Tag: Gaza Strip
New Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader ‘will seek to satisfy Iran’
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second-largest armed terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip, announced at the end of last month that it had a new leader.
Ziad al-Nakhleh, formerly the deputy secretary-general of the Iranian-backed Palestinian...
Developing northern Sinai – A new diplomatic paradigm
The withdrawal of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas from the peace process, his actions against the Hamas leadership, the worsening of the economic situation in Gaza to the point of a humanitarian crisis, the escalation...
Israel has reached decision time on Gaza
Events in Gaza are moving quickly, and Israel has now reached a critical fork in the road with two main paths: a significant military escalation, which has the potential to gain momentum and turn...
Netanyahu responds to Beersheva attack: ‘Israel will take very strong action’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “strong action” in response to a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday which smashed a home in Beersheva, Israel’s third-largest city.
“I have just finished an assessment with the heads of...
Prior to Rosh Hashanah, families of two Israelis held captive in Gaza appeal for...
Outside the walls of the Old City, the families of two mentally ill Israeli citizens currently being held prisoner by Hamas in Gaza pleaded for their return. That was the message of a Sept....
Israel is not looking for war, but Gaza tensions make it highly likely
The latest flare-up on the Israel-Gaza Strip border appears to have calmed down dramatically since Thursday night, but everyone knows it is far from over. Barring an extreme turn of events, the next round...
Congress and Jewish groups express solidarity with Israel after Hamas rocket barrage
Members of Congress and the American Jewish community are reacting to the most recent escalation between Hamas and Israel, with the former firing rockets from Gaza into the latter.
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) posted on Twitter,...
Trump administration ‘fully supports’ Israel’s right to defend itself
The Trump administration said it “fully supports” Israel’s right to defend itself amid a barrage of rockets fired on the Jewish state by the Palestinian terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“It’s a very...
Israel’s security cabinet orders IDF to continue airstrikes on Hamas in Gaza
After an emergency meeting late Thursday, Israel’s security cabinet ordered the IDF to “continue taking strong action against the terrorist elements,” said the Prime Minister’s Office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor...
Hamas is taking the region to the brink of war
The security escalation in southern Israel and the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours shows that Hamas is prepared to take the region to the brink of war, and that it believes it...