Weekly World Watch for the end of April to beginning of May 2024

In April President Biden had said he expected an attack on Israel from Iran “sooner than later” as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel in a prelude to a feared Iranian revenge attack. Israel is braced for a potentially major escalation in its conflict with Iran after a US intelligence assessment warned that Tehran could

Hamas rejects ceasefire until Israel withdraws from Gaza

January 21 Israeli hostages | Israeli hostages at risk from deadly fungus with ‘no treatment’ in Hamas tunnel network A mysterious deadly fungus in the Hamas tunnel network poses a new threat to the 136 hostages being held in Gaza, Israeli officials have claimed. A member of the hostage team in Israel, speaking on condition

Frontpage on 14 November 2023

By Joshua Hughes Good morning. Rishi Sunak brought David Cameron back into the Cabinet on Monday in a reshuffle that triggered a new row with the Right of the Conservative Party. Elsewhere, Israel claimed on Monday night to have uncovered a hospital basement with evidence children had been held hostage there by Hamas terrorists. Backlash

On October 16 Israel denied a ceasefire in South Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians trapped as Rafah border crossing remains closed The only non-Israeli controlled crossing out of the Gaza Strip remained closed on Monday morning despite an agreement to allow civilians to leave the besieged territory. Thousands of Palestinians with dual nationality gathered at the border, after the US announced a deal to allow foreign

A complete siege of the Gaza Strip

Israel on Monday declared a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip in the third day of fighting after Hamas militants launched surprise rocket and ground attacks in southern Israel from the Palestinian-controlled territory. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said “no electricity, no food, no fuel” would be allowed into the Palestinian enclave of roughly two

Children ‘mercilessly’ killed by Hamas in Israel massacre – as Gaza is pummelled

** The unprecedented response promised by Israel in the wake of the weekend’s atrocities has now well and truly clicked into gear. Earlier, the Israeli military said it had secured the border with Gaza, which is now under the heaviest bombardment in its history Meanwhile, residents in the Israeli city of Ashkelon – close to

Israel strikes Gaza following surprise attack by Hamas

Israel has launched a series of strikes in Gaza following a surprise assault by Hamas militants over the weekend. More than 1,500 people have been killed in the fighting. Holly Williams has the latest. ** + Preceding Hamas opened the gates of hell on the Gaza Strip Putin not able to spare the resources needed to

Hamas opened the gates of hell on the Gaza Strip

For many, it is incomprehensible how Saturday suddenly Hamas fighters in such large numbers could cause a battlefield in several places in Israel. The attack came on the 50th anniversary of the first day of the Yom Kippur War, also called the October War, the Ramadan War, the Arab-Israeli war of October 1973, or the