Tag: Hamas
Blinken: Israel has ‘absolute’ right to defend itself
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backed Israel’s right to self-defense as the onslaught of rocket fire being launched by Hamas in Gaza has entered its third day on Wednesday.
“I think Israel has an...
Iran’s Khamenei urges Palestinians to ‘confront the enemy’ Israel
As Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad rockets continued to rain down on Israel from Gaza on Tuesday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lauded Palestinians for being “awake and determined.”
In a tweet posted on Tuesday evening,...
IDF kills top Hamas commanders in Gaza; rocket barrages on southern Israel continue
The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that a number of top Hamas commanders had been killed in a “complex” operation in the Gaza Strip.
The commanders, who the Israeli military said was “close to” the...
Hamas resorts to same old playbook, but will Israel now reset rules?
As the Israeli military continued striking targets in Gaza on Wednesday in response to a two-day onslaught of rockets launched by Hamas into the Jewish state, the question many are asking is why did...
Lod placed under lockdown after Arab rioting, Netanyahu vows to ‘restore order
The central Israeli city of Lod was placed under emergency lockdown on Tuesday night to clamp down on violence undertaken by Arab residents there.
The population of about 80,000 Jews and Arabs saw rioting and...
One Israeli killed, three wounded by Hamas anti-tank missile near Gaza border
One Israeli was killed, two were seriously wounded and a third sustained light injuries when Hamas fired an anti-tank missile from Gaza at an Israeli vehicle near the border on Wednesday morning.
The wounded were...
How old politics in Ramallah, Gaza, Jerusalem and Washington have set Israel ablaze
After one of the calmest extended periods in decades in the Middle East—and in Israel, in particular—the tide has suddenly turned, reverting to classic political mistakes that have all but erased the positive gains.
The...
Omar accuses Israel of ‘act of terrorism’ for Gaza strikes
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has accused the Israeli government of committing an “act of terrorism” with its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday. The Israeli strikes were in response to Hamas bombarding Israel with rockets...
Gaza terror factions fire more than 200 rockets at Israel; six injured in Ashkelon
Gaza terror factions have fired more than 200 rockets at Israel in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
The IDF struck more than 130 targets in Gaza in response, including strikes on...
Israel’s president offers Gaza-border residents respite from missiles
In the wake of a barrage of 250 missiles launched from Gaza into Israel, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited citizens from the Gaza “envelope” (periphery) area and greater southern Israel to his official Jerusalem...