Tag: Hamas
IDF strikes more than 130 military targets in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that it struck more than 130 military targets in Gaza, as part of “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” launched on Monday in response to a Hamas rocket assault on Israel.
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Erdan: Palestinian violence direct result of collective failure of international community
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan condemned the international reaction to violence in Jerusalem on Monday, saying it helped spur Palestinian violence.
“What we are seeing now is the direct result of the...
Gaza rocket fire ‘clear violation’ of international law, asserts US Jewish groups
American Jewish leaders reacted to the escalating situation in Israel on Monday with all condemning the rocket fire on Israel by Gaza terror groups.
American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris urged international support for Israel...
US condemns Gaza rockets as ‘unacceptable escalation,’ supports Israel’s self-defense
World leaders condemned the ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, while also urging calm amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem.
“We unequivocally condemn rocket attacks from Gaza towards southern and central Israel, including Jerusalem....
Is Palestinian incitement driving the tensions in Jerusalem?
Thousands of Arab protesters have been violently rioting on the Temple Mount (known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif) throughout the “Jerusalem Day” holiday and over the course of the last several days, accusing Israel...
Hamas targets Jerusalem with rocket fire amid escalating tensions
Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups have launched at least seven rockets towards Jerusalem on Monday evening in a significant escalation of ongoing tensions in the Israeli capital over the last several days.
According to...
Israel strikes Hamas targets in response to rocket barrages from Gaza
The Israeli Air Force launched retaliatory strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza early Monday morning, following three separate rocket and mortar attacks from the terrorist-run enclave late Sunday night, the Israel Defense Forces said...
After Abbas cancels elections, relations between Fatah and Hamas set to deteriorate
The decision last week by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to “delay” elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council—and, by all intents and purposes, to cancel them altogether—marked the start of a new phase of deteriorating relations...
Hamas military commander issues ‘final warning’ to Israel over eastern Jerusalem
The commander of Hamas’s military wing issued a rare direct statement on Tuesday, warning Israel that it would pay a “heavy price” if it did not cease its activities in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood...
Hamas diaspora director: ‘To hell with the worthless scum who normalized relations with Israel’
Hamas diaspora director Khaled Mashaal said in a recent interview that those who normalize relations with Israel are “worthless scum” and are no longer considered part of the Islamic nation.
In the interview, which aired...