Tag: Hamas
Dor Kapah’s harrowing escape from Hamas massacre
Dor Kapah, 30, stood before a group of students at the University of Florida, recounting a harrowing tale that seemed straight out of a war movie. But it wasn’t fiction; it was a gripping...
VR project features five survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas massacre
“It all started after I joined the fight on October 7 against Hamas terrorists invading the Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip,” says Nimrod Palmach, CEO of Israel-is, which partners with producer Stephen D....
US to back Rafah op in exchange for Israel dropping major Iran strike—report
Unnamed Egyptian officials told the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet on Wednesday that the United States has agreed to back an Israeli operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in exchange for Jerusalem forgoing a major...
‘Norwegian think tank conducting UN probe of UNRWA is anti-Israel’
A European research institution hired by the U.N. to carry out an “independent” investigation of its UNRWA Palestinian aid agency has a severe conflict of interest and holds strong anti-Israel bias, an Israeli government...
Mother of Hamas hostage makes TIME’s 100 list
Time magazine on Wednesday featured Rachel Goldberg-Polin, the mother of 23-year-old Hamas captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin, in its 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Goldberg-Polin appeared in the “Leaders” section of the...
Qatar ‘reevaluating’ position as mediator in hostage talks
Qatari Prime Minister Muhammad Al Thani announced on Wednesday that Doha is “reevaluating” its position as mediator between Israel and Hamas, citing “misuse of this mediation for narrow political interests.”
“Our position is being misused...
IAF strike kills Hamas intel chief in Beit Hanoun
An Israeli Air Force attack this week killed a senior Hamas terrorist responsible for intelligence gathering in the Beit Hanoun area of northeastern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Yussef Rafik Ahmed Shabat...
Shin Bet asked to delay closure of terror-linked Ra’am charities
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) pressed the Justice Ministry to delay proceedings to close down two terror-linked nonprofits controlled by the Islamist Ra’am Party, Israel Hayom reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, officials in the...
Erdoğan invites Hamas chief Haniyeh, accuses Israel in speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that he will host Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas, during a speech to parliament in Ankara rife with anti-Israel tropes.
Erdoğan praised the terrorist group, which...
Qatari PM: Hostage-for-ceasefire talks at ‘sensitive stage’
The negotiations to forge a deal wherein Hamas would free hostages held in Gaza in return for a ceasefire and the release of terrorists held in Israeli prisons are at a delicate stage, Qatar’s...