Tag: Israel at War
Hamas leaders feel betrayed by Iran and Hezbollah
Hamas feels betrayed by Hezbollah and Iran, and it doesn’t appear likely that either will meaningfully help at this stage in the war, a Palestinian Authority security official said on Tuesday.
A Hamas source, quoted...
Mother of freed Israeli hostage: Thank God and the IDF
A day after her daughter was rescued from Hamas captivity, the mother of Israel Defense Forces soldier Pvt. Ori Megidish on Tuesday gave a statement to the press outside the family's Kiryat Gat home.
"Dear people of...
Hamas is losing its grip on Gaza
In an apparent attempt to reassure Gaza City residents after Israeli tanks were seen on Monday on Salah al-Din street, the city's main highway, Hamas announced that "a number of tanks reached an agricultural...
IDF demolishes Samaria home of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri
The Israel Defense Forces demolished the Samaria home of top Hamas commander Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday morning.
Al-Arouri, the commander of Hamas operations in Judea and Samaria and the deputy of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, is currently...
Yad Vashem: Ambassador’s yellow-star UN protest dishonors Holocaust victims
The head of Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial on Tuesday criticized Israel's U.N. ambassador for donning a yellow Star of David during an address to the U.N. Security Council, saying the stunt "dishonors both...
Israel’s Arrow system intercepts Houthi missile from Yemen
Israel's Arrow air-defense system has intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched at the Jewish state from the “Red Sea area,” the military said on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthi rebels confirmed the Iranian-backed terror group...
250,000 Israelis displaced, bodies identified three weeks after mass murder
Some 250,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war so far, and the Israel Defense Forces are working with local councils to care for devastated communities of traumatized people from the south, including children...
‘Let the arms cease,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during his weekly, Sunday address in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.
"In Gaza, spaces must be left to guarantee humanitarian aid and the hostages...
It’s about time for a global reckoning
My staff and I had the profound honor this week of taking Or Got of Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel to Capitol Hill. Kibbutz Be’eri has been a beautiful oasis of convivial neighbors, family...
Gallant promises ‘absolute victory’ over Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday night vowed to lead the Jewish state to victory over Hamas, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to rebuild and expand the border communities destroyed in the...