THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide.The filing and Israel’s decision to defend itself at the International Court of Justice set up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges…

An Israeli man who battled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas inside the Gaza Strip is now being charged with posing as an Israeli soldier and stealing weapons from the country’s military. Roi Yifrach, a 35-year-old from Tel Aviv, took advantage of the chaotic situation in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7…

Hezbollah-linked news outlets are reporting that deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was killed by an Israeli air strike. Al-Mayadeen, a publication linked to Hezbollah, reported that the high-ranking Hamas official was killed in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.Israeli officials have denied involvement in the strike, but noted the “surgical” precision of…

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant estimated Tuesday that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas still has several thousand fighters left in the Gaza Strip after beginning the war with between 15,000 to 18,000. Gallant, speaking during a visit to troops inside Gaza, also said it would be a mistake to think that…

China is seeking to boost economic links with two Democrat-led cities in the United States, according to Chinese state media reports. Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said there was “vast room” for collaboration between the southern Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and…

Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers plummeted as low as minus 40 Fahrenheit as a cold spell grips the Nordic region.Cold and snow disrupted transportation throughout the region, including in Norway where a major highway in the south was closed due to the…

Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its coast, calling it a violation of international law.”We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being compromised,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a joint session…

Comanesti, a small industrial town in northeast Romania, attracts global visitors during the winter holiday season.The annual Dancing Bears Festival in Comanesti is based on a millennia-old tradition from the Moldavia region, featuring bearskin-clad participants.The festival begins before Christmas and culminates with a finale on Dec. 30.A small industrial town…

Zvi Zamir, former head of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, has died at the age of 98.Zamir played a key role in the assassination campaign targeting Palestinian commanders after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.Defense Minister Yoav Gallant acknowledged Zamir’s significant contribution to Israel’s security.Zvi Zamir, a former head of Israeli intelligence…

Israeli citizens largely oppose U.S. calls to de-escalate Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, according to a new poll.The poll, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, found that 66% of Israelis “do not think Israel should agree to US demands to shift to a phase of the war with a…