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Israeli army chief admits to ‘discrimination’ in shooting rules for Jews and Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli army chief admits to ‘discrimination’ in shooting rules for Jews and Palestinians in West Bank

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Israeli military chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth said that his forces are “killing like we haven’t killed since 1967,” reportedly admitting that Israel’s troops discriminate between Jews and Palestinians. Israel Defense Forces Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth described Palestinian stone-throwers as ‘terrorists’. (AFP) Bluth made the remarks at a recent closed forum, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israel Defense Forces Central Command chief said that Israeli troops fatally shot several Palestinian stone-throwers. He has so far not acknowledged the remarks reported by Haaretz. Bluth said that Israeli forces killed 42 Palestinian stone-throwers in 2025. He admitted that he, however, does not support shooting at Jewish settlers throwing rocks at vehicles. Referring to an incident from last year, he said that two masked jews were fired at for throwing rocks at motorists, adding that the incident caused a “ruckus”. ALSO READ | Gaza activists disperse after flotilla halted by Israel off Crete He cited two more examples where an officer shot and hit a 15-year-old anarchist from Beit She’an for throwing rocks at …

PEN America names Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf as permanent CEOs| Entertainment News

PEN America names Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf as permanent CEOs| Entertainment News

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NEW YORK (AP) — PEN America announced Thursday that interim CEOs Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf have been appointed to permanently oversee the century-old literary and free expression organization. PEN America names Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf as permanent CEOs “Summer and Clarisse have been the guiding force behind PEN America’s extraordinary literary programming and robust defense of free expression,” Dinaw Mengestu, president of PEN’s board of trustees, said in a statement. “They are relentless advocates for writers and our staff and members, helping to build a stronger and more engaged organization — one that stands firmly by its values and is prepared to meet the extraordinary challenges ahead.” Before taking on their current positions, Lopez had been serving as chief program officer for free expression programs and Rosaz Shariyf as chief program officer for literary programs. Lopez, 48, and Rosaz Shariyf, 49, stepped in near the end of 2024 after the departure of Suzanne Nossel, who had served since 2013. Nossel presided over an era of growth and heightened visibility for PEN …

Ex-Hostage’s Biggest Fear In Hamas Captivity

Ex-Hostage’s Biggest Fear In Hamas Captivity

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Tel Aviv: After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled his remaining delegation from Qatar after negotiations with Hamas over a hostage deal were stalled, thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country on Saturday night for anti-government rallies, demanding an end to the war and new elections in Israel. In one of the protests organised at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, a former captive told the crowd that her greatest fear in Hamas captivity wasn’t cruelty by Palestinian militants, but Israeli air strikes on Gaza.  Naama Levy, who was one of five Israeli Defence Force (IDF) female soldiers released during a ceasefire-hostage deal in January, said she feared for the lives of the remaining hostages held in Gaza as she urged the Netanyahu government to work for a hostage deal with Hamas.  El artículo de Ynetnews titulado “I had nothing left, not even water; then it started raining—that’s what kept me alive” relata el testimonio de Naama Levy, una rehén israelí liberada tras 477 días de cautiverio en Gaza. Resumen del artículo:•Condiciones extremas: Naama Levy… …

After Shootings, Washington’s Shaken Jewish Community Looks To Bolster Security

After Shootings, Washington’s Shaken Jewish Community Looks To Bolster Security

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When Adam Zimmerman chaperoned his son’s fourth-grade class field trip to the natural history museum in Washington on Wednesday, he didn’t give a second thought to security. Hours later, outside a different museum a few miles (km) away, two Israeli embassy employees were gunned down in what was widely viewed as an act of antisemitism. “It was a horrific reminder for me – as a Jewish parent in this city – that we all have to be looking over our shoulders all the time,” said Zimmerman, 43, a media consultant from Rockville, Maryland. The fatal shooting of the young couple after an event at a Jewish museum has deeply shaken the U.S. capital’s Jews, and has led to a review of security protocols at synagogues and other institutions. “The same seeds of antisemitism that led to Europe in the 1930s and 1940s are still killing people on the streets of Washington, D.C. in 2025,” said Zimmerman, whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors. It was the latest act of violence aimed at Jewish Americans linked to outrage …

UK, France, Canada Threaten Action If Israel Continues Offensive In Gaza

UK, France, Canada Threaten Action If Israel Continues Offensive In Gaza

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Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that Israel will achieve “total victory” in Gaza, as its three key allies– Canada, France and the United Kingdom– attacked his “egregious actions” and blockade on humanitarian aid in the Palestinian territory. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a joint statement, slammed Israel’s expansion of its war and called conditions in Gaza “intolerable”, as they threatened a “concrete” response if Israel’s campaign continues. “We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response,” the three allied governments said in a statement on Monday. The three countries did not specify what action could be taken against Israel, but added, “We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to achieving a two-state solution and are prepared to work with others to this end.” The statement coincided with a …

Israel Targets Top Hamas Militant Muhammad Sinwar In Latest Gaza Strike, His Fate Unclear

Israel Targets Top Hamas Militant Muhammad Sinwar In Latest Gaza Strike, His Fate Unclear

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Muhammad Sinwar, one of the remaining top commanders of Hamas in Gaza, was reportedly targeted by Israel in a massive airstrike at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) did not confirm if Sinwar was killed in the strike, but it confirmed attacking an underground Hamas command center, below the European Hospital in Khan Younis.  The military also released video from the aftermath of the strike, purportedly showing a tunnel under the hospital uncovered by the  IDF strike.  צה”ל ושב”כ השמידו תשתית טרור תת-קרקעית של ארגון הטרור חמאס מתחת לבית החולים האירופאי שבחאן יונס שבדרום רצועת עזה מתחילת המלחמה, צה”ל ושב”כ פועלים להשמדה ונטרול של תשתיות תת-קרקע של ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה. מוקדם יותר היום, צה”ל ושב”כ תקפו באופן ממוקד מחבלים בארגון הטרור… pic.twitter.com/gdLAJOpWJ4 — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 13, 2025 A separate video footage shared online showed large craters gouged into the ground and cracks in the courtyard outside the hospital. A damaged bus was lodged in one hole. Lagi menunggu kabar hasil serangan …

Top Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar targeted in Gaza hospital strike by Israel, say reports | World News

Top Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar targeted in Gaza hospital strike by Israel, say reports | World News

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The Israeli military jets bombed a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday evening, and targeted top Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, reports have claimed. Mohammed Sinwar reportedly became the de facto leader of the militant group after the Israel army killed his brother, Yahya Sinwar in October 2024. The Israeli military said that it struck a Hamas command centre underneath a European Hospital near Khan Younis but the Israeli military spokesperson declined to confirm if Sinwar was targeted in the attack. The Gaza health ministry stated that at least six people were killed in the Israeli strike and around 40 others were wounded. According to Dr. Saleh Al Hams, head of the nursing, multiple airstrikes by Israeli forces hit the hospital’s yard. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted “Hamas terrorists in a command and control center” in an underground structure beneath the hospital. ⭕️The IDF and ISA conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists in a command and control center, located in an underground terrorist infrastructure site beneath the …

Israeli Strikes Kill 16, Including 3 Children, Says Gaza Agency

Israeli Strikes Kill 16, Including 3 Children, Says Gaza Agency

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Gaza’s civil defence agency on Sunday said Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory killed 16 people, including at least three children. Six people were killed in overnight air strikes in Khan Yunis governorate, in the south of the Gaza Strip, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said. They included two boys aged five and two, in an apartment in Al-Mawasi. The civil defence later said 10 more people were killed in a strike on a tent also in Al-Mawasi, among them a child and seven women. The Israeli military did not immediately respond for comment when contact by AFP. A spokesperson said they were gathering details. A military statement issued in the morning said the army had “struck more than 100 terrorist targets throughout the Gaza Strip” during the past two days. It said soldiers found “weapons caches” and killed “a number of terrorists” in the south. Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a two-month truce in its war against Hamas, which was triggered by the Palestinian group’s October 7, 2023 …

Israeli Army Says Soldier Killed In Gaza, First Since Ceasefire Collapsed

Israeli Army Says Soldier Killed In Gaza, First Since Ceasefire Collapsed

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Jerusalem: The Israeli military announced that a soldier had been killed on Saturday in the fighting in Gaza, the first fatality since a ceasefire with Hamas collapsed in mid-March. The military said Sergeant Major Ghaleb Sliman Al-Nasasra, 35, fell during combat in northern Gaza, adding that three others were also wounded. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Israel Says One-Third Of Gaza Now Under Its Military Control

Israel Says One-Third Of Gaza Now Under Its Military Control

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Jerusalem: The Israeli military has said it is expanding the “Morag Corridor,” a new dividing line in the southern Gaza Strip, and has turned roughly a third of the enclave into “security zones” under full Israeli military control. An infographic video released by the military showed the “Morag Corridor” running through an area between Rafah and Khan Younis, cutting off Rafah from Khan Younis and central Gaza, Xinhua news agency reported. In the video, Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s largest city, appeared almost completely razed, with only a few severely damaged buildings left. “As part of the operation, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has achieved full operational control over several key areas and routes throughout Gaza. Nearly 30 per cent of the strip’s territory is now designated as an Operational Security Perimeter,” the military said in a statement. Apart from the “Morag Corridor,” Israel has also established the “Netzarim Corridor” during the war, a military buffer zone in central Gaza aimed at isolating Gaza City and northern Gaza from the rest of the enclave. Israel has …