Dozens of IDF tanks moved into southern Gaza on Monday evening and were observed near Khan Yunis, with air strikes against that same southern area as well as on Deir al-Balah and Rafah. According to videos, and foreign and Palestinian reports, Israel trudged further into the south of the enclave. Three more IDF soldiers … Read more
Economy Minister Nir Barkat criticized the IDF’s policies on Sunday, saying that the army is being too nice. “I’m worried,” he said as the names of eight fallen soldiers were released. “Unfortunately, we’re too nice and too considerate. It’s inconceivable that we risk our soldiers and send them without cover into buildings that haven’t … Read more
At one point during the initial onset of COVID-19, it seemed the rivals – Mayor Moshe Lion and city council opposition leader Ofer Berkovitch (Hitorerut) – were about to declare a ceasefire. They exchanged a few polite sentences, Berkovitch offered to add his volunteer teams to those operated by the municipality to help seniors … Read more
The family of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman killed by Tehran “morality police” last year, was recently banned from exiting Iran, a European Parliament member and Radio Farda reported on Saturday. According to the report, Amjad Amini, Mahsa’s father, along with Amini’s mother and brother were on their way to the Sakharov Prize for … Read more
Israel is expecting a response on the northern front to the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Sayyed Reza Mousavi in Syria, Israeli media reported on Monday evening, citing defense establishment officials. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Mouasvi, a senior IRGC commander responsible for the military cooperation between Iran and … Read more
Israel is expected to refrain from attacking the “no-strike” zones it created for Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza, US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters as the IDF battered that area of the enclave from the air and sea.“In those [safe] zones we do expect Israel to follow through without striking,” he said. … Read more
Opposition leader Yair Lapid introduced a detailed plan on Monday to aid reservists and their families financially. The Yesh Atid leader presented his plan during a press conference prior to a faction meeting. The plan begins with raising the salaries and bonuses for reservists. Lapid proposed to raise the minimum wage for reservists, which … Read more
At one point during the initial onset of COVID-19, it seemed the rivals – Mayor Moshe Lion and city council opposition leader Ofer Berkovitch (Hitorerut) – were about to declare a ceasefire. They exchanged a few polite sentences, Berkovitch offered to add his volunteer teams to those operated by the municipality to help seniors … Read more
An Iranian court has ordered the United States government to pay damages of $50 billion for the killing of the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, according to Iran International. Other judicial officials also demanded an apology. The legal action was allegedly driven by over 3,000 plaintiffs, who … Read more
Arab opinions were divided between supporters and opponents of the “Operation Prosperity Guardian” coalition, which US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday from the capital of Bahrain, Manama. This naval alliance, whose aim is to ensure the safety of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in response to international … Read more
