Elis Gjevori

5 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

An Irish MMA fighter sparked cheers and online praise after defeating an Israeli soldier in the ring and using his victory to shout “Free Palestine”. Paddy McCorry, 27, scored a unanimous win over Israel’s Shuki Farage — a former member of the Israeli military — during the Cage Warriors 189 event in Rome on Saturday. McCorry dominated the match, landing repeated strikes on Farage before sending him crashing to the mat.

6 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Hamas has requested changes to a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to halt Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, the group said on Saturday. Middle East Eye has obtained the full 13-point proposal through informed Palestinian sources. The document outlines the terms Hamas has conditionally accepted, including a 60-day ceasefire with US President Donald Trump acting as guarantor of Israel’s compliance.

6 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Addressing a protest in Haifa on Saturday, Ayman Odeh, a prominent Arab Israeli lawmaker and head of the Hadash movement, called for an immediate end to the war and the creation of a Palestinian state. “Gaza won, and Gaza will win,” he told the crowd, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Odeh described the ongoing war as “a historic loss for right-wing ideology,” arguing it had exposed deep contradictions within Israeli politics.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

Finland has condemned Israel’s decision to authorise 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling it a breach of international law. “We reject the Israeli government's approval of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. Settlements are illegal under international law,” Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen wrote on X. “Creating deliberate obstacles to the two-state solution is unacceptable and runs counter to international efforts to advance peace,” she added.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Elis Gjevori

More than 50,000 Palestinian children have been killed or wounded since the war on Gaza began in October, according to the United Nations children’s agency, which warned that the scale of suffering is worsening by the day. Unicef said children are paying the highest price in Israel’s assault, with one child killed or injured every 20 minutes on average. “Grave violations. Blocked aid. Starvation. Homes, schools, hospitals — destroyed. This is the destruction of childhood. Of life itself.