For the seventh day in a row, overnight and early morning Israeli air strikes levelled homes atop their civilian occupants in Gaza, killing scores of people. On Friday night and into Saturday morning, the bombardment was concentrated in the areas of Khan Yunis and Deir el-Balah. At least...

After Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement stating that it has verified footage showing Israel use white phosphorus in Gaza this week, Amnesty International has released its own report. The investigation from the rights group Amnesty shows that Israeli forces positioned artillery...

The Russian ambassador to the UN has decried what he said was western double standards and hypocrisy, after Moscow drafted a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza. “Our former western partners are not hestitating to apply...

At least one journalist has been killed and several others wounded in a shelling attack by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to witnesses and reporters at the scene. The Reuters news agency confirmed on Friday that Issam Abdallah, a videographer, was killed in the attack....