Tag: Gaza Strip
Blinken’s Mideast trip highlights limits of American efforts to isolate Hamas
While the Biden administration’s negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has generally being seen as successful, experts have low expectations that U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
UNRWA Gaza director backtracks on interview about Israeli war actions
Gaza director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Matthias Schmale accused NGO UN Watch and the press on Wednesday of “blatantly manipulating” comments he made in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 two days earlier.
In the interview,...
Abraham Accords passes first real test with Gaza conflict, but obstacles remain
The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip emerged as the first real test for Muslim countries that established ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords.
“The Abraham Accords passed...
Blinken underscores US role in rebuilding Gaza, talks regional issues with Netanyahu
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in Jerusalem on the first leg of a regional tour that will include stops in Ramallah, Jordan and Egypt....
‘Israel destroyed 62 miles of Hamas tunnels and killed 25 top operatives’
In the 11 days of “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” the Israel Defense Forces destroyed some 62 miles of Hamas’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, according to IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman.
Speaking...
Is Netanyahu responsible for this latest conflict?
As far as the many critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are concerned, there’s very little that goes wrong that can’t be attributed to what they consider to be his malevolent influence. Even...
In special meeting on conflict, Erdan slams UN for its incessant focus on Israel
Hours before Israel announced a ceasefire between itself and the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas on Thursday, Israeli Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan said that member states condemning Israel...
Netanyahu: Iran sent armed drone into Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intercepted an armed drone earlier this week sent by Iran.
It was shot down over northern Israel crossing from Iraq or Syria, he said during...
Hamas-Israel ceasefire expected to take effect on Friday, IDF ratchets up military successes
As multiple media reports of a ceasefire taking effect on Friday surfaced on Thursday, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad continued to fire on southern Israeli cities, towns and villages throughout the day, while the...
After 11 days of hostilities, Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire
Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that runs the Gaza Strip, have agreed to a ceasefire after 11 days of hostilities.
According to a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, the security cabinet...