Iran, Israel and moral confusion
In the Middle East conflict it seems that words have been dissociated from reality, and this traps the left in simplistic categories
In the Middle East conflict it seems that words have been dissociated from reality, and this traps the left in simplistic categories
Critics of the Islamic regime fear that a conflict will deepen the serious economic situation, with skyrocketing inflation and corruption that especially affects the Revolutionary Guard
The Israeli armed forces have called up thousands of reservists and are preparing ‘operational activities’ in the last refuge in Gaza. Netanyahu can now frame the ground offensive as punishment for Tehran’s actions
Anti-aircraft batteries and jets from the U.S., the U.K. and Jordan shot down 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles. Only a few of the over 120 ballistic missiles fired in the attack reached Israeli territory
The Israel Defense Forces use an automated program to select their human targets, an unprecedented practice until now
The nation’s dependence on the United States and its distrust of Tehran outweighed the protests, sparked by the invasion of Gaza, over its peace agreement with the Jewish state
The town where a projectile hit at the weekend, seriously injuring a seven-year-old, is under permanent threat of demolition by the authorities, which consider it illegal
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby: ‘We are not involved in their decision-making process about a potential response’
The attack on Israel came after successive assassinations of senior Revolutionary Guard officers. Tehran intends to restore the deterrence that these undermined, according to experts
Iran’s retaliation against Israel was the last red line left to cross to prevent an open war from breaking out in the region
Tehran has just over 3,000 ballistic missiles, according to a U.S. estimate. Nine models of these projectiles have the capacity to reach Israeli territory
There are signs that the country calibrated its response to Israel to avoid escalating the conflict
The Israeli military said over 100 drones had been fired toward its territory but that its air defenses were prepared for the attack. The U.S., with its large troop presence in the region, said it would provide unspecified support to Israel
COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of Palestinian civilian affairs, said Friday it has sent 1,903 trucks into Gaza over the last week, with 221 truckloads of aid reaching the north over that same timeframe
Israeli authorities urge the EU to immediately declare the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. Experts feel Tehran may be buying time with a move that it feels is not serious enough to legitimize retaliation by Israel
Indications that a direct attack against Israel would trigger a resounding retaliation by Biden and Netanyahu are deterring Tehran from action, experts say
The third international court case on the Gaza war pits a regime accused of crimes against humanity against a strong and legitimate democracy
Iran has raised the tone of its threats after the attack on its Syrian consulate. Israel ‘will be punished,’ said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Nearly six in 10 buildings in the Strip have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks and its largest medical complex is an ‘empty shell,’ according to the WHO
The bureau chief of Al Jazeera television in the Strip, who lost his wife and three of his sons in bombings, tells EL PAÍS that Israel is ‘deliberately killing journalists in Gaza’ to prevent them reporting on the war
The Israeli government has also not yet allowed the landing of humanitarian supplies for the Strip in the nearby port of Ashdod
Netanyahu’s objectives continue to fail, the risk of conflict with Iran is growing, there are 130,000 evacuees with no prospects of returning, and the country’s prestige is in tatters. Tens of thousands of protesters are now calling for the prime minister to resign
Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leads the signatures on an open letter from Democratic representatives calling on Joe Biden to halt weapons deliveries
The army said it had achieved its military objectives in Khan Younis and would shift strategy to favor ‘targeted incursions.’ Military sources deny that the decision is due to pressure from Washington
UNRWA and other UN agencies, together with international and local NGOs, provide and coordinate assistance through mostly local staff
Israel’s army said it had found the body of Elad Katzir and believed he was killed in January by militants with Islamic Jihad
Netanyahu is keeping a low profile as the White House demands ‘concrete, verifiable and sustainable’ changes to prevent a repeat of the attack on World Central Kitchen, in which seven aid workers were killed