Video: 'No one's safe, civilians terrified of war threat' in Gaza

The Media Waves: Video: 'No one's safe, civilians terrified of war ...: Documentary film-maker and activist, Harry Fear is right in the center of Gaza City. RT interviewed him on the current situation with the attack by Israel..... read more and watch videos.

If Israel attacks Iran, US bases in Middle East will be targeted

Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group, Hezbollah, stated on Monday that Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East, should Israel attack its nuclear facilities.

Even if U.S. forces play no role in an attack on Iran, the Hezbollah leader says U.S. bases could be attacked.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, told Al Mayadeen television in Beirut, "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great." ... read more.

Top general comments on possible Israel-on-Iran unilateral strike

Speaking of Israel's threat to attack Iran, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday, “I don't want to be complicit if they [Israel] choose to do it.”

General Dempsey is the highest ranking officer in the U.S. military and is currently in London, U.K, serving as head of the U.S. delegation at the Paralympic Games.

In a media statement, Dempsey announced that he is against U.S. participation in any Israel-led attack on Iran, even though pressure to destroy Iran's nuclear program continues... read more.

Video: Israel airstrike hits Hamas compounds in Gaza

The Israeli Defense Force has released aerial footage of one of two compounds in the northern Gaza Strip, hit by Israeli warplanes early on Tuesday.

Two compounds run by Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip were struck by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday morning, wounding two Palestinians women in nearby homes with flying debris.

The Israeli Defense Force has issued a statement saying that they had targeted a weapons storage site as well as a manufacturing facility. This strike was apparently in response to earlier rocket fire by Gaza militants towards southern Israel... read more and watch video.

Sesame Street character tells Israelis prepare for war with Iran

A new emergency brochure doing the rounds in Israel instructs residents to prepare for war, should Tel Aviv conduct a military strike on Iran. The face on the document is Moishe Oofnik, Israel's version of Oscar the Grouch.

In Israel's co-production of the well known children's program, Sesame Street, Moishe Oofnik is the resident pessimist in "Rechov Sumsum."

Now Moishe's job is to instruct Israelis on how to react should Israel launch a war against Iran... read more.

Israeli vets break the silence on abuse of Palestinian children

Breaking the Silence is an organization formed in 2004, made up of Israeli army veterans. On Saturday, they released a report to the international media on the abuse of Palestinian children.

According to the report, "Breaking the Silence is an organization of Israeli veterans who served during the Second Intifada, beginning in 2000."

"The organization aims to make public the everyday life routine as it exists in the Occupied Territories, a reality that remains voiceless in the media, and to serve as an alternative information conduit for the public at large about the goings-on in the State of Israel’s ‘backyard’." ... read more and watch video statements.

Palestinian man tasered repeatedly in front of family (video)

Tel Aviv police were responding to a call about a fight occurring in a Tel Aviv water park. A man criticized the police for their handling of the situation, and got tasered five times.

Tel Aviv police were called to the Meymadion Water Park on Tuesday to control a fight that had broken out.... read more and watch video.

Thousands of Israelis join anti-government demonstration

Two separate protests were held in Tel Aviv on Saturday. One was an anti-government rally, protesting recent tax hikes and a possible strike against Iran, the other a movement for a universal IDF draft.

One group consisted of Israeli students, social activists and the country's movement for equality in military service laws. One of their unofficial leaders, Stav Shaffir said, “The time has come for an all out war. We must stand up and show that we know how to join hands when necessary… to continue to fight in order to save this place, which we love so much.” ... read more.

New tourism trend: Israeli tourists head for Syria border (video)

The latest destination on the Israeli tour map is the border with Syria. Tourists are flocking there, armed with cameras and binoculars.

This is, apparently, the latest craze with tourists, where they can hear, and sometimes see, the Syrian civil war blazing away on the other side - but from a safe distance in the Golan Heights... read more and watch video.

Video: Beach Boys remix 'Why bomb Iran?'

A new version of a Beach Boys song has hit the YouTube 'airwaves'. With flashes of news broadcasts, the song asks, 'Why bomb Iran?'

With pressure heating up on Iran, sanctions in place, U.S. warships and missiles ready, and Israel in a turmoil over the recent tragic killing of Israeli tourists, someone decided to put a music video together.

With music produced by fish0hat0pope, based on "Barbara-Ann" by the Beach Boys... read more and watch video.

Israel to deport Ethiopian and south Sudanese immigrants

Israeli officials have begun arresting what is expected to be tens of thousands of legitimate African refugees, and deporting them to detention camps.

Israel has been a signatory of the 1951 International Refugee Convention since 1954.

In the video, Press TV interviewed Alfred Lambremont Webre, human rights and international lawyer, about the issue of Israel's violation against the rights of the collective black refugee population that has legitimately entered Israel under the Refugee Convention from politically destabilized countries... read more and watch video interview.

Israeli Border Control officer caught on video kicking child

Caught on camera, an Israeli Border Police officer kicks a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank. Police have launched a probe into the incident.

The incident was filmed by a volunteer from B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, on June 29 in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.

The video footage shows a 9-year-old Palestinian boy walking down the road, when a uniformed officer runs up to him and grabs his arm, causing the child to fall on the ground... read more and watch video.

Israeli return strike on Gaza kills 6-year-old boy

Following rocket fire from Gaza that wounded an Israeli man, Israel launched air raids on Gaza on Saturday, killing a 6-year-old boy.

The air raid was launched on Palestinian territory on Saturday, following rocket fire from Gaza which wounded an Israeli man. On Monday, in a skirmish between Israeli forces and three alleged militants, who attacked workers on the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two militants were killed, while one managed to escape.

Israel confirms that its aircraft had struck two militant targets in Gaza overnight in a retaliatory raid, but deny involvement in the death of the six-year-old child... read more.

Iran warns: If Israel attacks, Israel will be destroyed

Negotiations between world powers and Iran wrapped up in Moscow with no resolution, and a high-ranking Iranian general has sent a strong warning to Israel on possible attacks.

While Israel and its Western allies suspect that Tehran is enriching uranium and is seeking to create nuclear warheads, many Western experts say this is not the case.

Despite this, Tel Aviv has repeatedly stated that it will bomb Iranian nuclear facilities to prevent the construction of nuclear weapons... read more.

Swirling lights missile or UFO over Israel/Lebanon border (video)

Weird spiraling lights were seen over Middle Eastern countries last night. People panicked and called the police, saying they had seen a UFO.

The strange phenomenon was also seen over Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and other countries in the region.

Consisting of a shining object, giving off light, swirling around and looking like smoke, thousands of people think that they have now seen a UFO... read more and watch videos.

Egypt cuts natural gas supply to Israel

While insisting the move is not political, Egypt has cut the country's natural gas supply to Israel on Sunday. Egypt cited violations of contractual obligations.

On Sunday, Egypt's Natural Gas Holding Company announced the termination of its contract with Israel. Company head, Mohamed Shoeb has stated that Israel has not paid for its gas in 4 months. Shoeb stated: "This has nothing to do with anything outside of the commercial relations."

Israel purchases 40% of its natural gas supply from Egypt.

This move by Egypt also comes in the wake of cross-border attacks at gas pipelines following last year’s uprising... read full article.