Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
Older couple survives three Hamas assaults on home in Kibbutz Yitzhak
“You're not going out. You are not going out.”
Those were 63-year-old Vivian Roitman's fateful words to her 72-year-old husband Menachem on the morning of Oct. 7, after the Hamas terrorists who had ransacked their...
A desolate Sderot waits for the rockets to stop
SDEROT, Israel—This city, at its closest barely a half-mile from the Gaza Strip, lies forlorn, its storefronts shuttered and its tens of thousands of residents mostly gone.
An eerie hush, punctuated by the booms of...
Jerusalem: Gaza op will leave Hamas with ‘zero’ military capabilities
The ongoing Israel Defense Forces offensive will leave Gaza's ruling Hamas terrorist organization with "zero military capabilities and zero motivation to carry out attacks" for decades, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israeli government moves to shut down Al Jazeera’s local bureau
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi initiated emergency regulations on Wednesday to shut down Al Jazeera's operations in Israel.
The regulations will be discussed at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night.
A spokesperson from Karhi’s office declined JNS's request...
Israel’s leaders must act with absolute and unshakeable resolve
By nightfall on Oct. 7, several publications had reached out to me, asking me to write something about the horrendous events of that day. I was forced to tell them that I could not...
Netanyahu denies report Cairo warned of Hamas attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday dismissed as “totally fake news” and "absolutely false" reports that the Egyptian spy chief warned him of a major impending Palestinian attack from Gaza.
Ynet had reported that Maj. Gen. Abbas...
11 Americans killed in Hamas attacks
Hamas killed at least 11 American citizens in this weekend's surprise attack from Gaza, U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement on Monday.
Several other countries also reported their citizens are among the dead...
Netanyahu: ‘We are changing the Middle East’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with local and regional leaders from Israel's southern region on Monday, as the Israel Defense Forces expanded airstrikes in the Gaza Strip following Hamas's deadly surprise attack on...
Israel denies negotiating with Hamas for release of hostages
As Israel entered its third day of war with Hamas, an Israeli official denied Jerusalem was negotiating for the release of hostages held by the terror group via Qatar.
An Israeli senior official confirmed to...
US calls for full backing of Israel at UN Security Council
"The era of reasoning with these savages is over," Israel's ambassador to the United Nations told an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Sunday, referring to the Hamas terrorist organization.
Following the weekend’s unprecedented terrorist...