Israeli fighter pilot killed in crash following raid on Gaza
An Israeli army air force pilot died and another was injured on Wednesday as their fighter jet crashed while returning from carrying out airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip. An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that an F-16 jet crashed while landing at the Ramon air base in the Negev desert. She said both members of the crew ejected themselves from the aircraft, with one of the Israeli pilots dying in the crash, while the other...
Whitewash Protocol: The So-Called Investigation of Operation Protective Edge
Two years ago, in the summer of 2014, another “round of fighting” between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took place. Israel called it Operation Protective Edge. In term of harm to Palestinians, it was the deadliest and most destructive bout of hostilities since 1967. During Operation Protective Edge, Israel killed 2,202 Palestinians, hundreds of them in their homes. Sixty-three percent, or 1,391, did not take part in the...
Israel to allow ICC visit on Gaza war mission
Israel is to host a working group of the International Criminal Court as it weighs whether to probe alleged war crimes in the 2014 Gaza war, an Israeli official said Friday. The group’s arrival “shortly” will be unprecedented, he told AFP on condition of anonymity, saying the visit was intended to show the ICC team “how the Israeli judicial system works”. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
250 Palestinians travel from Gaza to AlAqsa Mosque for Friday prayers
More than 200 Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip traveled to occupied East Jerusalem to attend Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Palestinian liaison officials. The 250 Palestinian worshippers, all above the age of 50, traveled to Jerusalem via the Erez crossing between the besieged enclave and Israel to attend prayers, before immediately returning to the Gaza Strip.
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