Tag: Gaza Strip
It’s Biden who’s playing politics with the Gaza war, not Bibi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reputation as a master political schemer and a cynical seeker of power is so deeply embedded in the public consciousness that there is literally nothing he can do without...
‘Far-flung, expanding impact’ of Hamas war, says top US Middle East envoy
The U.S. State Department’s top Middle East envoy has spent nearly her entire career working in the region and has never seen it so hot.
“In my experience, there is nothing like the challenges that...
The buffer zone taking shape in Gaza
The Israeli Cabinet hasn’t issued an official directive to the military to create a buffer zone in Gaza yet, but de facto, on the ground, one appears to be taking shape anyway.
Only the prime...
No quick alternative to UNRWA, Israeli defense official tells US
Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, the Israeli Defense Ministry's coordinator of government activities in the territories (COGAT), told senior officials in the Biden administration that at this stage there is no alternative to the activities of UNRWA...
US hopes any ceasefire deal becomes permanent
Washington is hoping that a ceasefire deal will lead to a permanent halt to hostilities in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
"U.S. negotiators are pushing for a cease-fire deal that could stop...
Qatar: Hamas gives initial approval for hostages-for-ceasefire deal
Qatar has received an "initial positive confirmation" from the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza in response to its most recent hostages-for-ceasefire proposal, Doha's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday night, according to Al Jazeera.
"Israel agreed to...
War Cabinet’s Gantz, Eizenkot propose reducing aid to Gaza
Ministers-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz and Gadi Eizenkot, who both serve in the War Cabinet, proposed that Israel limit the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
They made the suggestion during closed-door meetings in recent...
As ceasefire deal takes shape, Abbas lays ground for return to Gaza
An Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over several weeks, sources in the Palestinian Authority and Fatah claim.
Parallel to this, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas is said to be preparing certain reforms under U.S....
IDF soldiers stumble upon World War I graveyard in Gaza
Israeli soldiers made an unexpected historical detour while fighting in the Gaza Strip when they ran across a well-kept World War I British military cemetery.
Adding to the surprise was that some of the graves...
Israel ‘truly committed’ to bringing hostages home, Netanyahu tells families
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged discretion on Wednesday about ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas and told the families of the 136 hostages in Gaza that the government is "truly committed" to bringing them...