The leaders of New Zealand, Australia, and Canada declared that a ground invasion of Rafah would be “catastrophic” and called for a “immediate” humanitarian truce. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been given a strong warning by the international community to get ready for a ground invasion on the Gazan city of Rafah, where...
Joe Biden autographed a picture for Benjamin Netanyahu a long time ago. “Bibi, you are my love,” he remembers writing. “I disagree wholeheartedly with everything you say.” For the past five months, this complex, best-of-frenemies relationship has been the center of the Gaza conflict. Sadly, Jerusalem has been saying to the US president, “He’s just...
The Israeli military published a video purporting to show Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, along with his family and brother Ibrahim Sinwar, inside a tunnel beneath the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Israel has openly charged Sinwar of being the “mastermind” of Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7, however experts believe he is...
The southern Gazan city of Rafah was subjected to continuous Israeli bombardment during the night, and on Monday the Israeli military announced that it had successfully freed two captives during a special operation there. The two captives, Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, were captured 128 days ago during Hamas’ onslaught on Israel...
Hostage talks between Israel and Hamas were continuing on Wednesday, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, with the assistance of Israel National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi. The release of hostages from Gaza will not be possible until Friday. Both sides of the battle agreed this week to a brief ceasefire, which will go into effect...
Thousands of Palestinians were forced to flee southward on foot in order to escape the fighting as Israel’s military essentially split Gaza in half, focusing its most intense airstrikes and ground operations in the northern area. Israel declared the goal of its military action to eliminate the Palestinian militant organization Hamas and free the more...
On Saturday morning, the Rafah gate reopened temporarily, allowing the first convoy of assistance vehicles to enter the restricted Gaza Strip. Humanitarian aid has been stalled in Egypt for days, while the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has worsened. The enclave is rapidly running out of food, water, gasoline, and medical supplies, all while being bombarded...
Israel has urged the 1.1 million residents living in Gaza’s north to leave within 24 hours as a humanitarian move in order to prevent civilian deaths ahead of the military’s reaction to Hamas terrorist strikes. On Friday morning, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus published the message he alleged was conveyed to Gaza residents on...
According to 2 people who talked on the condition of confidentiality to discuss the private remarks, U.S. officials and the Qatari government agreed on a plan to prevent Iran from getting a $6 billion account for emergency aid in light of Hamas’s attack on Israel. The deputy Treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo remarked to House Democrats...
Overnight, the American attempt to provide Israel with fresh military support advanced as officials from the Biden administration informed Congress on the armaments the country’s friend urgently needs from the United States. According to two persons involved with the discussion, the briefing for lawmakers and the heads of security-related committees on the surprise strikes by...