On Memorial Day, Israeli leaders Promise Brighter Future
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday that the Israel Defense Forces would “keep going until the end” to defeat Hamas, as the Jewish state marked its first Memorial Day since the Oct. 7 massacre.
IDF lookout Noa Marciano Killed by Doctor at Shifa Hospital
Noa Marciano, 19, was abducted from the Nahal Oz Base on Oct. 7.
IDF Takes Operational Control of Rafah Crossing
he Israel Defense Forces took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday morning, as tanks from the 401st Armored Brigade of the 162nd Division rolled right up to the station.
IDF Begins Evacuating Civilians from Eastern Rafah Northward
The new humanitarian zone includes field hospitals, tents, and increased provisions of food, water, medicine, and other supplies.
Israeli FM slams ‘dictator’ Erdoğan over trade ban
Erdoğan, whose ruling Justice and Development Party took a thumping at the polls in local elections on March 31, has been displaying open hostility to the Jewish state and support for Hamas since the terrorist organization started the Oct. 7 war by invading Israel.
Also on Thursday, Erdoğan decried the response to violent antisemitic protests currently taking place on U.S. college campuses under the guise of being against Jerusalem’s conduct during the war against Hamas.
Erdoğan alleged that “conscientious students and academics, including anti-Zionist Jews” were facing “violence, cruelty, suffering, and even torture” from authorities for opposing Israeli actions. He claimed some were being “sacked and lynched” for supporting the Palestinians.
“The limits of Western democracy are drawn by Israel’s interests,” the Turkish leader added, accusing Western nations of labeling any criticism of Israel as “anti-democratic” and “antisemitic.”
Katz severely criticized Ankara toward the end of April for inviting Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s “political” bureau, to stay in the country.
Tensions between the two countries were also aggravated when a Turkish terrorist carried out an attack in Jerusalem this week.
IDF will enter Rafah
“The notion that we will stop the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
Israeli airstrikes on Rafah kill at least 22 people
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children, Palestinian health officials said.
US, Britain urge Hamas to accept Israeli truce proposal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war and the release of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group.
ICC may issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Gallant this week
ICC may issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Gallant this week.
Diplomatic efforts to thwart Chief Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan’s move have reportedly failed.
Smotrich: Gov’t has ‘no right to exist’ if Rafah op canceled
Smotrich: Gov’t has ‘no right to exist’ if Rafah op canceled, New terms conveyed to mediator Egypt include a willingness to discuss the “restoration of sustainable calm” in Gaza.