Tag: Hamas
Israel defense minister: Jewish state prefers to see Gazans topple Hamas regime
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman dismissed criticism leveled at him on Wednesday over Israel’s attempts to negotiate a long-term ceasefire with Hamas.
“My strategy is to talk directly to the Palestinian public, not with Hamas...
Reports circulate of possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has negotiated with the Hamas terror organization responsible for the recent upsurge in attacks against Israelis along the Gaza border, agreeing to a ceasefire in which Hamas promises...
Hamas’s fake Red Alert app used to hack Israeli phones, say cyber-security experts
Israeli cyber-intelligence firm ClearSky has warned that Hamas is attempting to implant spyware on the mobile phones of Israelis who download a fraudulent Red Alert rocket-siren app.
The company’s security researches said last week that...
Massive ‘terror kite’ from Gaza successfully removed from Israeli power lines
A massive incendiary kite launched from Gaza, measured to be about 13 feet wide, landed on electric power lines near Kibbutz Sufa on Saturday, sparking an emergency operation by the Israel Electric Company to...
Gaza judge on Hamas TV: ‘Jihad in Palestine a duty incumbent on all Muslims’
Interviewed by Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV channel, Sheikh Omar Nofal, a judge in Gaza’s Shari’a appeals court extolled the six virtues of martyrdom, asking: “How can anyone cling to this world after hearing all of these...
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...
Annual hot-air balloon festival in Negev cancelled due to Gaza rocket fire
A yearly hot-air balloon festival scheduled to take place in the Besor National Park in the Negev Desert was cancelled on Thursday, following a barrage of rockets into Israel from Gaza overnight on Wednesday.
The...
Hamas launches almost 200 rockets into Israel, thousands of Israelis run for cover
Some 180 rockets were lobbed at Israel from Wednesday night through Thursday, obliterating discussion of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Residents of the coastal city of Ashkelon also scrambled to bomb shelters—a...
Hamas-Israel truce would be like a ‘painkiller, not an anti-biotic,’ say observers
Intensive efforts are underway to reach a long-term, comprehensive truce arrangement between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Former members of the Israeli defense establishment, however, have expressed skepticism about the feasibility of...