Habib Siddiqui

  Italian prosecutors have launched an investigation into Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his treatment of activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla during their detention, ANSA news agency reported on Monday. The probe, led by the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, focuses on the actions of Itamar Ben-Gvir toward activists while they were being held at the Port of Ashdod with their hands tied behind their backs. The investigators are also examining the wider conduct of Israeli authorities during the boarding and detention of the activists, including several Italian nationals. Prosecutors are reportedly assessing allegations that include claims of torture and kidnapping. Earlier, Rome prosecutors opened a separate investigation into the detention of Italian nationals during Israel's interception of a Gaza aid flotilla in international waters off Greece in April, following three formal complaints. The latest Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud human...

  Israel demolishes 6 Palestinian homes, displacing dozens in occupied West Bank Israeli authorities prohibit construction or land reclamation in Area C without permits that are virtually impossible to obtain, according to Palestinians Qais Omar Darwesh Omar 08 June 2026 • Update: 08 June 2026 RAMALLAH, Palestine The Israeli army demolished six homes and a carpentry workshop owned by Palestinians across the West Bank on Monday, in the latest demolitions in the occupied territory. Israeli bulldozers razed five Palestinian homes in the town of Barta'a, west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, displacing dozens of residents, Barta’a council chief Ghassan Qabha told Anadolu. He said the demolished structures were part of demolitions targeting 20 homes in the town on claims of lacking building permits. “An Israeli court rejected an appeal filed by residents against the demolition order for 20 Palestinian homes in the town on the pretext they were built without permits in areas classifie...

  By Santiago Montag June 8, 2026 Before noon on May 19, Ahmad, Ali, and Shawqi — three members of the Afif family — left their homes in Halta, a small village in southern Lebanon. Along with nine other agricultural laborers from Halta, they had been hired to clear overgrown grass from farmland in Rashaya Al-Foukhar, another village just a few kilometers from the Israeli border. The land had been abandoned during months of Israeli military activity: Israeli bulldozers had already destroyed nearby fields and uprooted ancient olive trees to improve the army’s line of sight, forcing many farmers from the area. The farmland lies within the “ Yellow Line ,” Israel’s term for the area now occupied by its military in southern Lebanon, borrowed from its occupation of Gaza. That day, however, the landowner failed to secure permission from Israel, via UNIFIL, for the workers to enter. Still, he pressured them to go ahead: “No work, no pay,” he warned. The men took the risk to save the crops...

  Yemen’s Houthis Announce ‘Ban’ on Israeli Shipping in the Red Sea The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, also launched missile and drone attacks on Israel by Dave DeCamp | June 8, 2026 at 6:03 pm ET | Yemen On Monday, Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced a “ban” on Israeli shipping on the Red Sea , renewing a blockade that the US had previously failed to end with a bombing campaign. “We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and we consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets for our Armed Forces from the moment this statement is issued,” said Houthi military spokesman Yayha Saree. Saree also announced a missile attack on Israel that was launched on Monday morning, and on Monday evening, Israeli media reported that the Israeli military had intercepted a drone fired from Yemen. Yahya Saree (SABA news agency) Yemeni forces had fired some missiles at Israel toward the end of the US-Israeli bom...