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Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on June 8. Doaa Rouqa/Reuters Saturday was Gaza’s deadliest single day since mid-December, with 283 people killed, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported Sunday. That brings the ministry’s total death toll during the current war in Gaza to 37,084. Most of those killed Saturday died when the Israel Defense Forces mounted a surprise operation to rescue four Israeli hostages in Nuseirat in central Gaza.  The raid resulted in 274 Palestinians being killed and 698 injured, the Gaza Ministry of Health said Sunday. The IDF has disputed those numbers, saying it…

Police block the road to protesters demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 8. Jacques Guez/AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli police arrested 33 people on Saturday in anti-government protests in Tel Aviv, where demonstrators blocked roads to demand the release of all hostages held in Gaza and call for a ceasefire agreement.Police said several hundred demonstrators on Kaplan Street, known unofficially as Democracy Square, violated public order, stopping traffic, setting fires and clashing with police. The police said that the authorities arrested 33 people who were blocking main roads and broke up the demonstrations, adding that all roads…

Today marks the self-imposed deadline for key Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz to leave the country’s emergency government if Israel has not laid out a new plan for the war in Gaza. Follow for live updates. Source link

An Israeli soldier carries an injured comrade after projectiles were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, in Hurfeish, Israel, on Wednesday, June 5. Avi Ohayon/Reuters Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launched at least two explosive UAVs in an attack on Hurfeish, a Druze Arab village, in northern Israel on Wednesday evening, the Israeli military said. Nine people were treated for shrapnel injuries sustained in the drone strikes, according to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, including a woman suffering abdominal and chest injuries, whose condition was described as moderate to serious. The Israeli army has not commented on the identity of the injured, but the Reuters news…

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday used the 80th anniversary of D-Day to push back on Donald Trump’s claim that America is a “fascist state” following his recent felony conviction in New York.”Well, America is a democracy … and we have to fight to make sure that we can keep that going forward,” Jeffries told Kasie Hunt from Normandy, France on “CNN This Morning.””The fight against fascism was waged by our brave American heroes … 80 years ago today, which began the liberation fight at the highest level against Nazi Germany, Hitler and fascism,” he continued. Jeffries, the top House…

Israelis enter through the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, on June 5. Leo Correa/APLarge crowds of young Israeli nationalists pushed their way through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City intimidating, and in some cases attacking, Palestinian shopkeepers and journalists, as they marked Jerusalem Day in what has become the traditional fashion.The annual event marks the capture of the eastern part of Jerusalem by Israeli forces during the Six Day War in 1967. In recent years it has taken the form of a rally of right-wing religious Israelis, with anti-Palestinian songs and chants becoming standard.After gathering at the Damascus Gate entrance…

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on May 31. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images US President Joe Biden has laid out a three-phase proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying, “It’s time for this war to end.” Biden unveiled the plan Friday in a speech from the White House, saying the proposal was submitted by Israel. The US leader said Hamas has been degraded to a point where it can no longer carry out the type of attack that launched the current eight-month conflict. Hamas has expressed openness to the proposal, which was also hailed by some world leaders. But Israel has since made statements…

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz seen on March 5, 2024, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. Kevin Lamarque/ReutersIsrael’s National Unity party, led by war cabinet member Benny Gantz, has proposed a bill to dissolve the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and trigger new elections in the fall. “This is a continuation of the initiative led by the chairman of the State Camp, Minister Benny Gantz, to hold elections with broad consensus by October, one year after the massacre,” Gantz’s press office said in a statement. Knesset member Pnina Tamano-Shata submitted the bill on Thursday. “October 7th is a disaster that requires us to regain the…

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to reporters in Gransee, Germany, on May 28. Annegret Hilse/Reuters/FileFrench President Emmanuel Macron says he is ready to recognize a Palestinian state – but only following reforms to the Palestinian Authority.Macron spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a call on Wednesday and offered the “prospect of recognition” if the Palestinian Authority “implements necessary reforms,” according to the Elysee Palace.  Macron also highlighted to Abbas France’s commitment to building a “common vision” and “security guarantees” for Palestinians and Israelis.The French leader’s comments come after Ireland, Norway, and Spain each formally recognized a Palestinian state. Macron also…

Spain, Ireland and Norway are set to formally recognize a Palestinian state today — a move that will bolster the global Palestinian cause but has further strained relations between Europe and Israel. The three European nations say their landmark decision is the best way to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East, but it sparked swift condemnation from Israel, as its foreign minister ordered the immediate recall of its ambassadors from those countries. Most of the world already recognizes Palestinian statehood: More than 140 out of 193 member states of the United Nations have made their recognition official. But only…