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
The US has approved a potential Israeli Rafah operation in exchange for the Jewish state not conducting counterstrikes on Iran, according to a Thursday report from the Qatari newspaper The New Arab. A senior official told The New Arab that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to obtain American approval for a military operation in Rafah, … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant flew to the US to meet with American senior officials regarding the ongoing negotiations for the release of the hostages and Israel’s intention to operate in Rafah. According to Minister-without-portfolio Gadi Eisenkot, that one of the goals of the visit is to prevent an American arms embargo on Israel. In … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza on Saturday as part of a solidarity mission in honor of Ramadan and called a line of blocked relief trucks a “moral outrage.” “Nothing justifies the horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7th – and nothing justifies … Read more
“The fight between our governments is unnecessary, it is meant for domestic politics,” opposition leader Yair Lapid said on Monday in a video speech to an AIPAC conference in Washington. “We have people here, at the highest levels, who mistakenly think that it will help them with their political base,” he added. Speaking from … Read more
