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U.Okay., Canada, Australia and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting extremist violence’

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U.Okay., Canada, Australia and others sanction 2 far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting extremist violence’

JERUSALEM — Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The decision by Western governments friendly to Israel was a sharp rebuke of Israel’s settlement policies in the West Bank and of … Read more

Israeli navy strikes Houthi-controlled port metropolis of Hudaydah

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Israeli navy strikes Houthi-controlled port metropolis of Hudaydah

Israeli navy ships have struck targets in the port city of Hudaydah in Houthi-controlled Yemen. The Israeli military said in a statement the strikes were carried out in response to Houthi missiles targeting Israel and were aimed at stopping the use of the port for “military purposes”. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Images … Read more

UK sanctions Israeli ministers over Gaza feedback

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UK sanctions Israeli ministers over Gaza feedback

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News AFP via Getty Images Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition The UK has sanctioned two Israeli far-right ministers over comments they made on Gaza. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets … Read more

Canada joins allies in sanctioning 2 Israeli ministers for Gaza feedback – Nationwide

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Canada joins allies in sanctioning 2 Israeli ministers for Gaza feedback – Nationwide

Canada, alongside four other countries, is formally sanctioning two Israeli ministers for comments they say are “incitements of violence against Palestinian communities.” The sanctions were announced by the foreign ministers of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday in a joint statement. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister … Read more

Israeli gunfire kills over a dozen Palestinians close to Gaza support web site, well being officers say

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Israeli gunfire kills over a dozen Palestinians close to Gaza support web site, well being officers say

Israeli gunfire killed at least 17 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as thousands of displaced people approached an aid distribution site of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in central Gaza on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Medics said the casualties were rushed at two hospitals, the Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat camp in central … Read more

Palestinians say native gunmen and Israeli forces opened hearth close to Gaza help web site

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Palestinians say native gunmen and Israeli forces opened hearth close to Gaza help web site

Palestinians in Gaza say they were fired on once again as they headed to one of the aid distribution centres run by the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday. Witnesses said that for the first time they were fired on by Palestinian gunmen near the GHF site in the Tal al-Sultan area of … Read more

Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound help boat, detain Greta Thunberg and different activists

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Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound help boat, detain Greta Thunberg and different activists

A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists arrived at an Israeli port Monday after Israeli forces stopped and detained them — enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the Israel-Hamas war. The boat, accompanied by Israel’s navy, arrived in Ashdod in the evening, according to Israel’s … Read more

Second Israeli forces board Gaza help boat

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Second Israeli forces board Gaza help boat

Security camera footage shows the moment Israeli forces boarded a yacht that was carrying activists towards Gaza, to deliver humanitarian aid. The 12 activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, were detained and their boat, the Madleen, was towed to the Israeli port city of Ashdod. The Madleen’s journey was organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, … Read more

Israeli forces seize Gaza assist boat carrying Greta Thunberg, ministry says

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Israeli forces seize Gaza assist boat carrying Greta Thunberg, ministry says

Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, and the boat with its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg is now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday. The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming … Read more

Israeli forces board charity boat certain for Gaza with activist Greta Thunberg aboard

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Israeli forces board charity boat certain for Gaza with activist Greta Thunberg aboard

JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have boarded a charity vessel attempting to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said early Monday. The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian FFC, had departed from Sicily on June 6 and had hoped to reach Gaza later in the day, … Read more