Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
IDF to begin probe into response to Oct. 7 attack
The Israel Defense Forces in the coming days will start an internal investigation into the military’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas-led massacre and the period preceding the cross-border invasion.
Army commanders will be leading...
Netanyahu doubles down on opposition to any recognition of Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night again came out forcefully against the prospect of any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, amid reports the Biden administration is considering such a move.
The prime...
Netanyahu: Recognition of Palestinian state would be ‘huge reward’ to terror
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night pushed back strongly against the prospect of the Biden administration unilaterally recognizing a Palestinian state in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre.
“Israel categorically rejects international...
IDF raids Khan Yunis hospital amid evidence Hamas held hostages there
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday that there was “credible evidence” that Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, and that the bodies of dead captives may...
Pompeo in Israel: Most Americans are with you in war
The vast majority of Americans stand with Israel in the war against Hamas, and the military response against the Islamist terrorist group has been both “perfectly appropriate” and necessary, former U.S. Secretary of State...
IDF deepens grip on Khan Yunis, prepares for Rafah push
As the Israel Defense Forces prepares to advance south into Rafah, ground operations continued in Khan Yunis on Tuesday, with Israeli forces eliminating dozens of terrorists in multiple engagements.
Over the past 24 hours, soldiers...
IDF confirms 32 out of 136 remaining hostages dead
At least 32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7 terrorist onslaught are confirmed to have died, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a confidential intelligence assessment by the...
Hamas trying to take control in northern Gaza
Despite Israeli efforts, Hamas is making significant efforts to renew its control of the northern Gaza Strip.
“This is a deliberate effort by Hamas to prove control in the north, especially as long as the negotiations on the return...
More than half of Israelis oppose Palestinian state for Saudi ties
More than half of the Israeli public opposes the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a deal that would end the war against Hamas and normalize relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh, according...
Argentina’s president in Israel on wartime solidarity visit
Argentine President Javier Milei arrived in Israel on Tuesday, reiterating his pledge to move his nation's embassy to Jerusalem and opening a new chapter in bilateral relations.
The three-day solidarity trip, which is one of...