Tag: Hamas
Israel reveals: Hamas exploits ill Palestinians for terrorism
Hamas’s military wing has grown more sophisticated in recruiting personnel for its terrorist networks in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency revealed.
In an unusually detailed statement, the agency said on Thursday that...
Did Israel-Hamas ceasefire strengthen Hamas for the next round of fighting?
The ongoing violence perpetrated by the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the recent barrage of rocket fire—more than 450 rockets and mortars in less than 48 hours—pointed at Israel’s south had an unintended consequence. In...
Israeli president slams Hamas in Vatican meeting with Pope Francis
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned Hamas on an official visit to the Vatican and Rome on Thursday.
In a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace, Rivlin said, “Hamas has repeatedly led to...
Lieberman’s sudden resignation exposes deep rift over Gaza strategy
For several weeks, outgoing Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman had made his dissatisfaction with Israel’s approach to Hamas in Gaza public—very public.
Assuming the position of the internal dissenter, Lieberman made it clear that his call...
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over opposition to Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman abruptly resigned his post and removed his Yisrael Beytenu Party from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition less than a day after Israel reportedly agreed to a ceasefire...
State Department to reward up to $5 million for key Hamas, Hezbollah leaders
The U.S. Department of State announced on Tuesday rewards of up to $5 million each for information or identification leading to the capture of the following terrorist figures: Hamas leader Saleh al-Aruri, and Hezbollah...
Israel needs a new policy in Gaza
The escalation in the violence emanating from Gaza on the very day after Israel permitted the transfer of millions of Qatari-sourced dollars into the coastal enclave underscores the futility of persisting with conventional wisdom. ...
Israelis near Gaza border block goods in protest of weekly riots, greenhouse fire
Israelis from the Gaza border region blocked trucks laden with goods and fuel for Gaza with their bodies on Sunday morning in protest of the government’s decision to allow the products into the region,...
Shin Bet head tells Knesset committee it prevented 1,000-plus terror attacks this year
Israel’s Shin Bet security services prevented more than 1,000 terror attacks in the last year, according to a report by director Nadav Argaman to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
“We’ve thwarted 480 terror...
Israel hits Hamas targets after rocket launched on Israel
The Israeli Air Force targeted eight Hamas sites in Gaza on Thursday, in response to the launching of a rocket into Israel.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that the strikes hit a training camp, weapons’...