US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran

US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran

JERUSALEM — An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s war on Hamas traveled to Iran and visited the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which was abandoned after the 1979 hostage crisis. The visit by Whitney Wright as Iran imprisons Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi sparked … Read more

Israel Army Says Raided A Hamas Facility Used To Train For Oct 7 Attack

Israel Army Says Raided A Hamas Facility Used To Train For Oct 7 Attack

Israeli army also raided the office of Mohammad Sinwar, a senior commander in Hamas’s armed wing. (File) Jerusalem: Israel’s army said Sunday its forces had raided a Hamas training facility in Gaza where operatives prepared for the October 7 attack on Israel. The facility in the Palestinian territory’s main southern city of Khan Yunis contained … Read more

Gaza Doctor Describes Detention By Israeli Forces

Gaza Doctor Describes Detention By Israeli Forces

My weight was 87 Kg. I lost, in 45 days, more than 25 Kg, says Doctor Said Abdulrahman Maarouf. Rafah: A Palestinian doctor says Israeli forces in Gaza detained him when they overran a hospital and subjected him to abuse during 45 days of captivity including sleep deprivation and constant shackling and blindfolding before releasing … Read more

BBC Employee Under Fire For Calling Jewish People “Nazis” In Facebook Posts

BBC Employee Under Fire For Calling Jewish People “Nazis” In Facebook Posts

Ms Queva she also called white people “virus” and “mutant invader species”. A senior BBC employee is under fire for having shared a plethora of antisemitic posts on Facebook, according to a report published in Deadline. Dawn Queva, senior scheduling coordinator and playout planner at BBC Three, made many of the troubling, since-deleted posts over … Read more

Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a proposal that includes hostage releases

Live updates | Hamas is expected to respond soon to a proposal that includes hostage releases

A senior Hamas official said Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and phased exchanges of Hamas-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are holding dozens of hostages, after having abducted about 250 during their deadly Oct. 7 attack … Read more

Live updates | Death toll in Gaza passes 27,000 as South Africa says Israel is ignoring court ruling

Live updates | Death toll in Gaza passes 27,000 as South Africa says Israel is ignoring court ruling

More than 27,000 people have been killed and 66,000 wounded by Israel’s offensive in Gaza, the Hamas-controlled territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday. South Africa’s foreign minister has accused Israel of ignoring last week’s ruling by the United Nations’ top court, which ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent deaths in Gaza. The number … Read more

Live updates | 150 people are killed in Gaza in 24 hours, Health Ministry says

Live updates | 150 people are killed in Gaza in 24 hours, Health Ministry says

Gaza’s Health Ministry says 150 people have been killed in the territory in the last 24 hours and another 313 were wounded as Israeli forces continue to battle militants, even in the northern part of the territory. The north, where entire neighborhoods have been flattened, was the initial target of Israel’s ground offensive in late … Read more

Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI

Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI

Hulu ran an anti-Hamas ad that appears to be made using artificial intelligence to show an idealized version of Gaza—claiming this paradise destination could exist if not for Hamas. The 30-second spot, opening like a tourism ad, shows palm trees and coastlines. There are five-star hotels and children playing. People dance, eat, and laugh, while … Read more

Live updates | Israeli forces raid a West Bank hospital, killing 3 Palestinian militants

Live updates | Israeli forces raid a West Bank hospital, killing 3 Palestinian militants

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian militants in a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The Israeli military said forces entered the Ibn Sina hospital in the northern city of Jenin early Tuesday where they shot and killed the three … Read more

Live updates | UN aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza faces more funding cuts amid Oct 7 claims

Live updates | UN aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza faces more funding cuts amid Oct 7 claims

The U.N. aid agency serving Palestinians in Gaza faced more funding cuts Monday amid accusations that 12 of its employees were involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war. An Israeli document obtained by The Associated Press on Monday details Israeli claims that U.N. teachers and a social worker employed by the … Read more