Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli settlers this evening attacked with stones Palestinian homes in the village of Asira al-Qibliya, to the south of Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Hafez Saleh, head of Asira al-Qibliya village council, told WAFA that settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar stoned houses near the village, causing damages to two. He added that Israeli forces, who provided settlers with protection, fired live bullets and toxic and tear gas bombs toward residents’ homes before proceeding to detain a Palestinian youth. Source: Wafa

Emergency services were called to a Nashville, Tennessee area elementary school on Monday morning following reports of an “active aggressor” on the premises of the private Christian educational institution. Three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville on Monday, police have indicated. The attacker, a female suspect in her teens wielding assault rifles and a pistol, was shot and killed by law enforcement, bringing the total fatality count to seven. The city’s fire department also indicated that there were “multiple” injuries. “We are responding to an active aggressor at 33 Burton Hills…

Israeli Occupation Forces Chief Herzi Halevi says protests are for the public sphere and active and reserved IOF servicemen. Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) chief, Herzi Halevi, claimed in an open letter addressed to active and reserve members of the IOF, claiming that “Israel has never known such days of external threats combined with an internal storm.” Halevi urged that “this is a time for responsibility,” at a time when violent protests have become widespread and at a time when Security Minister Yoav Gallant was fired due to his opposition to the judicial reforms for reasons of alleged “national security”. Halevi…

The situation on the Ukrainian front lines remains dire. While Kiev is busy collecting NATO weapons ad transferring them to the front lines, the Russian military does not stop pushing through Ukrainian defenses on the battlefields and has to solve problems of logistical supplies in the area of military operations. The problem of providing some Russian units with the necessary amount of artillery remains. In particular, Russian units in Avdeevka and the Wagner fighters claim that their existing supplies are still insufficient to support intensive offensive operations. However, after the recent public scandal between the head of the Wagner PMC…

Amid the ongoing huge Israeli protests, which are being widely described as the country’s largest in history, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to imminently announce he’s suspending his coalition’s judicial overhaul legislation. He also for the first time warned the country against falling into violence. Upon his signaling that he will now back down from the controversial overhaul (at least temporarily) – seen as a sweeping power grab – and after banks and shops closed in a nationwide strike, the shekel appreciated against the dollar and Israeli shares immediately rose. The shekel in early morning trading rose more than 1% to 3.55 against the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summons Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over threats to resign from the government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his speech, which was initially due over four hours ago, due to ongoing disputes among ruling coalition members regarding how to move forward with the judicial reforms. According to Israeli media, Netanyahu summoned Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following the Police Minister’s threats to resign from Netanyahu’s government if a decision to halt the reforms gets announced. Channel 12 reported that advisors to Netanyahu have suggested he wait until 6:00 pm to see whether the protest called for by the pro-reform coalition would…

According to government opponents, the overhaul plan, which limits the powers of the Supreme Court and puts the executive branch in control of selecting judges, will undermine the democratic foundations of Israeli statehood A protest against the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government gathered 80,000 people in front of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) building in Jerusalem on Monday, the Kan 11 state-owned TV channel reported, broadcasting live from the scene. Widespread protests have been going on in Israel for almost 24 hours. The demonstrations escalated after Netanyahu’s March 26 move to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant,…

The move comes after months-long protests across Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the suspension of the controversial judicial overhaul, after months of massive nationwide demonstrations. In a statement on Monday evening, Netanyahu said that he ordered a “timeout” on the controversial legislation until after the Knesset recess, in order “to give a real opportunity for real dialogue.” He condemned “a minority of extremists that are willing to tear our country to shreds, leading us to civil war and calling for refusal of army service,” which he called “a terrible crime.” Earlier, local media reported that the Israeli PM held lengthy discussions on the…

The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned today Israel’s decision to issue tenders for the construction of new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories following the Israeli parliament’s, the Knesset, approval of a bill allowing the return of settlers to four settlements in the occupied northern West Bank that were evacuated in 2005. Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom’s firm rejection of Israeli settlements and their expansion in the occupied territories as a violation of international law and international legitimacy, and a threat to the peace process and regional and international efforts aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state on the borders…

At least six Palestinians were injured this evening after being beaten up and pepper sprayed during an Israeli settlers’ attack against residents in the town of Huwwara to the south of Nablus, the occupied West Bank, according to Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department in Nablus. He told WAFA that five Palestinians were injured after being attacked by settlers and were taken to a medical center in Huwwara for treatment. He added that settlers tried to prevent the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance’s access to Huwwara. They further attacked the ambulance while first-aid workers were…