Israel rejected on Wednesday US calls on him to review Israel Defense Forces rules of engagement in West Bank as part of accountability measures for killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Driving the news: State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said Tuesday that the Biden administration would continue to pressure Israel “to closely … Read more
A senior commander of a Palestinian armed group and several children were killed in the Gaza Strip when Israeli planes bombarded the besieged enclave for a second day. In a statement on Sunday, Islamic Jihad confirmed that Khaled Mansour, its commander in the southern Gaza Strip, was killed in an Israeli raid on Saturday. Mansour … Read more
Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group that left at least 10 people dead, including a senior militant. Israel said the strike was a response to an “imminent threat” following the arrest of another high-ranking militant in the occupied West Bank earlier this week. Palestinian militants … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING HISTORY, At least eight people killed – including an Islamic Jihad commander and a young girl – and 44 injured in a series of missile attacks across Gaza. gaza city – Israel attacked Gaza with warplanes on Friday, killing at least eight people, including an Islamic Jihad group commander and a young girl. … Read more