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Israeli bombardments continue displacing entire families in Gaza: UN agency
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Thursday that Israeli strikes continue to displace several families in the Gaza Strip amid widespread famine in the enclave. “Ongoing bombardments and displacement orders are forcing entire...

Israel’s Impunity to Children Killings and Sexual Predations
On August 7th, 2025, Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the Cyber Defense Division at the Israel National Cyber Directorate, posted $10,000 bail in Las Vegas, Nevada after being arrested in a sting operation for attempting to solicit...

‘Israel must allow access to food, water and medicines in Gaza’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on Israel to allow access to food, water and medicines in Gaza. Guterres says civilians are facing a deadly escalation as Israel prepares for a military takeover of Gaza. He was briefing the media...

President and PM affirm unity on all key foreign policy matters
President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala (SPOLU) on Thursday met to discuss foreign policy issues, primarily the Czech position on Ukraine and the Middle East. The Office of the President later issued a statement saying the head of state...

Israel Bloodied Hezbollah, but Only Lebanon Can Defeat It
The Israeli northern border with Lebanon. Aug. 3, 2025. (Photo credit: Ayal Margolin/Flash90 via JNS) Mitchell Bard The Israel Defense Forces have achieved remarkable tactical successes in less than two years: decapitating Hezbollah’s leadership,...

Israel starving Gaza: A visual breakdown
Starvation deaths are climbing daily in Gaza as Israel’s 22-month blockade and relentless attacks drive a man-made famine into homes and tents. As of August 28, the known number of people who have starved to death, according to the Palestinian...

International News Briefs for Thursday, August 28, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Four More Palestinians Starve to Death as Israeli Tanks Advance on Gaza City Aug 28, 2025 A column of Israeli tanks...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Terrorist Targets Across Southern Lebanon
Smoke after a blast in the village of Yaroun in Southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate, as seen from Moshav Avivim in Israel, Dec. 17, 2024. (Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90) Israeli Air Force craft struck several targets of the Iran-backed...

Israeli enemy army raids Palestinian schools, assaults teachers in West Bank
Ramallah – Saba: Israeli enemy army forces raided schools in Hebron Governorate in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, detaining and assaulting a number of teachers. The Palestinian Ministry of Education said in a statement that Israeli enemy...

Israel stops drone attack from Yemen
(MENAFN) Air raid sirens were triggered Thursday in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip when a drone launched from Yemen entered Israeli airspace, the military reported. Israeli air defense systems intercepted the drone, and no casualties or...
Israel launches fresh strikes on Yemen's capital
SANAA/JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday afternoon, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, as local residents heard a series of explosions. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the...

Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City, killing at least 50 people
At least 50 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Thursday, including 12 aid seekers, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as residents report intensified military bombardment of the eastern and southern neighbourhoods...

Israel calls on UN to withdraw Gaza famine report
The Israeli government on Wednesday called on the United Nations to withdraw its latest report warning of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip, claiming the report was biased and inaccurate, according to Hebrew media reports. The demand came after...

Israeli Minister Boasts: Those in the Gaza Strip Who Don't Die by Bullets Will Starve
Thu 28 Aug 2025 | 06:28 PM Israeli Minister Boasts: Those in the Gaza Strip Who Don't Die by Bullets Will Starve Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in a state of complete arrogance and forgetting all the massacres committed by the...

Israeli Special Forces Seized Turkish Spying Equipment During Helicopter Raid In Syria
Illustrative image. (Israeli Defense Forces) Israeli special forces recovered top-secret spying equipment that contained sensitive technology owned only by Israel and the United States during their raid near the Syrian capital, Damascus, over the...

Israel launches strikes on Sana’a, targets senior Houthi leaders
ALBAWABA- Israeli media reported Thursday that the Israeli army carried out at least 10 airstrikes on multiple locations in Yemen, including the capital Sana’a, where a series of powerful explosions rocked Jabal Attan, west of the city. According...

Israel yet to respond to ceasefire proposal amid ongoing Gaza slaughter
Despite Hamas having agreed to a ceasefire proposal set out by Egypt and Qatar over 10 days ago, Israel has still not responded, creating further uncertainty for the future of Gaza amid widespread suffering and death in the besieged strip. Earlier...

Israel intensifies Gaza bombardment, 16 dead
Published on: August 28, 2025 7:08 PM Israeli forces killed at least 16 Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday, health officials said. The south of the enclave saw dozens wounded amid intense bombardment near Gaza City. Residents reported heavy...

Israeli Air Force strikes Houthis in Sanaa during leader’s speech
The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Sanaa on Thursday, just hours after intercepting two drones launched from Yemen and during a speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, which continued without interruption. Israel says...

Israel launches attack on Yemeni capital Sanaa
by Naharnet Newsdesk 28 August 2025, 17:51 Yemen's Houthi rebels said Israel attacked the capital Sanaa on Thursday, four days after a round of deadly bombings against the Iran-backed group. "Israeli aggression on the capital Sanaa", the Houthi...