Israel implementing 'shoot on sight' policy at Gaza Yellow Line

Israeli forces have been ordered to open fire on Palestinians who approach the Yellow Line [Getty] Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has instructed Israeli forces to physically demarcate the "Yellow Line" inside Gaza and to kill anyone who...

Israeli army chief admits failure to prevent Hamas’ 7 October attack

Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has admitted that the Israeli army failed in its mission to protect settlers and military sites during the 7 October 2023 cross-border assault launched by Hamas’s Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades from the Gaza Strip....

Israel Rejects Hamas Claim That Bodies Can’t Be Recovered, International Force Launches Gaza Search

Israel said Thursday that it would intensify efforts to compel Hamas to return the bodies of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, as a multinational team entered the Strip to begin recovery operations under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace...

Israeli airstrikes hit Lebanon, testing fragile ceasefire and wounding civilians

Israeli airstrikes hit multiple towns in southern and eastern Lebanon. The IDF targeted alleged Hezbollah infrastructure under civilian cover. Lebanon condemned the strikes for targeting civilian and economic facilities. These attacks violate the...

Israel Launches New Airstrikes in Lebanon

Israeli warplanes launched five airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, violating a ceasefire agreement that has been in place since November 2024. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that two strikes hit the town of Bnaafoul in...

Israeli Defense Minister Calls on Military to Prepare a “Comprehensive Plan” to Defeat Hamas If Ceasefire Fails

Israeli officials say they’re extending the detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya by six months. The pediatrician was kidnapped during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital last December. Meanwhile, Hamas returned the remains of two more dead Israeli...

Israel trikes Southern Lebanon injuring atleast six people

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting a cement plant and an environmental group's site that it accuses of being fronts for Hezbollah, injuring at least six people and triggering massive...

Israel continues to violate Gaza truce deal with shelling and aid restriction

Several Palestinians have been wounded since dawn on Friday after Israeli shelling targeted civilian areas across the Gaza Strip, as rights groups raise the alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn territory. Local media reported...

Israel violates ceasefire, freed Palestinians bear torture marks

Nora Barrows-Friedman Rights and Accountability 17 October 2025 Palestinians return to Gaza City, amid widespread destruction, after the Israeli army’s withdrawal on 14 October. Omar Ashtawy APA imagesThe following is from the news roundup during...

Israel pounds south Lebanon to block reconstruction efforts

The overnight raids destroyed concrete mixers, cranes, fuel tanks, and part of the factory's administrative building [Getty] Israeli warplanes carried out some of their most intense strikes since last year's ceasefire on Thursday night, pounding...

‘Israeli war crimes’: PFLP condemns mutilation of Palestinian martyrs’ bodies

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has unequivocally condemned the brutal torture and mutilation of the bodies of Palestinian martyrs by Israeli forces, calling the acts "comprehensive war crimes and crimes against humanity."...

Israeli Fans Banned From Sports Game in UK 

Authorities in the U.K. have banned Israeli fans from attending a forthcoming soccer match in England over security risks. “Following a thorough assessment, we have classified the upcoming Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv fixture as high risk,”...

Israeli hostage killed in failed Gaza rescue attempt due to intelligence error: Report

JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL An Israeli hostage was killed in a failed rescue attempt by the army in southern Gaza caused by an intelligence error, local media reported on Friday. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth said a special forces team from the elite...

Israel accuses Hamas of holding remains of hostages amid ongoing Khan Younis search

As the current ceasefire in Gaza holds, reports from Arab media indicate that Hamas is actively searching for the remains of Israeli hostages killed during captivity. A video released Friday allegedly shows Hamas operatives searching for the body...

Israeli drone strike kills one in Khirbet Selm

by Naharnet Newsdesk 17 October 2025, 16:07 One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike Friday on a car in the southern town of Khirbet Selm. The attack comes a day after Israel carried out fierce airstrikes across south Lebanon, in one of...

Israel strikes town in southern Lebanon

An Israeli strike hit the southern Lebanese town of Khirbet Selm, according to local media. The official National News Agency said the strike was carried out by a drone that used a guided missile and hit a car. Injuries have been reported as a...

Israeli football club whose fans have been BANNED from Aston Villa match hit back at 'unfair' police decision - as Government discussions continue 'at pace' to resolve the situation

By TOM COLLOMOSSE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 05:35 EDT, 17 October 2025 | Updated: 08:19 EDT, 17 October 2025 A senior official from Maccabi Tel Aviv believes the spectre of antisemitism may have influenced the decision to stop the Israeli...

Israel readies to receive remains of hostages

(JNS) — Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services is prepared to receive the remains of “between one and 28” slain hostages as part of the agreement with Hamas in Gaza, director-general Yehudah Avidan said on Sunday. Despite expectations, no one yet...

Israeli Man’s Pattaya Massage Dispute Ends in Temple Donation Heist

PATTAYA— An early morning theft attempt turned into a dramatic chase through Pattaya’s entertainment district when a 34-year-old Israeli man named Benallegedly attempted to steal temple donation envelopes from a massage parlor after being refused...

“Israeli Sadism in a Nutshell”: Amira Hass on Israeli Prisons, Settler Violence & Gaza Ceasefire

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at Gaza. President Trump has issued new threats against Hamas, saying Thursday the United States would back a military intervention against...