UN ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli defense chief and Hamas leader Blogging Sole

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel says he was killed during an airstrike in July. The judges found that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally … Read more

Hezbollah spokesperson killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut, official says Blogging Sole

The main spokesperson for Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Beirut on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. The Hezbollah official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, told The Associated Press that Mohammed Afif was killed in a strike on the … Read more

Paris on alert as Israel soccer team prepares to play after anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam Blogging Sole

Paris — Security forces were on alert Thursday in Paris ahead of a soccer match between the French national soccer team and the visiting Israeli team. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged demonstrations in the city on Wednesday evening, and there are fears of a possible repeat of last week’s violence and Anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli football fans … Read more