Habib Siddiqui

  Gaza health officials said that since Saturday, the IDF has killed 12 Palestinians, including four children by Dave DeCamp | June 29, 2026 at 1:41 pm ET | Gaza , Israel Updated on June 29, 2026, at 7:19 pm EST Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday and Monday have killed at least three young children, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. On Sunday, a 13-year-old girl, identified as Eileen al-Farra, was hit by Israeli artillery shelling near the southern city of Khan Younis and suffered a head wound, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA . After arriving at the Nasser Hospital, she died of her wounds, and a funeral was held for her on Monday. On Monday, an Israeli drone strike in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, killed three people , including Malik Wael Abu Shaweesh, an eight-year-old child. The adults killed in the attack were identified by WAFA as Ali Fayez Isbaitan and Hassan Salman al-Hanajra. Another airstrike hit a tent in the a...

The failures of US militarism have soured the concept for many young Americans by Ioannis Vlahos | Jun 30, 2026 | 3 Comments On September 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which revived the original name for the Department of Defense, “The Department of War.” While technically the name remains the Department of Defense for legal purposes (as only an act of Congress can officially change the name), the Trump administration has done everything else in its power to rebrand the institution in this regard, claiming the original name is “woke” and that the change ensures the Department’s “ability to wage war and secure what is ours.” This name change became part of a long and ever-growing list of controversial actions undertaken by Trump during his second term as President. But for members of Gen Z, in a way, the return to the original name is a return to transparency: war is all we have ever known. The United States was born in war, and has been engaged in confli...

  “I think Israel does have that right.” When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned last week, an old but forever damning clip resurfaced. Appearing on a London radio show in October 2023, the former human rights lawyer told the host that Israel had the right to cut water and electricity off to the besieged population of Gaza. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 The cause, and the goal, of Israeli violence list 2 of 4 The Arab world has forsaken the Palestine cause list 3 of 4 The US-Israel war on Iran is shaped by religion as much as strategy list 4 of 4 Israel’s nightmare: The dissolution of the Palestinian Authority end of list This was no slip of the tongue. Instead, it represented the instincts of a man who went on to oversee Britain’s complicity in the greatest crime of our time. In opposition, Starmer helped Israel accrue the confidence and capital it needed to justify its crimes. In office, his government helped Israel accrue the military means it needed ...

  Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to the streets as demonstrators gathered at anti-immigrant protests around the country. Anti-immigrant groups have given undocumented foreign nationals a “deadline” of Tuesday to leave the country. The groups have falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants will face arrest and deportation if they do not leave in time. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 EU gets tough on China as trade imbalance stokes deindustrialisation fears list 2 of 3 Heatwave scorches east Europe as Slovakia, Czechia see record temperatures list 3 of 3 Top 5 World Cup knockout shocks – Paraguay win hurts Germany again end of list The South African government has rejected the groups’ threats as false, but thousands of people have been pushed to flee. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the right to protest “does not allow people to threaten or intimidate others, or to engage in acts of vandalism or vio...