Jerusalem — An Israeli tank brigade took control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge. The move comes after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war, with … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israel’s military has issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents of eastern Rafah, following a warning from the country’s defence minister of impending “intense action” in the area, CNN reported. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, urged residents to “evacuate immediately” to designated humanitarian areas at … Read more
Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, visited Cairo on Tuesday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to discuss their concerns about Israel’s pending invasion of Rafah and the Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping. Egypt and Kuwait have positive ties and relations and an estimated 700,000 Egyptians live in … Read more
President Biden pressured the Israeli government against a full invasion of Rafah during a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the White House announced. Biden “reiterated his clear position” on Rafah during the call, the White House said, as the Israeli military approaches an invasion of the southern Gaza city. The Biden … Read more
Israel faces several challenges almost seven months into the war in Gaza. Hamas is still not defeated, and international pressure on Israel is growing. A recent column at The New York Times suggested that “Israel has a choice to make: Rafah or Riyadh.” This is what columnist Thomas Friedman argues. “US officials tell me … Read more
Egypt celebrated the anniversary of the “liberation” of the Sinai on April 25. The public holiday marks the return of the Sinai to Egypt from Israel after the peace deal. Israel completed the handover of the Sinai to Egypt on April 25, 1982. “Egypt celebrates Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April annually to commemorate … Read more
Hezbollah is trying to save face 201 days into the conflict with Israel. Hezbollah joined in the Hamas attacks after October 7, essentially trying to open a limited two-front war with Israel. This has now stretched on longer than Hezbollah had likely anticipated. The Iranian-backed terrorist group has lost hundreds of its fighters, many … Read more
Ahead of Passover, Israel faces multi-front threats. This is clear from how pro-Iranian media is covering the current war on Israel being waged by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups. For instance, in several reports at Al-Mayadeen a number of trends can be seen. The Gaza Hamas front First of all, there is an interview … Read more
The Iranian ayatollah regime attacked Israel directly from its own territory, deploying hundreds of UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. This was a significant departure from the usual Iranian method of operation through proxies in the region. Despite Iranian leaders claiming that the attack was a response to an Israeli strike near the Iranian … Read more
Photo: Anadolu Agency Doctors have successfully saved the baby from his mother’s womb who was killed by an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. On Saturday, April 20, a medical team at Kuwait Hospital in Rafah performed an urgent caesarean section for a Palestinian … Read more
