Tag: Hamas
‘Nova 6.29’ exhibit is a way to work through the grief
“I came looking for Nadav’s sweatshirt and hat. I stayed because I felt close to him—as if I could live through what he lived through,” Hedva Biton from Ofakim told JNS at the “Nova...
Cohen thanks Japan for sanctioning top Hamas terror chiefs
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday thanked Japan for moving to sanction top Hamas leaders, including the terror group's chief in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar.
Tokyo also announced sanctions on Mohammed Deif, the head of...
Gadi Haggai, 73, is first US citizen confirmed killed by Hamas as a hostage
An Israeli-American is the first U.S. citizen taken hostage who has died in Hamas captivity in Gaza, a group representing the families of Hamas prisoners announced on Friday.
Gadi Haggai, 73, a U.S.-Israeli dual national,...
Not an international crime to kill soldiers, UN’s Francesca Albanese says of Oct. 7
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestinian rights, has courted controversy among Israel supporters for her one-sided faulting of Israel for its conflict with the Palestinians and comments she has made which...
The Babylonian bubble
A terrible scene flashed across our screens the other day. It was late afternoon on Friday as Shabbat was coming in and suddenly the sirens sounded. Jerusalem was under attack. Alarms blaring, all the...
Biden is causing an unnecessary humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The plight of Gazans is due, first and foremost, to the invasion and massacre of Israelis by Hamas on Oct. 7. They are now suffering because they are being used as human shields by...
Gallant in Eilat: If Houthis keep attacking, we’ll know what to do
If the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to attack Eilat with missiles, the State of Israel will “know what to do,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said during a visit to the Red Sea city...
Blinken: Not in world’s interest for conflict to end with Hamas still in power
Hamas should be removed from power when the conflict in Gaza ends, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a year-in-review press briefing at the State Department on Wednesday.
“Everyone would like to see...
IDF dog cam shows hostages escaping, days before deaths by friendly fire
GoPro camera footage obtained from an IDF dog shows how Golani Brigade infantrymen killed terrorists holding three Israeli hostages, allowing them to escape. Five days later, the escaped hostages were mistaken for terrorists and...
Hamas in secret talks with Fatah about post-war alliance
The "political" wing of the Hamas terrorist group is holding secret talks in Doha with its Fatah rivals about forming an alliance after the war in Gaza ends, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
These discussions...