The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71. 4 billion needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction.
Death toll in occupied West Bank from Israeli attacks rises Israeli army and settler attacks killed at least 1,151 and wounded more than 11,885 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October 2023. During the same period, more than 23,000 Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces. At least 9,560 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of 1 April.
"Our children will never return home to build a better tomorrow. " Grieving parents of over 100 schoolchildren killed in a U. S.
Iran executes two men accused of involvement in 'spy network linked to Israel', report says Iran executed two men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and planning attacks inside the country, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday. Mizan said the two, identified as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a spy network linked to Mossad and had received training abroad, including in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. They had been convicted on charges including “enmity against God” and cooperation with hostile groups, and their death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court before being carried out, Mizan reported.
Tehran [Iran], April 20 (ANI): Families of victims of the deadly school attack in Iran's southern city of Minab have urged Pope Leo XIV to become 'the voice of their voiceless children' and press for dialogue to achieve lasting peace, according to Press TV.
New posts 07:59 Two More People Executed In Iran For Spying Iran's judiciary announced the execution of two more people on April 20 on charges of "connections with Israel" and "espionage.
Spain urges EU to end Israel agreement over human right violations Spain is stepping up pressure on Israel, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announcing plans to ask the European Union to suspend its association agreement with Israel over breaches of international law. Speaking at a rally, Sanchez said Madrid would formally present the proposal to EU partners, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon make it an unsuitable partner. He said the country “violates international law” and therefore “cannot be a partner of the European Union...
Kuwait detains journalist amid Gulf crackdown on war reporting Kuwaiti authorities have detained US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has not been seen in public for six weeks, as Gulf states tighten restrictions on reporting linked to the Iran war. The Committee to Protect Journalists said Shihab-Eldin, 41, was visiting family in Kuwait when he disappeared from public view on March 2. He has not posted online since.
Critics say Iran may be creating a “tiered internet” model, where access is limited to the politically and economically privileged.
(260419) -- TEHRAN, April 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Iran Cong Peiwu (R) and Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) President Pirhossein Kolivand attend a signing ceremony for the handover certificates of China's emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2026. China has decided to provide 58 tonnes of emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, a Chinese envoy said recently.
Staff at outlets critical of Tehran have faced chilling intimidation and violence, amid calls for greater protection and support Iranian journalists working in London say they fear for their lives after a recent spate of threats and physical attacks, which they blame on a Tehran regime intent on silencing Persian-language news media such as BBC Persian and Iran International. On Wednesday, the London offices of Iran International, a news channel that opposes the regime in Tehran, were the target of an attempted arson attack , with an “ignited container” thrown into the car park of a neighbouring building, according to the Metropolitan police. Continue reading...
'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention Each night, Saeda al-Shrafi feels as though she is back in the cell: boots in the corridor, a headcount barked in the dark, the cold of Damon prison seeping into her bones. Even now in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian mother says she cannot leave that world behind. Detained during the mass displacement from northern Gaza in late 2023, Shrafi was among hundreds stopped at Israeli military checkpoints as civilians were ordered south.
The Palestinian woman on the cover of L'Espresso: Settlers were ready to kill us Meead Abu al-Rub is watching the widely circulated video footage of her being harassed and abused by Israeli settlers last October during the olive harvest season. The 35-year-old Palestinian , who is now known around the world after a picture of her being taunted by one of the settlers appeared on the cover of Italian magazine L’Espresso, recalls what happened that day. “Some of the settlers were wearing military uniforms and carrying weapons,” Meead tells Middle East Eye.
'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention Submitted by Ahmed Dremly on Sat, 04/18/2026 - 13:48 Detained while fleeing northern Gaza, Saeda al-Shrafi recalls weeks of interrogation, torture and imprisonment that changed her life, as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is marked Israeli forces tortured Saeda al-Shrafi, a Palestinian mother of two, during a six-week detention in 2023 in which she was held without charge or trial (MEE/Ahmed Dremly) Off Each night, Saeda al-Shrafi feels as though she is back in the cell: boots in the corridor, a headcount barked in the dark, the cold of Damon prison seeping into her bones. Even now in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian mother says she cannot leave that world behind. Detained during the mass displacement from northern Gaza in late 2023, Shrafi was among hundreds stopped at Israeli military checkpoints as civilians were ordered south.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the killing of two contracted workers delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip.
Iran International has received reports that an Iranian man was violently assaulted in central London. The Metropolitan Police are understood to be investigating.
Tehran [Iran], April 18 (ANI): In a dim, windowless cell inside a detention facility in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman, 29-year-old Borna Naimi clings to fragments of normalcy--his young daughter's drawings taped to a wall, small reminders of a life interrupted.
HRW calls on governments to suspend arms sales to Israel Human Rights Watch (HRW) has decried the Israeli bombing of the Qasmieh bridge, the main access point for civilians in southern Lebanon to food, medical supplies, and other humanitarian aid. The Israeli military destroyed the bridge on 16 April, hours before a ceasefire was announced. "As the deliberate attack destroyed the last main operational crossing for civilians and aid, with the prospect of immense civilian harm, the attack should be investigated as a potential disproportionate attack on civilians, which would be a war crime," HRW said in a statement.
The report conflates criticism with anti-Jewish sentiment, British-Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, number five on the roster, has told RT Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism has published its list of top ten "anti-Semite and anti-Zionist" influencers for 2025.
(Photo credit: Mingson Lau/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) Two members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum in Australia last month, released a joint statement Friday thanking the Australian government for assistance with 'the process of rebuilding our lives.
