Israel went on trial Thursday at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, accused by South Africa of committing the crime of genocide with its ongoing military operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. On December 29, South Africa became the first country to file a suit against Israel alleging that its operations in Gaza … Read more
By Illia Novikov and Hannah Arhirova | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas. Air … Read more
By Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and … Read more
By Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov | Associated Press MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — They recognized the TV repairman. The residents of Oleshky in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine could not identify many of those they buried after a catastrophic dam collapse in June sent water coursing through their homes and shattered their lives. The bodies were too bloated … Read more
Tel Aviv — President Biden issued some of his harshest criticism to date on Tuesday of Israel’s conduct in its war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. With health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip saying more than 18,000 people have been killed, Mr. Biden warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government was losing … Read more
The Israeli military continued pounding the Gaza Strip Tuesday, determined to carry on with its stated mission of destroying the Palestinian militant group Hamas despite rising calls for a cease-fire and its most valuable ally, the United States, urging Israel to “put a premium on human life.” Israel insists it is only targeting terrorists and … Read more
Israeli bombs hit the Gaza Strip Friday morning after a week-long truce with Hamas expired and Israeli forces accused the Palestinian militant group of breaching the terms of their agreement. “Following sirens that sounded in communities near Gaza, the IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a launch from Gaza,” a post on the Israeli Defense … Read more
