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May 24, 2026, 03:54 PM - 5 min read
Under international humanitarian law, those involved in the transport and distribution of relief supplies must be respected and protected during armed conflict. They are to be treated as civilians so long as they do not directly take part in hostilities.
Read more![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset during a parliamentary session in Jerusalem. [File: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.newsarenaindia.com%2Fnetanyahu-1jpg_1779295826697.jpg&w=3840&q=8 "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset during a parliamentary session in Jerusalem. [File: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]")
May 20, 2026, 10:20 PM - 2 min read
Israeli lawmakers voted to advance a bill to dissolve the Knesset, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and paving the way for early elections amid political turmoil and ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and tensions with Iran.
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March 26, 2026, 03:49 PM - 6 min read
Israel not only developed its nuclear weapons in secret – employing subterfuge, misleading claims, and even the suspected theft of bomb-grade nuclear material from the United States – it has also rejected international inspections of its facilities and refused to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by almost every state in the world. Iran, meanwhile, has never had a nuclear weapon, though its programme has been the source of international concern for more than a decade.
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March 24, 2026, 05:29 PM - 6 min read
Hamas has been devastated by the Israeli onslaught that followed the October 7 terrorist attacks in southern Israel. This has left the group unable to play a part in the Iran war. Hezbollah, on the other hand, entered the conflict early on. But it finds itself damaged to the point it constitutes a far greater threat to Lebanese stability than it does to Israel. The Houthis, meanwhile, have been conspicuous by their absence.
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March 16, 2026, 01:27 PM - 5 min read
As Hollywood's awards season comes to a close with the Oscars, political organisers suggested that celebrities found their political voices more this cycle than in recent years.
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February 18, 2026, 02:16 PM - 3 min read
In the open letter, the signatories said they fervently disagree with the film festival's jury president Wim Wenders views on filmmaking and politics.
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February 6, 2026, 05:31 PM - 6 min read
In contrast to the US and Israeli visions, the February 2025 Gaza “Phoenix” plan includes input from the people of Gaza. It has a much stronger focus on maintaining and reconstructing the existing buildings, culture and social fabric of the enclave.
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February 2, 2026, 07:12 PM - 2 min read
The border was reopened on Monday, enabling ill Palestinians to leave Gaza, which has been devastated by two years of relentless war.
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February 1, 2026, 01:33 PM - 8 min read
Across nearly two millennia, popes have carefully positioned close enough to influence outcomes, but far enough away to preserve credibility with all parties.
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January 25, 2026, 02:25 PM - 4 min read
Crucially, the Board does not even explicitly mention Gaza, the very crisis it claims to address. This is not a small omission. Gaza was the moral and political justification for the initiative. Removing it from the formal mandate points toward a shift from humanitarian responsibility.
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January 19, 2026, 05:09 PM - 6 min read
From Bondi to Venezuela, Gaza and Ukraine, AI has supercharged the spread of online misinformation. In fact, around half of the content you see online is now made and spread by AI.
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January 10, 2026, 03:44 PM - 2 min read
More than 425 civilians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025
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