Tag: Gaza Strip
Actress Gal Gadot visits children in Gaza border town
Israeli actress Gal Gadot paid a visit to the southern Israeli town of Netiv HaAsara on Wednesday, surprising a group of youngsters there.
Netiv HaAsara is one of the closest Israeli towns to the border...
Israel indicts leader of Islamic Jihad, whose capture sparked Gaza violence
Israel indicted a senior commander of the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Thursday, whose detention earlier this month sparked a brief conflict in the Gaza Strip earlier this month and whose detention is...
Shin Bet chief meets Egyptian spymaster amid row over Israeli raid
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) director Ronen Bar traveled to Egypt on Sunday amid an apparent row with Cairo over an Israeli counter-terrorism raid in Judea and Samaria that came less than 48 hours...
Islamic Jihad receives tens of millions of dollars a year from Iran, says Israeli...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday accused Iran of providing tens of millions of dollars a year to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Cypriot Defense Minister...
Why Hillary Clinton called it ‘Palestinian child abuse’
It’s summertime!
For most children, that means campfires, nature hikes and outdoor games like “Capture the Flag.”
For kids in the regions governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, it means weapons training, skits in which...
Roads around Gaza closed for second day amid fears of Islamic Jihad reprisals
Roads in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip remained closed on Wednesday for a second day amid fears of reprisal attacks following the arrest of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in Jenin on Monday.
Local media...
Israeli Navy sinks Palestinian vessel ‘smuggling arms’ to Hamas in Gaza
The Israeli Navy on Saturday night sank a Palestinian vessel sailing towards Gaza from Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement.
The vessel had entered a restricted sea area off the...
White House fact sheet on US-Palestinian ties
Below is the full text of a White House FACT SHEET that outlines the U.S.-Palestinian relationship.
On July 15, U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a number of initiatives to support the Palestinian people by:
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Israel marks eight years since ‘Operation Protective Edge’ against Hamas
Israel has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy regarding terrorism emanating from the Gaza Stip and will respond immediately to any such hostile activity, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday night.
He was speaking at a...
Hamas releases video of Israeli captive in bed receiving oxygen
The Hamas terror group released a video on Tuesday showing captive Israeli citizen Hisham al-Sayed lying in a bed and receiving oxygen.
“Spreading the clip of a sick man is despicable and an act of...