Israel says it’s West’s defender, but cares little for European critics
Israel’s widening wars and disregard for its traditional allies are deepening international criticism and isolation.

Israel’s widening wars and disregard for its traditional allies are deepening international criticism and isolation.



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A three-year-old and a 14-year-old were among those killed in Israel’s latest strikes on northern Gaza.
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Palestinians in Gaza recorded victims of an Israeli strike on the Shati refugee camp being rushed to a medical facility.
Israel wants to expand in the Middle East. Its failure to defeat Iran is a major setback for its hegemonic plans.
Nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan among multiple Palestinians killed in ongoing Gaza attacks amid fears of escalating violence.

Police in New York arrested around 100 anti-war protesters during a sit-in demanding an end to US arms for Israel.
Panel details incidents of violence by Israeli forces and settlers against displaced Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank.
Attacks come as Palestinian groups meet mediators from Egypt, Turkiye and Qatar in Cairo to discuss fragile ‘ceasefire’.
Israel is destroying the Status Quo to establish full control over Muslim and Christian religious life at holy sites.

Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in the occupied West Bank.
Head of defence college asked military official to ensure government took ownership of ban, emails reveal.