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3 Major Allies Break With US to Recognize Palestinian State

UK, Canada, Australia make announcements ahead of UN General Assembly in New York

(Newser) - In a a break with the US and a dramatic departure from long-held policy, the UK, Canada, and Australia officially recognized a state of Palestine on Sunday. Reflecting international opposition to Israel's attacks in Gaza, the announcement by the nations' prime ministers was made the day before United...

'Cataclysmic' Scenes as Palestinians Flee Gaza City

Israeli military warns that it plans to deploy 'unprecedented and extreme' force

(Newser) - The Israeli military has issued an ominous warning to Gaza City residents, announcing it will deploy "unprecedented force" in the area while urging civilians to evacuate south. The Salah al-Din road, recently used as a main evacuation route, has now been shut, leaving one street as the only...

US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution on Gaza, Calling It Performative

Other 14 UN Security Council members vote yes

(Newser) - The US again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning Hamas. All 14 other members of the United Nations' most powerful body voted in...

Israel's Version of the Oscars Sparks a Firestorm

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar vows to strip funding from the Ophir Awards

(Newser) - Israel's version of the Oscars took place Tuesday and has sparked a political firestorm after a drama about a Palestinian boy took the best film award. Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar on Wednesday criticized the Ophir Awards ceremony as a "shameful" event that "spits on heroic...

Judge: Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Deported

Columbia activist is accused of omissions on his green card application as his legal fight continues

(Newser) - A US immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist known for his leadership in campus protests at Columbia University against Israel's military actions in Gaza. The order, issued by Judge Jamee Comans in Louisiana on Friday, directs Khalil—a Palestinian originally from Syria...

Sanders Is First Senator to Call Gaza a Genocide

Cites UN findings, urges end to US military aid

(Newser) - Sen. Bernie Sanders publicly labeled Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide this week, making him the first sitting US senator to use the term in reference to the ongoing conflict. In a statement , Sanders said the evidence is "inescapable," referencing a recent UN commission report that...

Israel's Ground Move on Gaza City Has Begun

As Rubio warns that time is 'running out' for a peace deal

(Newser) - The Israeli military began a ground offensive targeting Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly squeezing in on the Palestinian territory's largest city that has seen block after block already destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war. Residents still in the city were warned they must leave and head south, per the AP...

Team Commissioned by UN Council Accuses Israel of Genocide

The team does not speak for the UN, and Israel denounced its report

(Newser) - A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it, the AP reports. The deeply-documented...

Hacks Star Gets Herself Bleeped in Emmys Speech

Hannah Einbinder says 'go birds, f--- ICE, and free Palestine'

(Newser) - Hacks star Hannah Einbinder finally got to take home an Emmy on Sunday night, but before she did, the actor had some bleeped opining to do. As Deadline reports, Einbinder's acceptance speech was standard fare, thanking the creators of Hacks and her castmates before wrapping up thusly: "Finally,...

UN Assembly Endorses a 'New York Declaration'

Body votes overwhelmingly to support 2-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

(Newser) - The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the "New York Declaration," which sets...

Israel Turns Its Airstrikes Back to Yemen
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen
Sep 10, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen

As EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza

(Newser) - Israel carried out another round of heavy airstrikes Wednesday against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting a fuel station in the capital, Sanaa, and a government facility, according to officials in Yemen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, said she would seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against...

Israel to Gaza City Residents: Get Out Now

Israeli military urges a full evacuation

(Newser) - The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza, the AP reports. This is the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting. Also on Tuesday,...

Gunmen Open Fire on Bus in Jerusalem

6 killed in addition to the 2 attackers

(Newser) - Two shooters opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring nearly a dozen more. Witnesses said the attackers boarded the bus at a stop at Ramot Junction, a busy intersection in north Jerusalem, around 10:15am and started shooting, per the Washington ...

Drone Strikes Israeli Airport
Drone Strikes Israeli Airport
Sep 7, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Drone Strikes Israeli Airport

Houthis said they'd escalate attacks after killing of prime minister

(Newser) - A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel's multilayered air defenses on Sunday and slammed into the country's southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights over southern Israel. Israel said Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked with several drones,...

It's a New Move for Those Living in Gaza City

Israeli military tells famine-stricken Palestinians there to move southward to humanitarian zone

(Newser) - Israel's army on Saturday called on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city, including targeting high-rise buildings. Parts of the city, home to nearly 1 million people, are already...

Belgium Sets Conditions for Recognizing Palestinian State

Move will be tied to release Gaza hostages

(Newser) - Belgium is set to formally recognize a Palestinian state, but with a catch: the move hinges on the release of all Gaza hostages and a future where Hamas is no longer in charge. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot made the announcement ahead of September's UN General Assembly, aligning Belgium...

UK to Treat Children From Gaza, Ripping Israel for Blocking Aid

Foreign secretary says a 'massive humanitarian response' is needed

(Newser) - British officials are working to get critically sick and injured children out of Gaza for specialist treatment in UK hospitals, the British foreign secretary said Monday, adding that the first patients will arrive in coming weeks. David Lammy said he was outraged by Israel not allowing enough aid to enter...

Israel Kills Hamas Spokesperson
Israel Kills Hamas
Spokesperson
Sep 1, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Israel Kills Hamas Spokesperson

Israeli military says it killed spokesperson for terror group's armed wing

(Newser) - The Israeli military announced Sunday that it killed the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, as the country's security cabinet met to discuss the expanding offensive in some of Gaza's most populated areas, the AP reports. There were no plans to discuss negotiations for a ceasefire at the...

Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon Sail for Gaza

Flotilla is aimed at delivering aid

(Newser) - A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid, activists, and celebrities on board seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory. This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City, reports the AP , limiting the deliveries of food...

Before She Died in Gaza, Journo Took Some Final Photos

Photojournalist Mariam Dagga left behind pictures of hospital where she was killed in Israeli strike

(Newser) - The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later. Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for the AP , was among 22 people, including five reporters, killed on Monday when Israeli...

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