Articles in this Cluster
08-05-2025
At least 33 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in two Israeli strikes on a crowded restaurant and market in Gaza City, according to medics and the Hamas-run health ministry. The strikes occurred on the same street, about 100m apart, and came as Israel prepares to intensify its military campaign against Hamas. The restaurant, Thailandy, was also operating as a community kitchen, preparing hundreds of meals daily for humanitarian distribution. The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports, while Hamas accused Israel of committing war crimes by targeting civilians. The strikes are part of a renewed Israeli offensive that has resulted in hundreds of casualties and displaced an estimated 423,000 people, with aid agencies warning of mass starvation.
08-05-2025
Israel's military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, disabling the country's international airport in Sanaa and striking several power plants. The strikes came in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike on Israel's main airport near Tel Aviv the previous day, which briefly halted flights and commuter traffic. The airstrikes are part of an ongoing conflict between Israel and the Houthis, who have targeted Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The US military has also struck Houthi targets in the past, but did not participate in Tuesday's Israeli airstrikes.
08-05-2025
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) issued a message on social media urging everyone around Yemen's Sana'a International Airport to evacuate immediately, warning that failure to do so would expose them to danger. The warning came after Israel hit Houthi targets in Yemen in response to a missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthis that landed near Israel's largest airport in Tel Aviv. Eyewitnesses reported four strikes in the capital city by the IDF. The Houthis had vowed to hit Israel with a "comprehensive aerial blockade" following Israel's expanded military operations in the Gaza Strip.
08-05-2025
At least 48 people, including women and children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, according to Palestinian health officials. The strikes hit a school sheltering displaced families and a crowded market and restaurant, with 86 people also injured. Israel has not commented on the airstrikes, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to expand the offensive against Hamas and seize the whole of Gaza. The violence is part of a renewed Israeli military campaign that resumed in March after a US-backed ceasefire collapsed.
08-05-2025
The Israeli military has launched a sweeping crackdown on militancy in the occupied West Bank, maintaining its longest-running presence in the heart of West Bank cities in decades. Since January, the military has targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, displacing around 40,000 Palestinians and killing over 100 militants. The operation has left neighborhoods devastated, with homes reduced to rubble and roads ripped apart. Palestinians fear that Israel is preparing to annex the West Bank, as the military expands roads and demolishes buildings, erasing symbols of Palestinian refugee identity. The campaign has undermined the powers of the Palestinian Authority, with some Palestinians fearing a second "nakba," or disaster, similar to the mass flight and expulsion of Palestinians during Israel's creation in 1948.
