Tag: Gaza Strip
US, European leaders endorse continued hostage negotiations with Hamas
Leaders in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the United States came together on Monday to call for peace in the Middle East.
The White House released a joint statement from the Western nations advocating for...
IDF chief of staff: Sinwar’s new title ‘won’t absolve him’
Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar’s new role as head of the terrorist group’s politburo will not shield him from the Israeli security forces, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi...
Smotrich clarifies Gaza remarks after US slams ‘disturbing’ suggestion of conditioning aid
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday clarified remarks he made earlier this week about humanitarian aid to Gaza after Western nations slammed him for implying that Jerusalem should halt aid until Hamas frees...
Oct. 7 terror mastermind Yahya Sinwar to lead Hamas politburo
Yahya Sinwar, Hamas senior leader in the Gaza Strip and the architect of the Oct. 7 massacre, has been chosen to lead the terrorist organization’s so-called political bureau, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed...
IDF confirms last Israeli missing since Oct. 7 was murdered by Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it had confirmed the death of Bilha Yinon, 76, nearly 10 months to the day after she went missing during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks...
‘Pray for safe, swift return’ of hostages, 300 days in captivity, Gottheimer says
As the hostages spend their 300th day in Gaza, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) stated that he won’t stop fighting until every hostage returns home.
“Today, we pray for the safe and swift return of the...
Israel committed to hostage talks with Hamas, Gallant says
Israel remains committed to reaching a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, “especially at this time,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday, speaking hours after the terrorist organization’s “political” leader was killed in a Tehran strike attributed to the...
Anger boils over in Israel as IDF reservists are targeted by investigation
Right-wing protesters, including several Knesset members, burst through the gates of two Israeli military bases on Monday to vent their rage after learning nine IDF reservists had been arrested that day on suspicion of...
Legislators meet with ambassadors of UAE, Bahrain, Morocco to advance Gaza group
The Abraham Accords Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives organized its second meeting of the Gaza Working Group on July 26.
Reps. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), David Trone (D-Md.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)...
US envoy praises Qatar’s role in maintaining ‘peace and security’
U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis stressed the importance of Washington’s diplomatic relationship with Doha for regional “peace and security,” speaking during a meeting with Qatar’s chief spokesperson on Monday.
Davis said he sat down...