Tag: Operation Swords of Iron
‘Hamas counting on victory through Biden,’ warns former intelligence official
Hamas’s leadership in Rafah continues to cling to fanatical visions of eventual victory, six months into the war it launched with Israel, according to Israeli observers.
“As long as they are not decisively defeated, they...
Biden demands the unconditional surrender of Israel
In January 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the Casablanca Declaration. It stated that the Allies’ goal was the “unconditional surrender” of the Axis powers. This was...
Netanyahu: ‘Whoever harms us, we will harm them’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the Jewish state would respond in kind to any attack.
Speaking during a visit to the Tel Nof Air Base, he said, “We are in challenging...
Israel raps Irish PM for ‘forgetting’ Israeli hostages
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday chastised Simon Harris, Ireland’s new prime minister (or, Taoiseach), who referred to the Gaza war in his inaugural address but failed—in the ministry’s words “forgot”—to mention the 133 Israeli...
IAF strike kills sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh
An Israeli Air Force strike in the Al-Shati Camp on the northern Gaza coast killed six relatives of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Wednesday night.
“An Air Force aircraft, acting on...
Israeli soldiers recite blessing on Gaza fruit trees
Israel Defense Forces troops on Wednesday recited Birkat Ha’Ilanot, the seasonal blessing on blossoming fruit trees, in the Netzarim Corridor that splits the Gaza Strip.
According to Jewish law, if one sees fruit trees budding...
Hamas again rejects hostage deal, to present ‘roadmap’ for ending war
Hamas has informed mediators that it rejects the latest U.S. proposal for a renewed hostages-for-ceasefire deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources as saying that the terrorist organization intends to put forward a...
Israel translates stories of Oct. 7 sexual horrors to Arabic
Israel’s Foreign Ministry recently launched a campaign to present evidence of Hamas’s sexual crimes on Oct. 7 to the Arabic-speaking world.
The campaign material will be distributed through the ministry’s media channels, which together reach...
Israel condemns Norway for accusing IDF of ‘breakdown’ of int’l law
Israel’s Foreign Ministry lashed out at the Norwegian government on Tuesday after Oslo blamed Israel Defense Forces troops in Gaza for a “complete breakdown in compliance with international humanitarian law” in a statement marking six months...
Netanyahu: ‘We will eliminate the Hamas battalions in Rafah’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Tuesday that the Hamas battalions in Rafah will be defeated amid questions about whether a full-scale invasion of Gaza’s southernmost city will take place.
“We will complete the...