Tag: Gaza Strip
UNRWA chief: Call to close agency ‘short-sighted,’ won’t resign
Calls to dismantle the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are “short-sighted,” and terminating the organization’s mandate would be a “disaster” for the Gaza Strip, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe...
‘We believe in peace and justice, not just peace,’ pro-Israel activist says
As a young girl growing up in Montreal, Ysabella Hazan connected to the Chanukah story of the Maccabees and the Jewish Temple. “I always felt like it was a part of me,” she told...
IDF deepens grip on Khan Yunis, prepares for Rafah push
As the Israel Defense Forces prepares to advance south into Rafah, ground operations continued in Khan Yunis on Tuesday, with Israeli forces eliminating dozens of terrorists in multiple engagements.
Over the past 24 hours, soldiers...
Israelis refuse to be erased
It’s time to wake up: We are faced with a wave of catastrophic antisemitism, worse than any since the 1930s, a complete collapse of a society supposedly dedicated to human rights. The wave has...
Netanyahu hails ‘one of the most successful’ rescue ops in Israeli history
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked special forces operators who freed two hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip in “one of the most successful rescue operations in the history of...
Jerusalem denies entry to UN official who blamed Israel for Oct. 7
Israel will bar Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” from entering the Jewish state, including Judea and Samaria.
Albanese blamed the slaughter of Jews by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7...
Biden: Response in Gaza Strip ‘over the top’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to describe Israel’s military response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre as “over the top,” adding that he was seeking a “sustained pause” in the war.
“I’m of the view, as...
IDF confirms 32 out of 136 remaining hostages dead
At least 32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7 terrorist onslaught are confirmed to have died, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a confidential intelligence assessment by the...
Hamas trying to take control in northern Gaza
Despite Israeli efforts, Hamas is making significant efforts to renew its control of the northern Gaza Strip.
“This is a deliberate effort by Hamas to prove control in the north, especially as long as the negotiations on the return...
Netanyahu thanks France for ‘stalwart support’ against Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné for his country's "stalwart support" amid Israel's war against the Hamas terrorist organization.
Ahead of a meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu commended Séjourné...