EU to review trade deal with Israel over Gaza offensive

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, speaks to the press during a European Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers Council in Brussels, Belgium, May 20, 2025. EFE/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

Brussels (EFE) – The European Union (EU) decided Tuesday to review the bloc’s relations with Israel over the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza. “It is clear from today’s discussions that there is a strong majority in favor of a review of article 2 of our Association Agreement with Israel,” the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, … Read more

Deadly bombardment on Nakba Day kills over 100 in Gaza

Several people watch over the lifeless body of a relative following an Israeli airstrike on the Al Tawba clinic in Bait Lahia, northern Gaza, Thursday. May 15, 2025. EFE/HAITHAM IMAD

Jerusalem/Gaza City, (EFE).- On the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba, Israeli airstrikes intensified across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 114 people in one of the deadliest days of the war. The bombardments heavily targeted Khan Younis in southern Gaza, where over 50 people were reported dead by early morning. Among the victims was journalist … Read more

Israel launches 150 airstrikes on Gaza as death toll mounts

A reservist walks down a street in Jerusalem. May 8, 2025. EFE/Magda Gibelli

International Desk, (EFE).- The Israeli military carried out over 150 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 72 hours, according to an Israeli Defense Forces official statement released Thursday. The raids targeted what the IDF described as “terrorist cells, underground infrastructure, and military facilities used by combatants.” The offensive, particularly intense in northern Gaza, … Read more

Israel orders further evacuations in northern Gaza as fighting intensifies

A Palestinian mother flees the areae with her children at Al Farabi school in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, 25 April 2025. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem, Apr 25 (EFE) – The Israeli army on Friday issued evacuation orders for the northeastern area of Gaza City, in the north of the enclave, citing “terrorist activity” in the area, where local militias also reported clashes with Israeli forces. “To all residents of the Gaza Strip in the areas of Turkman, Ajdeida, and … Read more

US judge gives green light to deport Palestinian student over university protests

(FILE) People gather in Foley Square, near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, to protest the recent arrest of Columbia university graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York, New York, US, 10 March 2025. EFE/EPA/SARAH YENESEL

New York, Apr 11 (EFE). – A United States federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s istration can proceed with the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian student who led protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza. Louisiana Judge Jamee Comans claimed that Khalil could be deported because of “beliefs, statements, or … Read more

Israeli attack in Gaza near a bakery leaves 11 dead, including 9 children

(FILE). The son of Hussam Al-Ramlawi who is displaced with his family from the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east Gaza City, stands on a platform overlooking ruins at the archaeological site of the Saint Hilarion Monastery in Tell Umm al-Amr in Al-Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip on 15 August, 2024. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem (EFE).- An Israeli bombardment on a group of Gazans in the Al Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City (North of the Strip), left 11 dead, including nine children, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense and Palestinian media via Telegram. Gazans have been surviving for over a month on the scarce humanitarian aid they have … Read more

Israel kills minor and member of Hamas political bureau in attack on Nasser hospital

(FILE). Palestinians inspect the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. November 23, 2024.EFE/EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

Jerusalem (EFE).- A 16-year-old teenager and a member of the Hamas political bureau were killed Sunday night in an Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip. According to a statement by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, the attack was a “direct hit” on the surgical department of the … Read more

Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s office against dismissal of Shin Bet chief

Israelis march to protest the resumption of fighting in Gaza and against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's announced plans to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, next to the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem, Mar 20, 2025. EFE/EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Jerusalem, Mar 20 (EFE) – Thousands of Israelis braved the rain and low temperatures on Thursday to protest outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where the cabinet will meet to vote on the dismissal of Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service. Demonstrators are also protesting against government … Read more

Trump cuts $400 million in federal funds from Columbia University over antisemitism

US President Donald Trump. March, 7, 2025. EFE/EPA/CHRIS KLEPONIS / POOL

New York (EFE).- Donald Trump’s istration canceled 400 million dollars in grants and contracts with Columbia University in New York on Friday “due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students” after receiving a government-commissioned report on antisemitism on college campuses. “These cancellations represent the first round of action … Read more

Hamas announces deal with Israel for Palestinian prisoners release

(FILE) Armed fighters from Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades stand guard during the handover of three Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Al Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Feb 22, 2025. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem, Feb 26 (EFE).- Hamas announced Wednesday that it had agreed with Israel to release 602 Palestinian prisoners scheduled to be freed last weekend. “An agreement was reached to resolve the issue of the delayed release of Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed in the last batch,” Hamas says in a statement. “They … Read more

Hamas confirms killing of senior official in Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon

(FILE). Fighters of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of late Hamas military commander Ghazi Abu Tamaa, head of Hamas' istrative and Combat  Staff, in Deir al-Balah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 04 February 2025. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem (EFE).- The Palestinian group Hamas confirmed the death of its chief of operations in Lebanon, Muhammad Shaheen, on Monday in an Israel Defense Forces drone strike in Sidon, southern Lebanon. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, confirmed Shaheen’s death in a statement, identifying him as “Abu al-Baraa.” “The Al-Qassam Brigades mourn Abu … Read more