The second phase of the Israeli war in Gaza has further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands of displaced people who fled from the North now seek shelter in the already overcrowded southern part of the Gaza Strip. Many move from Khan Yunis, the current epicenter of IDF-Hamas fighting, to the southern end … Read more
Opposition leader Yair Lapid took to social media Tuesday to criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comparison between the deaths of victims of the Oslo Accords and those of the October 7 massacre. Lapid took to his X account (formerly Twitter) and denounced it as an “evil political campaign.” He stated that “Israel is at … Read more
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will be responsible for security in the Gaza Strip after the conflict with Hamas is over. Netanyahu made the remarks at a press conference in Tel Aviv in response to a question about his plan for Gaza when … Read more
The question of whether photos depicting Hamas terrorists in submissive positions contribute to Israel’s war objectives or hinder them intensifies with the increasing frequency of such images being released. As the IDF intensifies operations in the southern Gaza Strip, the security establishment must take a stance on this matter, which appears to divide opinions. … Read more
The Israeli army said Saturday that three hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers carried a white flag and cried for help in Hebrew. Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa — all in their 20s — were shot during operations in Gaza City on Friday, sparking protests in Israel. They were among about 250 people taken … Read more
A cameraman for Al Jazeera was killed by a drone strike on Friday while reporting on the earlier bombing of a school used as a shelter for displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip, the Arabic broadcaster said. Cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa was unable to get to safety or medical treatment after being injured … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel has approved the entry of humanitarian aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office has announced. The United Nations has been stressing that hunger is worsening across the besieged Gaza strip and at least half of Gaza’s population is starving. As part of the hostage … Read more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in its war with Hamas on Sunday, as Israeli tanks fought their way into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip. Two days after the United States vetoed a proposed United Nations demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, … Read more
Israel must do more to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians in Gaza as it proceeds with its military campaign to oust Hamas from the enclave, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday. “I want them to be focused on how to save civilian lives, not stop going after Hamas, but to be more … Read more
France, Germany, and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas as EU foreign ministers met on Monday to consider possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis. Among the possible measures up for discussion at the meeting are a crackdown on Hamas’s finances … Read more
