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Intelligence Agency Sat Out Israeli Airstrike in Qatar

Mossad chief objected to attack on Hamas leaders, fearing danger to hostage negotiations and diplomacy

(Newser) - Israel's recent airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar has exposed deep divisions within its own intelligence ranks, as the Mossad refused to carry out the mission over fears of diplomatic fallout and questions about its timing. The famed intelligence agency stayed on the sidelines despite having drawn up...

Ireland: If Israel Competes in Eurovision, We're Out

Other European countries are also considering a boycott over Israel's involvement

(Newser) - Israel is currently slated to compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, and if so, Ireland wants no part of it. Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ, announced it will pull out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The BBC reports that the move,...

Qatar PM: Israel 'Just Killed Any Hope for Those Hostages'

Strike on Hamas negotiators in Doha sparks global condemnation and fear

(Newser) - Qatar's prime minister is sharply criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an airstrike in Doha killed six Hamas members assigned to ceasefire talks, the Guardian reports. In a CNN interview, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani called the strike an act of "state terror" and claimed...

Seinfeld Likens Free Palestine Activists to the KKK

He says 'the Klan is actually a little better here'

(Newser) - Duke University has distanced itself from remarks made by Jerry Seinfeld, who suggested at a Tuesday event that those who say "Free Palestine" are worse than the Ku Klux Klan. The 71-year-old comedian was a surprise guest at the event honoring Israeli hostages in Gaza, the Duke Chronicle...

Israel Turns Its Airstrikes Back to Yemen
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen
Sep 10, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen

As EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza

(Newser) - Israel carried out another round of heavy airstrikes Wednesday against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting a fuel station in the capital, Sanaa, and a government facility, according to officials in Yemen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, said she would seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against...

Israel to Gaza City Residents: Get Out Now

Israeli military urges a full evacuation

(Newser) - The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza, the AP reports. This is the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting. Also on Tuesday,...

It's a New Move for Those Living in Gaza City

Israeli military tells famine-stricken Palestinians there to move southward to humanitarian zone

(Newser) - Israel's army on Saturday called on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city, including targeting high-rise buildings. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already...

Belgium Sets Conditions for Recognizing Palestinian State

Move will be tied to release Gaza hostages

(Newser) - Belgium is set to formally recognize a Palestinian state, but with a catch: the move hinges on the release of all Gaza hostages and a future where Hamas is no longer in charge. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot made the announcement ahead of September's UN General Assembly, aligning Belgium...

Israel Calls Vote by Genocide Scholars 'Disgraceful'

International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israeli campaign in Gaza is indeed genocide

(Newser) - A leading group of genocide scholars has formally declared that Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza meets "the legal definition of genocide." The International Association of Genocide Scholars, which has about 500 members, approved the resolution by a wide margin—86% of those voting supported it....

UK to Treat Children From Gaza, Ripping Israel for Blocking Aid

Foreign secretary says a 'massive humanitarian response' is needed

(Newser) - British officials are working to get critically sick and injured children out of Gaza for specialist treatment in UK hospitals, the British foreign secretary said Monday, adding that the first patients will arrive in coming weeks. David Lammy said he was outraged by Israel not allowing enough aid to enter...

Trump Administration Halts Nearly All Visas for Palestinians

This comes as some Palestinians have been receiving medical care in the US

(Newser) - The US has halted nearly all visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders, a sweeping move that effectively bars thousands from entering the country for education, business, or medical care. The policy, detailed in an Aug. 18 State Department cable, goes beyond the recent freeze on visas for Gazans and...

Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon Sail for Gaza

Flotilla is aimed at delivering aid

(Newser) - A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid, activists, and celebrities on board seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory. This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City, reports the AP , limiting the deliveries of food...

US Pulls Visas for Palestinians Planning to Attend UN Assembly

Several nations have said they'll support statehood at the gathering

(Newser) - The US announced Friday it will deny or revoke visas for Palestinian officials planning to attend a United Nations General Assembly session next month in New York. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the action is in response to Palestinian efforts to obtain international recognition of a Palestinian state...

Before She Died in Gaza, Journo Took Some Final Photos

Photojournalist Mariam Dagga left behind pictures of hospital where she was killed in Israeli strike

(Newser) - The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later. Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the AP , was among 22 people, including five reporters, killed on Monday when Israeli...

Israel Declares Gaza City a 'Dangerous Combat Zone'

Military recovers bodies of 2 more hostages

(Newser) - Israel on Friday declared Gaza's largest city a dangerous combat zone and said it was in the "initial stages" of a planned offensive as grief spread over the return of two hostages' bodies. Israel said its military had recovered the bodies of two hostages, including an Israeli man...

UN Staffers Call for Gaza War to Be Labeled Genocide

Poll shows 50% Americans agree

(Newser) - Hundreds of United Nations staffers have urged Volker Turk, the United Nations' top human rights official, to formally label the ongoing conflict in Gaza a genocide. According to a letter seen by Reuters , more than 500 employees from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights argue that...

Report: Israel's Reservist Turnout as Low as 50%

Soldiers describe war fatigue, disillusionment as Gaza offensive stretches on

(Newser) - Israel's plans for a major offensive in Gaza are running into a problem: a growing number of exhausted reservists are staying home. After nearly two years of intermittent combat, some Israeli reserve soldiers are citing burnout, strains on family life, and career concerns as reasons for skipping call-ups,...

Israel Says Strikes on Hospital Were Targeting Hamas Camera

Journalists, medics were among at least 20 killed in 'double-tap' attack

(Newser) - Two deadly Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, were targeting what the military believed was a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as people identified as militants, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The military issued the statement as part of its initial inquiry into...

Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital Kills 4 Journalists

War has taken an unusually heavy toll on journalists

(Newser) - An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, according to health officials. One of them was Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, who had freelanced for the AP and other outlets since the Gaza war began. In all, 19 people were killed in the...

4 Palestinians Shot, Killed by IDF While Seeking Aid: Witnesses

Witnesses say Israeli forces fired when crowd pushed toward aid site before it opened

(Newser) - Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Gaza City is in famine after 22 months of war, while Israel's military moves ahead with a...

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