Tag: Gaza Strip
Why Israel doesn’t trust Hamas hostage deal proposals
Israel refuses to accept the Hamas demands to end the war in exchange for all hostages, citing a fundamental lack of trust that the Gaza terrorist organization would honor such an agreement.
A diplomatic source...
Netanyahu thanks Trump for unwavering support in Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed deep gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump in a video message published on Sunday, calling him the Jewish state's greatest ally in the White House.
The premier praised Trump...
Arab states to present alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan at March 4 summit
Cairo's reconstruction proposal for the Gaza Strip, which seeks to put forward an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump's relocation plan, will be presented at an emergency Arab summit on Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister...
Israeli official: We will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor
The IDF will not pull out of the Philadelphi Corridor that separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt, an Israeli official told reporters on Thursday, saying Jerusalem would refuse to allow Hamas terrorists to regroup...
Herzog: ‘Our hearts ache’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday eulogized the four hostages whose remains were returned from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip overnight Wednesday.
"Our hearts ache upon receiving the bitter news of the identification of Ohad Yahalomi,...
Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzur, Tsachi Idan murdered by Hamas
The Prime Minister's Office announced on Thursday that the deaths of Ohad Yahalomi, Tsachi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur, and Itzik Elgarat have been confirmed following forensic analyses.
"Following the completion of the identification process by the...
Harvard Poll: 77% of Americans support Israel against Hamas
Americans' support for Israel over Hamas in the Gaza conflict remains high, with 77% of voters supporting the Jewish state, according to poll results released on Feb. 24.
The February Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll is a monthly...
‘Mi amor’: Yarden Bibas bids emotional farewell to wife and sons
The surviving member of the Bibas family, Yarden, shared a poignant eulogy at Kibbutz Nir Oz on Wednesday for the burial of his wife, Shiri, and their two children, Ariel and Kfir who were...
Trump, Gaza and false analogies
It was interesting to watch the bemused look on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s face during a Washington press conference as President Donald Trump floated his harebrained idea of deporting all Gazans. Yet the...
WATCH: Funeral of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, killed in Hamas captivity
A private funeral ceremony was held in Israel on Wednesday for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza after being kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023,...