It’s complicated
In armed conflict, public sympathy typically goes to the underdog. And perceptions of which side is the underdog or weaker force can be complicated.
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In armed conflict, public sympathy typically goes to the underdog. And perceptions of which side is the underdog or weaker force can be complicated.
NO Filipino in Lebanon was affected by the massive airstrikes conducted by Israel on the country targeting positions of the Iran-allied Hezbollah militant group early yesterday morning, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants against leaders of both Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. The allegations stem from Hamas's October 7 assault on the Jewish state and Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza.
Israel fended off hundreds of drones and missiles fired by Iran using an enviable combination of its own sophisticated air defences and the critical support of western powers and Arab partners.
JERUSALEM, unidentified — Six months after Hamas's October 7 attack, dozens of hostages are still languishing in captivity -- a fact that for many Israelis has ruptured a foundational contract between them and their government.
GENEVA, Switzerland — A UN rights expert on Monday said there were "reasonable grounds" to determine that Israel has committed several acts of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, also warning of "ethnic cleansing".
A FILIPINO member of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is among 21 Israeli soldiers killed Monday in the Strip Gaza in the war between the Jewish state and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Israeli Embassy in Manila said yesterday.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) — The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed that an Israeli soldier of Filipino descent was among the 21 members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) killed in a massive explosion in Gaza on Monday.
Under these horrifying conditions Israel makes extraordinary efforts to minimize the damage caused to the lives of the Palestinian civilians that Hamas disdains. These efforts include hundreds of thousands of messages and phone calls urging civilians to evacuate areas of terrorist entrenchment, and aborting attacks where disproportionate non-combatant casualties are likely. Western militaries have acknowledged that many of the measures undertaken by Israel might not be taken by them in similar circumstances.