Joe Biden has said "what is happening in Gaza is not genocide" following an arrest warrant request by the International Criminal Court prosecutor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US president branded the warrant request as "outrageous," adding "whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence - none...
Israel ‘knows what our second retaliation would be’, says Iran’s UN ambassador
Iran's ambassador to the UN has told Israel "would know what our second retaliation would be... they understand the next one will be most decisive". Amir Saeid Iravani was speaking exclusively to James Matthews after an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Sunday. The day...
Joe Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to Gaza is a ‘mistake’
Joe Biden has called Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza a "mistake". The US president has been increasingly public in his criticism of the Israeli prime minister and how Israel is carrying out its military offensive. "I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with...
Chuck Schumer: Top Jewish politician in US calls for Israel election and issues warning to Benjamin Netanyahu
The most senior Jewish politician in the US has labeled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and urged him to call an election. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, who has long been a supporter of Israel, said on the Senate floor that Mr Netanyahu's government "no longer...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...
Tanker hit by missile off coast of Yemen was due to stop in Israel
A tanker that was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen was due to make a stop in Israel, its owners have confirmed. The MT Strinda was attacked in the Red Sea near the port city of Mokha on Monday night. The ship caught fire but the crew...
Two journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon, broadcaster says
Two journalists have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the broadcaster they worked for has said. Correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Maamari worked for the TV station Al Mayadeen, which is based in Beirut and politically allied with the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. The strike also...