29 h. ago Israeli embassy writes to US senators defending detention of Palestinian American teen

The document describes Israel’s case against Mohammed Ibrahim but omits key details about his treatmentThe Israeli embassy in Washington has been circulating a letter on Capitol Hill defending its nine-month detention of a 16-year-old US citizen in military prison as pressure mounts from senators and civil society groups who have called for his release.The document, obtained by the Guardian, describes Israel’s allegations against Mohammed Ibrahim and the medical treatment he has allegedly received in prison. It does not mention his dramatic weight loss or the fact that his family has had virtually no contact with him since his arrest in February. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Where is the Gaza ‘peace process’ really going? | Ahmad Ibsais

Israel turns the violence up and down at will, maintaining full dominion over Gaza and the West Bank, then calls each pause a generous ‘ceasefire’If you started attending one funeral a day beginning 1 January 2025, you would finish in the year 3887. That is how long it would take to mourn every life lost in Gaza. By then, your grandchildren’s great10 grandchildren would be dust, and still you would be burying Palestinian bodies from a “war” Israel insists was about self-defense. Even then, this number does not tell you about the thousands of ways these bodies were burned, torn, crushed and made anything but whole.And yet here we are, watching world leaders gather in Egypt for a “peace summit” last month where the only people absent were Palestinians. The banner read “Peace 2025”, while Palestine’s representatives were barred from the room.Ahmad Ibsais is a first generation Palestinian American, law student and poet who writes the newsletter State of Siege Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israel and US accuse Iran of plot to kill Israeli ambassador to Mexico

Israel says Mexico thwarted attempt in aftermath of deadly 2024 Israeli bombing of Iranian embassy in SyriaThe United States and Israel have accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region.Israel said that Mexican authorities intervened to stop the attempt to kill the ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Iran accused of plot to assassinate Israeli ambassador to Mexico

Israel says Mexico thwarted attempt in aftermath of deadly 2024 Israeli bombing of Iranian embassy in SyriaThe United States and Israel have accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region.Israel said that Mexican authorities intervened to stop the attempt to kill the ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What to know about the 13 hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza

Palestinian militants have so far released 15 bodies of hostages that were held in Gaza for the past two years as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war

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3 w. ago Israeli embassy in UK hits out at ‘hostility’ after Maccabi Tel Aviv row

Maccabi Tel Aviv will not take up its allocation of away tickets for the game against Aston Villa despite efforts to lift a ban on travelling fans.

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3 w. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel amid scramble to shore up fragile truce – Middle East crisis live

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner expected to meet members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s governmentUS President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner have returned to Israel, a US embassy spokesperson has said.They are overseeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which they helped broker, and are expected to meet members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jewish man questioned by police in London for 'antagonising' Palestine protesters by wearing Star of David

The man, in his 40s, was arrested at around 7pm on August 29 during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington

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3 w. ago Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel

Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostagesThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice”, Israel has said, after the Palestinian embassy in Cairo said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world would reopen on Monday.The statement by Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said reopening Rafah would depend on how Hamas fulfils its ceasefire role of returning the remains of all 28 dead hostages. Israel’s foreign ministry earlier said the crossing would probably reopen on Sunday. Continue reading...

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