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In Serious Escalation, Israeli Drones Drop Grenades Near UN Troops in Lebanon
NEWS BRIEF
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported that Israeli drones dropped four grenades near peacekeepers during a road-clearing operation in southern Lebanon,...
In Diplomatic Shift, Belgium Will Recognize Palestine at the UN Summit
NEWS BRIEF: Belgium will formally recognize Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September and implement 12 sanctions against Israel, including a ban...
Israel’s Missile Order in the Middle East: A Geopolitical Challenge for the United States
Israel is rewriting the rules of the game in the Middle East, not through diplomacy, peace treaties, or multilateral negotiations, but by deploying advanced...
Genocide Scholars Declare Israel’s Gaza Campaign Meets Legal Definition of Genocide
Background
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), a 500-member body of experts, was founded in 1994 to advance research and awareness of genocide and...
European Rift Deepens over Israel Sanctions Push
The two foreign ministers presented their argument in the letter directed at EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. They contended that the EU should...
Hundreds of UN Staff Urge Rights Chief to Label Gaza a Genocide
Background
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), created in 1993 to protect human rights globally, has seen its current head, Austrian...
“Never Again”, But for Whom and Where?
After World War II, Europe launched a moral and identity-based project grounded in the imperative of “learning from history.” This involved remembrance of the...
Trump to Chair Gaza Meeting in Washington as U.S. and Israeli Diplomats Discuss Conflict
BackgroundAccording to Reuters, U.S. President Donald Trump had pledged during the 2024 election campaign to bring a swift end to the war in Gaza....
Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital kills at least 20, including five journalists
Background / ContextThe Gaza war, now in its eleventh month, has left tens of thousands dead and displaced much of the enclave’s population. Israel...
Turkish First Lady Warns of Gaza “Children’s Cemetery” in Plea to Melania Trump
Turkey’s First lady, Emine Erdogan has urged U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to speak out on behalf of the Palestinian children suffering amid the...