Tag: Hamas
A pandemic anti-Semitism ceasefire? Not a chance
Two weeks ago, something highly unusual happened. The United Nations praised Israel. The cause for this remarkable exception to the general rule of the world body’s Israel-bashing was the cooperation between Israel and the...
Israel seeks negotiations with Hamas for release of four citizens held in Gaza
Israel is calling for negotiations over the return of four Israelis being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after Hamas leaders said they could be willing to make a deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Israel-PA cooperation on coronavirus is encouraging, but will it last?
One thing is for sure: COVID-19 does not respect borders, or armistice lines for that matter. The deadly coronavirus strain that has already killed over 50,000 people around the world has yet to wreak...
Hamas prepares for mass quarantines in Gaza Strip
In order to protect the Gaza Strip population of 2 million people from the spread of the coronavirus, Hamas is rushing to build two huge quarantine centers.
Hamas ordered the facilities to be built after...
March 27, 2002: Passover suicide bombing at Park Hotel in Netanya
Hamas conducted a suicide-bomber attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel, during a Passover seder on this date in 2002, killing thirty civilians and injuring 140. Most of the victims were elderly, including...
Hamas seeks to prevent spread of virus in Gaza, while threatening to hold Israel...
The Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip is making significant efforts to prevent a full-scale outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), while also threatening to hold Israel “responsible” if the virus does begin to spread....
Coronavirus and the Palestinians
Alongside the dramatic health and political developments in Israel, there have also been developments on the Palestinian side, that while not as dramatic are worth watching. The coronavirus scare has captured Palestinian public opinion.
Aside...
Israel’s Light Blade can down Gazan kites and explosive balloons
In early 2018, professor Udi Ben-Ami at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was working on a laser system for cutting thick plastic for greenhouses.
But when terrorists from the Gaza Strip started sending explosive devices...
Public trial of 68 Hamas activists gets underway in Saudi Arabia
The trial of 68 alleged Hamas members has begun in Saudi Arabia. They were arrested in April 2019 in Saudi Arabia; most were Palestinians from the Palestinian territories who immigrated to Saudi Arabia, some...
Bennett: Israel needs to ‘fundamentally change the situation’ in Gaza
Israel is “preparing something” for the terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
In remarks made during an interview with i24 News that aired on Monday, Bennett said that Israeli Prime...