Tag: IDF
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Social media calls for boycotting Marvel movie with Israeli ‘superhero’
The global anti-Israel movement led by BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions ) and other pro-Palestinian groups are calling for a boycott of the Disney and Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, featuring Israeli comic-book superhero Sabra (Ruth Bat Seraph). On July 12, Marvel dropped the first teaser for the film, set to release next…
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BBC slammed for misleading headline about Israeli army dogs attacking Palestinian man
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), known for its support of Israeli war crimes, is yet again under fire for a misleading headline that portrayed the killing of a Palestinian man with Down’s Syndrome as a “lonely death”.” In contrast, he died after being attacked by a dog trained by the Israeli Defence Forces. The details of…
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Amid Gaza genocide, Israel aims to send Lebanon “back to Stone Age”
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Thursday after warning Hezbollah, Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country “back to the Stone Age”. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the comment during a visit to Washington, where he discussed the Gaza war, long-running efforts toward a truce, and ways…
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Israel PM Netanyahu says Rafah strike a ‘tragic accident’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a deadly strike that hit a displacement camp in Gaza’s Rafah was a “tragic accident” that his government was investigating. “In Rafah, we evacuated a million uninvolved residents and, despite our best efforts, a tragic accident happened yesterday,” Netanyahu told parliament. He added that “we are…
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Five Israeli soldiers killed by their own tanks in Gaza
Israel said Thursday that five of its troops were killed by friendly fire in Gaza, as a rift emerged inside the war cabinet on how the Palestinian territory should be ruled in future. The army said that the five soldiers were killed when two Israeli tanks mistakenly fired shells at the building they were in…
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Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers; CNN exposes Israeli detention center for Palestinians
CNN has published and aired a damning report with the help of Israeli whistleblowers working at the Sde Teiman detention camp in Israel. The exposé has revealed systemic abuses by the military, including prisoners being restrained, blindfolded, and forced to wear diapers. Israel’s military base, which is now a detention center in the Negev desert,…
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Israeli soldiers killed by their own bombs
In a huge setback to Israel, 24 of its soldiers were killed in the biggest single-day losses since the start of its ground war in Gaza. The soldiers were killed on Monday, with the army saying 21 of them were reserve soldiers who got killed when rocket-propelled grenade fire hit a tank and two buildings…
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‘We love life’: Gaza couple celebrate wartime wedding
Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on her wedding day, determined to celebrate even as war rages. “We are a people that love life, despite death, murders and destruction,” said her father, Mohamed Jibril. Relatives were gathered on Friday for the wartime wedding in a…
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Israeli soldier blows up Gaza neighbourhood as gift for wife
A video of an Israeli soldier blowing up a Gaza neighbourhood as a gift for his wife is being slammed on social media. The soldier, who says his wife has been his strength, pays tribute to her. “My life, I wish you good luck, you are the best in the world and because of your…
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Legendary singer Eric Clapton plans special concert for children of Gaza
In a heartfelt initiative to make a difference in the lives of the children of Gaza, legendary musician Eric Clapton is set to deliver a powerful message through the broadcast of his intimate concert, which took place in London in December 2023. Scheduled for airing on January 17th, the exclusive performance is not only a…