Some would say that Israel’s relations with Turkey have never been as complex as they are currently. This past Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Minister announced that his country decided to join South Africa’s lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which accuses Israel of genocide. Additionally, the current chairman of Hamas’s … Read more
Some nations believe they have been blessed with great leaders. Other nations have leaders who believe they have been blessed with a great nation. President Isaac Herzog, in perhaps the most stirring speech he has given since the beginning of the war on October 7, made it clear that Israel falls into the latter … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman MK Yair Lapid discussed the latter’s offer to supply a “safety net,” during a periodic security update on Monday, Lapid said in a video statement after the meeting. “I told the prime minister – I don’t care about ministries, I served as foreign … Read more
Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington’s initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with neighboring Israel, such as pulling its fighters further from the border, but remains open to US diplomacy to avoid a ruinous war, Lebanese officials said. US envoy Amos Hochstein has been leading a diplomatic outreach to restore security at the Israel-Lebanon frontier … Read more
“The worsening conditions in Gaza pose a significant threat to the lives of not only the civilian population but also our soldiers and the 130 captives held there,” warns Hagai Levine, Chairman of the Public Health Physicians Association. Levine, who has witnessed diseases and infections brought back by returning captives, stresses the need for … Read more
Al-Aqsa Flood and the Israeli Right’s future Al Rai, Kuwait, December 27 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org In the aftermath of Israel’s crushing defeat on October 7, a severe dilemma now confronts Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. This defeat has not only put an end to Israel’s longest-reigning leader and prominent … Read more
On September 14, 2023, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller put out a statement about the third anniversary of the Abraham Accords. “Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords. Normalization between our allies in the region has been transformational for Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco,” … Read more
The bodies that the IDF returned to Gaza on Wednesday were missing vital organs, according to foreign media outlets citing the Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office. The Palestinian Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the receipt of 80 bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza and taken to Israel. Gaza’s GMO said the bodies were “mutilated” … Read more
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
Israel’s municipal elections will take place on January 30 as planned, Interior Minister Moshe Arbel announced on Tuesday after he had been asked to postpone them because of the war. The elections were supposed to have taken place on October 31 but were pushed off following the outbreak of the Swords of Iron War … Read more
