Tag: Gaza Strip
Two MKs sanctioned for false claims about Oct. 7 massacre, war
Two Arab lawmakers were suspended from the Knesset on Wednesday for false claims about the Oct. 7 massacre and ensuing war against Hamas.
The Knesset Ethics Committee voted to sanction Ra’am Party MK Iman Khatib-Yasin...
Families of Hamas captives continue march to Jerusalem
Families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday began the second day of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to bring attention to the plight of their loved ones and call...
Gallant talks Hamas war with visiting White House official
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Wednesday with U.S. Special Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Gallant began the meeting by expressing...
Netanyahu slams Trudeau over Gaza accusations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night fired back at accusations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Israel is killing civilians in Gaza.
"I urge the government of Israel to exercise maximum restraint....
Israeli FM clarifies ‘international pressure’ comments
Facing blowback, Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday clarified comments he made earlier in the day that seemed to imply Israel had only weeks before international pressure forced a ceasefire in its war against Hamas.
"The...
Hostages’ families to be hosted by Congress on Capitol Hill
Family members of hostages being held in Gaza, along with Israelis whose loved ones were murdered in last month’s deadly Hamas attack, will be hosted on Capitol Hill on Monday in a show of...
Granddaughter of Israeli captive urges world to act ‘really swift’
The photos and videos of Yaffa Adar, 85, being driven to Gaza on her mobility scooter by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 were seen all over the world.
Her granddaughter Orian says that she was...
Israeli hostage believed to have given birth in captivity
One of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has likely given birth in captivity, Israel announced Monday night.
Officials said the woman was nine months pregnant when she was abducted...
What price ceasefire?
The desirability of a ceasefire in the current war between Israel and Hamas—especially if it involves the release of Israeli hostages—is seemingly obvious and self-evident to everyone. Except for us.
Of course, we want, we...
Nova festival organizers insist they will ‘keep dancing’
During a memorial ceremony for the hundreds of people murdered by Hamas at the Supernova Sukkot Music Festival near Kibbutz Re'im on Oct. 7, organizers vowed to "keep dancing."
"We went through something that we...