France, Germany, and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas as EU foreign ministers met on Monday to consider possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis. Among the possible measures up for discussion at the meeting are a crackdown on Hamas’s finances … Read more
Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Dief Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday, December 14, announced a cash reward for the Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Dief, who are allegedly considered to be responsible for the October 7 attacks on Israel. Media reports said that the Israelis dropped leaflets in Gaza … Read more
Iran inched closer to Moscow, as it completed work on a new treaty and spoke of the necessity of the Gaza ceasefire with Russia, China, and Turkey. It made those diplomatic moves as the Houthis, Yemen’s Iranian proxy group, said on Tuesday it hit a Norwegian commercial tanker delivering crude oil to an Israeli … Read more
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only a handful of countries opposed the vote and around twenty abstained. While many countries legitimately want a ceasefire, Iran’s strategy here is more complex. Iran backs Hamas and other groups in the Middle East that have sought to leverage … Read more
IDF combat soldiers thwarted an attempted Hamas ambush on their position in the Gaza Strip and destroyed a tunnel shaft, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit revealed Monday. The IDF troops, part of the Jerusalem Brigade, had received intelligence in advance warning them of the Hamas attack on their position. As such, they were able to … Read more
Following the perpetual criticism over the controversial advertisement campaign, Spanish fashion giant Zara issued an official statement on Instagram, dismissing accusations of a depiction of war-torn Gaza in their recent ad campaign. Tuesday, December 12. Zara’s recent ad campaign, ZARA ATLIER. Collection 04-The Jacket, features a female model carrying a shrouded statue alongside mannequins without … Read more
The continuation of the Gaza war will lead to a regional explosion, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told the Doha Forum on Monday, as he explained that the scope of the conflict had already expanded to include Lebanon and Yemen. “At any moment there is a possibility of a big explosion in the region, … Read more
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called upon Hamas terrorists to surrender to Israeli troops and urged them not to sacrifice their lives for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have entered the Khan Younis area in South Gaza where Sinwar is reported to be hiding. … Read more
Going around Congress, the Biden administration said Saturday it has approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip. The move comes as President Biden’s request for a nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, … Read more
A number of Boston city councilors described being “blindsided” by a controversial resolution put forward by one of their colleagues, honoring two students for organizing a pro-Palestinian walkout at their high school last week. The citation, put forward by Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, was presented on behalf of the entire City Council to New Mission … Read more
