Tag: Gaza Strip
Israel, Gaza terror groups reach ceasefire after major conflagration
Israel and Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip reached a ceasefire agreement in the early hours of Wednesday, following a major conflagration in which more than 100 rockets were launched towards the Jewish...
Gallant: ‘Anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel will be sorry’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday against attacking the Jewish state, following a spate of rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
“Anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel will...
Israel strikes Hamas assets in Gaza, Lebanon in response to rocket attacks
Terrorists in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired 44 projectiles, including rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, towards southern Israel overnight Thursday, setting off sirens in Sderot, Nir Am, Mefalsim, Gavim, Nachal Oz, Alumim and Ibim.
According to...
Iraqi Islamic council sets out case for fatwa against Hamas
A clerical body in Iraq that recently issued a groundbreaking fatwa—a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law—against Hamas for oppressing the Palestinians in Gaza, on Thursday released a stinging indictment of the...
Prince Harry converses with man who compared Hamas to Jews who fought Nazis
In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry accused brother Prince William—heir apparent of the British throne—and sister-in-law Princess Kate of recommending that he don a Nazi costume, which he called “one of the biggest mistakes in my life.”...
Hamas leader warns Israel window to negotiate prisoner release closing
The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday that the window for Israel to negotiate a prisoner deal was closing, and that without one “another way will be found.”
During a Hamas...
UNRWA condemns ‘man-made cavity’ found under Gaza school
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency on Wednesday condemned the presence of a “man-made cavity” found beneath a school in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
The agency said in a statement that after “recently” identifying...
First Sderot rocket victim to become IDF officer
Shila Naamat was 20 months old when a Palestinian rocket struck his home in March 2002. Back then, there wasn’t a bomb shelter on every block or an Iron Dome air defense system.
Naamat was...
Israel tightens security, shuts Judea and Samaria, Gaza crossings for election day
Israel has implemented additional security measures for Tuesday’s national election, including a general closure of crossings in Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip.
The decision, made during a situation assessment by the defense establishment,...
Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel
Turkey on Thursday appointed Sakir Ozkan Torunlar as the country’s new ambassador to Israel, the Anadolu Agency reported, in the latest evidence of rapprochement between the once-strong allies following a decade-long-plus rift.
Torunlar previously served as Ankara’s...