Month: June 2024
U.S. Congress passes bill to censor Gaza death toll
On the 27th of June, U.S. Congress voted in favour of an amendment that would make the State department unable to cite the Gaza health [more…]
Iraq: Five bombs planted by ISIS uncovered in Mosul mosque
During renovations in Mosul’s Al-Nuri Mosque, United Nations personnel uncovered five bombs in a wall of the iconic building on June 25th. The five “large-scale [more…]
Israel: Ben Gvir’s department illegally issued weapons licenses
The National Security Ministry of Israel has been ordered by the Be’er Sheva Magistrate’s Court to provide information about the distribution of weapons licences to settlers [more…]
Foreign media networks closer to shutting down in Israel
The Knesset passed a preliminary motion on the 26th June that would allow the communications minister to close down foreign media networks in Israel, reported [more…]
21 Gazan cancer patients cross into Egypt via Kerem Shalom
An Egyptian medical source shared that 21 cancer patients crossed from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on June 27th via the Kerem Shalom crossing, Arab [more…]
Balloons sent by Israel demand Lebanese “evacuate immediately”
Balloons sent on June 26th — supposedly from Israel to southern Lebanon — warned the local people to abandon their homes as the land allegedly [more…]
Turkish intelligence finds Cyprus assisting Israeli military
Turkish intelligence reported on June 25th that southern Cyprus is acting as a military base assisting Israel’s operation in the Gaza strip, Middle East monitor [more…]
Official says Israel is “not prepared” for war with Hezbollah
A senior Israeli electricity official warned on June 20th that Israel would become “uninhabitable” after 72 hours should a full-scale war break out with Hezbollah, [more…]
Netanyahu fears ICC arrest prior to US visit
Israeli media reported on June 26th that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fears that the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan could issue his [more…]
Palestine: Beijing attempts to reconcile Hamas and Fatah
Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah comes into question as both movements exchanged blame of obstructing the expanded national dialogue agreement on the 24th of June [more…]
Kurdish security detain smugglers behind fatal Italian shipwreck
4 suspected human traffickers were arrested by Asayish (Kurdish Security) in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq on June 25th, according to Arab Weekly. The [more…]
Norway pension fund divests from U.S. firm over Gaza war crimes
KLP, Norway’s largest pension fund, announced on the 26th of June that it had divested $68.6 million from industrial group Caterpillar according to the Arab [more…]
UN report says 1 in 5 Gazans suffer acute food insecurity
An upcoming UN report to be published on June 25th reveals that over 495,000 Gazans — representative of one in five of the enclave’s population [more…]
Freedom for Assange: WikiLeaks founder accepts US plea deal
On the 24th June, Julian Assange left the UK high security facility Belmarsh prison to aboard a flight to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands [more…]
Guterres accuses Israel of spreading misinformation about him
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel on June 24th of having spread misinformation about him during the country’s war on the Gaza Strip, The [more…]
Jordan: Hidden explosives found in Amman
Explosives were found and safely detonated on the 24th of June by Jordanian security forces, foiling an apparent plot by Iran to destabilise a vital [more…]
Diseases spread to displaced populations from Gaza landfills
Rotting waste has piled up over the course of Israel’s war on Gaza — a problem that has worsened with the blocking of the territory’s [more…]
Saudi Arabia announces the deaths of 1,300 Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia — where Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year for Hajj — announced on June 23rd that more than 1,300 pilgrims died [more…]
Gaza: Full ceasefire not an option for Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on the 24th of June that he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” ceasefire deal whilst reaffirming [more…]
Lebanon: Fears of war attracting thousands to Hezbollah’s fight
Amidst rising tensions along the southern border of Lebanon, thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups are prepared to join Hezbollah in their battle against Israel [more…]
