Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, a powerful and long-standing figure in Middle Eastern militancy, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27, marking a significant escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. According to CBS News, Israel confirmed that its airstrike hit Nasrallah’s underground headquarters in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area long known as a stronghold for the group.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, October 1, Iran launched around 200 missiles at Israel, the most recent escalation in the Middle Eastern conflict, according to initial reports by the Jerusalem Post. Israel’s defense system was largely successful in alleviating most of the attacks;, yet, some missiles snuck by hitting schools, homes, electrical infrastructure, malls, restaurants, and more.
Read MoreThe United Nations has implemented a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to vaccinate children for polio after the first case in 25 years appeared in a 10-month-old Palestinian boy.
Read MoreThis season, the olive harvest is endangered by an all too familiar threat: Israeli settlements entrenching on Palestinian land and sovereignty.
Read MoreIsraeli forces have been using war-like and lethal tactics across the northern West Bank since late August. The United Nations argues that these attacks are deepening citizens’ humanitarian needs, raising concerns over the use of excessive force.
Read MoreStéphane Séjourné, the Prime Minister of France, ventured to Lebanon on Sunday, increasing diplomatic efforts to prevent a war between Israel and Lebanon’s political party and militant group, Hezbollah. As escalations increased at the border of the two countries after the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict, world leaders are fearful of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Read MoreThe recent explosion of protests at Columbia University kickstarted a new wave of similar protests at other Ivy League and prestigious universities around the country. At first, viral images of Columbia University students’ 1968 protests against the Vietnam War were compared to the protests now known as encampments.
Read MoreAround 190 days into the war between Israel and Palestine, on April 9, the Turkish Minister of Trade said that they would impose limitations on exports to Israel until there is a ceasefire and more relief in the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreOn April 1 an Israeli airstrike hit an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing seven. Iran responded to this attack on Saturday by launching over 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles into Israeli territory, yet according to the Israeli Defense Force(IDF), none of the 170 drones, and only five ballistic missiles, made it through Israeli and US air defense to hit Israeli territory.
Read MoreAn Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1, demolishing the building and killing two Iranian generals and five officers, along with six Syrian citizens, according to Iranian officials.
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