An Israeli airstrike has destroyed a high-rise building that housed The Associated Press’ offices in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike Saturday came roughly an hour after the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate the building. There was no immediate explanation for why the building was targeted. The building houses The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and a … Read more
Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway surge of coronavirus cases. Authorities cleared out hospital operating rooms, suspended nonessential care and redeployed doctors to patients having difficulty breathing. Then, the bombs began to fall. This week’s violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers has killed 119 Palestinians, including … Read more
Israel appears to have launched its most intense attack on Gaza so far. Hazem Balousha, a journalist in Gaza city, said residents heard intense bombardments and attacks to the north of the strip since just after midnight. “It lasted half an hour,” he said. “Very loud; buildings were shaking. My building was really shaking.” Source … Read more
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians escalated dramatically on Monday as militant groups in Gaza fired rockets into Israel and Israel responded with strikes on the Palestinian territory following a police raid on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem that left hundreds injured. Source link
Israeli police and Palestinian protestors clashed around al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during the final nights of Ramadan Scores injured in second night of Jerusalem clashes Continue reading… Source link
Israel is the first nation to report national data on the Pfizer-BioNTech, with observational analysis showing that two doses of the vaccine provide protection of more than 95 per cent among the elderly. Two Pfizer-BioNTech doses for COVID-19 provide over 95 per cent protection against infection, severe illness, hospitalization and death, as per the first … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “huge disaster,” while paramedics described chaotic scenes of teams administering CPR en masse to people, including children, lying breathless on the ground. According to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, 32 of the victims have been identified, with 22 of those released for burial. An official with … Read more
Iran began enriching uranium to 60% purity in order to show its technical capacity after a sabotage attack at a nuclear plant, and the move is quickly reversible if the United States lifts sanctions, the Iranian government said on Tuesday. Talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States and Iran back to full compliance … Read more
A leading doctor describes it as the “only explanation” for cases falling as restrictions are eased. Source link
Israel unveiled Sunday a laser-guided mortar system that it said could reduce civilian collateral damage, as the Jewish state faces an International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes. The “Iron Sting” system, developed by the Israeli military with local firm Elbit Systems, will use laser and GPS technology to provide maximal accuracy to 120mm … Read more