Five-year-old Hind Rajab Hamada was killed in Gaza on 29 January 2024 after her family fled attacks by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip. Her uncle, his wife, their four
In February 1963, the Iranian essayist Jalal Al-e Ahmad visited Israel and returned with a set of impressions that would shock his contemporaries and continue to unsettle readers decades later. As recounted
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There are crimes that humanity cannot name without trembling. There are silences it cannot keep without condemning itself. Gaza, May 2026: we stand at the crossroads of both impossibilities. There are moments
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The United States and Iran seem to be moving closer to a deal to end the war, recent skirmishing and mixed signals notwithstanding. If concluded – still a big if – this
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Iranian Ambassador in Colombo Dr. Alireza Delkhosh says the Islamic Republic of Iran remains fully prepared to face US-Israeli aggression. In an interview with Shamindra Ferdinando of The Island at the Iranian Embassy, in
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, has long thrived on provocation. In a recent video posted online, he was seen mocking detained activists bound and blindfolded after a flotilla bound for Gaza
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An investigation reported by the Jerusalem Post details how Israel’s expanding artificial intelligence targeting infrastructure is reshaping the battlefield, turning digital traces from phones and surveillance networks into what critics describe as
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The Soufan Center notes Israel and the government of Lebanon are expanding direct talks to include a military “track,” even as Beirut refuses to order its armed forces to confront Hezbollah. The
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A new frontier in global surveillance has emerged around Starlink, the satellite-based internet system developed by SpaceX under its CEO Elon Musk, according to an investigation published by Haaretz. Two Israeli-owned companies,
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A series of disturbing incidents involving Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon has sparked renewed international concern over conduct in occupied villages, particularly those with historic Christian communities. Reporting drawn from El País
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China has dispatched two shipments of humanitarian aid to Lebanon as the country faces a rapidly worsening crisis driven by ongoing Israeli military operations. The assistance, which includes food supplies, tents, blankets,
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