Gaza

Testing EU-Israel relations - opinion

The political mood across much of Europe is too far gone for the EU’s strong criticism of Israel.

A VIEW from a drone shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, in 2026.
A man checks a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground in the West Bank on June 8, 2026, following Iranian and Iran-backed Houthi attacks.

As Yemen's Houthis enter the fray, Israel is once again in active conflict on four fronts

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026.

Israel is fighting on four fronts and has killed everyone who could end it - comment

THE ACTIVIST group Extinction Rebellion Paris (XR) staged a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba by unfurling a large Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on May 15, 2026.

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial


South Korea’s Lee calls Netanyahu 'war criminal,' accuses Israel of illegally detaining activists

A humanitarian aid flotilla carrying activists — including South Korean activist Kim Dong-hyun — was intercepted by Israeli forces while attempting to reach Gaza on the afternoon of May 18.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

That move prompted backlash in Israel and beyond, including calls to boycott Rooney’s work, with Israeli bookstore chains reportedly removing some of her books from shelves.

Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Foreign Ministry denies claims of strikes against Gaza-bound flotilla

The Foreign Ministry clarified that videos showing soldiers firing shots at the boats were "non-lethal means" employed towards the vessels, adding that no protesters were injured in the incident.

Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a cargo ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says in first interview with Israeli media

Carlson pointed at the civilian casualties Israel has inflicted during recent wars against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran as examples of its lost moral compass.

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Captured Hamas document shows how group used Gaza ceasefire to train new terrorists

The document outlines a compressed seven-day training course for 121 new recruits in Hamas’s Shejaia Battalion.

(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Trump's Gaza board reports funding 'gap', urges quicker disbursement

The UN Security Council has recognized the board, though many major powers have not joined Washington's main Middle Eastern allies and some middling and smaller states in signing up.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025

Does pragmatism mean we must accept Hamas as part of Gaza’s future? - opinion

Despite talk of transition, doubts remain about Hamas’s willingness to truly relinquish control in Gaza.

- Samer Sinijlawi addresses the Future of Israel conference, Tel Aviv University, June 19, 2024.

Last Gaza flotilla vessels intercepted by Israel Navy, land convoy faces Libyan forces

On Instagram, the GSF claimed that shots were fired by Israeli naval commandos, but no one was reported wounded. N12 reported that the fire was from warning shots, using rubber bullets

A boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, sets sail from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Nearly 80% of Gazans open to emigrating from Strip, COGAT survey finds - exclusive

Nearly 80% of respondents sought information on relocating through Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, according to findings presented to senior Israeli officials

Palestinians live among the ruins of their destroyed homes after returning to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026

Hamas names former intelligence head Mohammed Ouda as new leader of military wing - report

Ouda was reportedly offered the role of military head after the assassination of Mohammed Sinwar in May of 2025, but turned it down.

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.