Tag: Gaza Strip
Is Trump really abandoning Israel, too?
Has Donald Trump turned on Israel? That’s the question some people have been asking in the wake of an interview he gave to Israel Hayom. Trump’s presidency was the friendliest to Israel of any in history. But...
Netanyahu confirms IDF unintentional strike on aid workers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday confirmed that an unintentional IDF strike killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip the previous night.
“Unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic case of...
J’lem urges mediators to get tough on Hamas in hostage talks
Israel expects mediators working to broker a ceasefire-for-hostages agreement with Hamas to put more pressure on the terrorist group, the Prime Minister’s Office said Tuesday following talks in Cairo.
In a statement on behalf of...
Japan to resume UNRWA funding
Tokyo said on Tuesday that it will restore funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency. The announcement came a day after the release of an interim report into the agency’s neutrality and risk management.
Japan, the sixth-biggest...
IDF chief hails ‘very significant achievement’ as Israeli forces conclude Shifa Hospital op
The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency have completed a two-week joint operation to eliminate a Hamas insurgency at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the military said on Monday.
Soldiers from Shayetet 13, the 401st Brigade...
Israel “Palestine” and the law of nations
The Gaza War has re-ignited shrill calls for Palestinian statehood. But how should the expected benefits for Palestinians be compared with expected harms to Israel? And what does international law (aka the law of nations)...
FM Katz slams Erdogan for attacks on Israel after electoral defeat
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Sunday claimed that the historic defeat of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party earlier in the day was due to his hostility to the Jewish state.
In...
Lindsey Graham: It’d be ‘biggest mistake in history’ to let Hamas endure
Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) used an expletive to dismiss the accusation that Israel uses “starvation as a weapon of war,” which he called a “blood libel.”
“I will...
Gallup: Most Americans oppose Israeli actions against Hamas
The majority of Americans now disapprove of the Israel Defense Forces’ actions against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, according to a survey Gallup published on Wednesday.
The proportion of respondents who disapprove of IDF...
Khamenei lauds Palestinian propaganda in meeting with Haniyeh
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the propaganda efforts of Palestinian terrorist organizations in Gaza and urged Hamas and other groups to take more action in this regard.
“The propaganda and media...