Palestinian militant group Hamas released the first set of Israeli hostages on Friday, according to national media. The group, which had been held captive in Gaza since October 7, has already crossed from Gaza into Egypt, the Times of Israel reported. The release of the 13 hostages was reportedly supervised …
Read More »White House to clamp down on Israeli settler violence – Politico
US President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to draw up a schedule of sanctions against Israelis who attack or harass Palestinians in the West Bank, Politico reported on Saturday, citing a confidential document. A Cabinet memo was read out to the outlet by a senior US official. It had …
Read More »Israeli police accused of assaulting journalist (VIDEO)
Reporters with a Turkish broadcaster have accused Israeli police of assaulting a member of their team, with footage of the incident appearing to show an officer smashing a journalist’s camera with the barrel of his rifle. Working for Türkiye’s TRT news outlet, the camera crew was reporting from East Jerusalem’s …
Read More »Pro-Palestine protests ‘anti-Semitic’ – Israeli ambassador
Demonstrations in support of Palestinians trapped in Gaza amid the ongoing escalation between Israel and Hamas are nothing but “manifestations of anti-Semitism,” Alexander Ben Zvi, West Jerusalem’s ambassador to Moscow, told journalists on Monday. Large pro-Palestinian rallies have regularly occurred in various parts of the world since Israel launched its military …
Read More »Macron explains ‘killing babies’ remark to Israeli president
French President Emmanuel Macron has appeared to backtrack on his comments about Israeli strikes killing scores of civilians in Gaza, which he made in an interview with BBC on Friday while calling for a ceasefire. The remarks were met with backlash from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused Macron …
Read More »Israeli minister threatens to ‘wipe Iran off the face of the Earth’
Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said on Sunday that the Israeli forces would “eliminate” Hezbollah and target Iran if the Palestinian militants open up a “northern front.” “The plan of Iran is to attack Israel on all fronts. If we find they intend to target Israel, we will not just …
Read More »Israeli Gaza operation could be ‘Mogadishu on steroids’ – former CIA chief
Israel’s conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas could become even more violent and drag on for years to come if Israeli forces launch a ground operation in Gaza, former CIA chief David Petraeus warned in an interview with Politico on Thursday. Speaking on the outlet’s Power Play podcast, the US …
Read More »Israeli flags burned across Germany
Israeli flags have been torn down and set on fire in multiple cities across Germany, local media reported, citing police and officials. The flags were hung outside city halls and other public buildings in solidarity in Israel, which came under a deadly attack by the Gaza-based Hamas militant group on …
Read More »Gaza could turn into ‘graveyard’ for Israeli troops – Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that if diplomatic efforts to stop Israeli airstrikes and prevent a ground offensive on Gaza are unsuccessful, there is a risk of the conflict escalating uncontrollably, with multiple regional players joining the fight. “If the measures aimed at immediately stopping the Israeli attacks that …
Read More »Hamas fighters carried detailed maps of Israeli targets – WSJ
Hamas fighters, who poured into southern Israel last weekend in a massive surprise attack, had detailed maps of their targets and other materials aiding their goals. The Wall Street Journal analyzed samples of the printed documents on Thursday. The maps, operational plans and instructions on how to engage the Israeli …
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