that the US will build a temporary seaport off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. This measure is being done unilaterally and separate from the Israeli government which is starving Gazans by blocking humanitarian aid at the borders. President…
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The IDF wants to storm Rafah but Yahwa Al-Sinwar may have escaped Gaza altogether
If Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahwa Al-Sinwar is still alive (reports claim that he has pneumonia), it’s highly unlikely that he will be making his last stand in Rafah. Hamas has a very extensive network of smuggling tunnels in Rafah that are controlled by Sinwar’s relatives and most trusted henchmen. Top Hamas leaders who were…
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In a very bizarre statement, IDF Commander Herzi Halevi tells troops We are not on a campaign of killing, revenge, or genocide.
The IDF commander Herzi Halevi, who is being accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, has sent a letter to his soldiers telling them that “We are not on a campaign of killing, revenge, or genocide.” I’m glad he has clarified this, only that he is around four months late and his crimes, which…
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Why the IDF can’t be trusted on its statements about Wael al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya
On the killing of journalists Wael al-Dahouh and Mustafa Thuraya in Gaza the IDF has released a statement saying that Wael al-Dahdough and Mustafa Thuraya were Hamas operatives who were aiding and abetting Hamas in the area with a drone that provided them with intelligence. The IDF is also claiming that Wael al-Dahdouh was a…
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Palestinian journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh’s son murdered by an IDF attack
Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh‘s son has been killed by an IDF airstrike as he was riding through Gaza in a car. His son, Hamza Al-Dahdouh was working for Al-Jazeera as a cameraman, while his father is serving as the Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief in Gaza. Mustafa Thuraya a stringer for the Agence France-Presse was also killed…
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Jamal Khashoggi’s foundation DAWN claims that Major General Oded Basyuk is a prime suspect in war crimes
Jamal Khashoggi’s foundation Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has presented a case to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with Israeli generals and military officers that should be investigated for war crimes in Gaza. DAWN is also arguing that the Major General in charge of planning the offensive in Gaza, Oded Basyuk…
