Tag: Gaza Strip
Domestic politics at play as US insists on two-state solution
The Biden administration is insisting that the “day after” Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza see progress toward a two-state solution, ultimately resulting in a Palestinian state next to Israel.
“We have to work toward...
Israeli hostage, 27, confirmed murdered in Hamas captivity
The family of Inbar Haiman has received confirmation from the Israel Defense Forces that the 27-year-old was murdered in captivity by Hamas, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said on Saturday.
Haiman was captured by...
Senior US official: With ‘American blood on his hands,’ Sinwar’s ‘days are numbered’
Hamas senior leader Yahya Sinwar’s days “are numbered,” a senior Biden administration official said on Thursday, pledging that “justice will be served.”
Coinciding with a visit to the region by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake...
Israel to open Kerem Shalom border crossing to direct Gazan aid
Earlier this month, Israel reportedly agreed in the coming days to open the Kerem Shalom border crossing for inspection of trucks bearing humanitarian aid, but it said at the time that the vehicles would still need...
Hamas used UNRWA and USAID sacks to build tunnels
The discovery of U.N. and USAID sacks being used by Hamas to construct terror tunnels in Gaza raises new questions about the security of humanitarian aid falling into the hands of the Islamist group.
Israeli...
Israeli forces recover bodies of three hostages from Gaza
Israel Defense Forces soldiers have recovered the body of hostage Elia Toledano, the military announced on Friday morning.
The body of the 28-year-old Toledano was identified by medical and rabbinical officials, as well as the...
UK ambassador to Israel: British Jews must feel safe
Simon Walters, the British ambassador to Israel, arrived in the Jewish state a few months ago, when talk of Israel-Saudi normalization was the main topic in the region. But on Oct. 7, the Hamas...
Gallant to Sullivan: Israel needs more than several months to destroy Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday that the war against Hamas in Gaza will continue for several months during discussions held at Defense Ministry Headquarters...
Israel offers up to $400,000 for Hamas leaders’ whereabouts
The Israel Defense Forces is urging Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to help topple Hamas rule, with flyers dropped in the coastal enclave promising up to $400,000 for information on the whereabouts of Yahya...
An open letter to the survivors of Oct. 7
To the women, children and men who survived the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7 in Israel:
You are not alone.
We see you. We hear you. We are crying with you.
And I am sorry. I...