By Abby Bedard Saturday, February 1st saw the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. 183 Palestinian prisoners were exchanged for three Israeli hostages, Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel. Hamas handed the hostages over to the Red Cross in two choreographed events in Khan Younis and Gaza City. The exchanges went forward... Continue Reading →
By Abigail N. Bedard On Thursday, November 21st, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, and Hamas Commander, Mohammed Deif. In their statement, the ICC accused Netanyahu and Gallant of “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard A recent report from the Famine Review Committee (FRC) has claimed that famine is likely imminent in Gaza. The report was created by four independent researchers, all of whom are members of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification organization (IPC), which is made up of a network of U.N. agencies and other... Continue Reading →
By Abigail N. BeDard The Pentagon recently announced its plans to deploy B-52 bombers, fighter jets, refueling aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East in a press release on Friday. The decision comes as the USS Abraham Lincoln and the three Navy destroyers in its strike group are scheduled to leave the region in... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard Early Saturday morning, Israel launched a series of retaliatory strikes against Iran, the latest in a series of blows traded between the two nations. These recent Israeli strikes are reported to have hit military targets across three provinces in Iran: Tehran, Ilam and Khuzestan. Though Khuzestan is the center of Iran’s gas... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7th attack on Israel, was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 16th. Sinwar was killed in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah, by a group of Israeli soldiers while on a regular patrol. In video footage captured by an IDF drone... Continue Reading →
By Julian Fischer-Lhamon Turkey is in a precarious, though strategic, position between East and West. This also holds true for conflict between Israel and the Arab world. Nominally, Turkey’s leader, Erdoğan, is resolutely in favor of the Palestinian cause. However, his words do not align with his actions. As the East-West rivalry intensifies, Turkey’s balancing... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard Hezbollah confirmed in a statement on Saturday that Israeli strikes killed their longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah on Friday, September 28th. The group stated Nasrallah, “has joined his fellow martyrs.” and emphasized their intent to, “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine.” Nasrallah served as the leader of... Continue Reading →
By Abigail BeDard This week saw a stark escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian backed militant group in Lebanon. On Tuesday, thousands of handheld pagers used by members of Hezbollah were simultaneously detonated in a sophisticated and brutal attack that has been attributed to Israel. The following day, blasts rang out... Continue Reading →
By Abigail Bedard Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I Adir The effects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continue to extend into the wider region and beyond. In an uncharacteristic move, the Israeli government took credit for recent airstrikes in Syria. It has been noted that the Israel does not typically respond to claims regarding its actions in... Continue Reading →
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