UNGA expected to upgrade Palestinian status • Mount Meron Lag Ba'Omer pilgrimage cancelled • Eden Golan advances to Eurovision Final • IDF advances in Rafah
Screens show the voting result during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full U.N. member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
UNGA votes 143-9 to upgrade Palestinian statehood status
The United Nations General Assembly voted 143-9 to upgrade Palestine's status as a non-member observer state, sparking criticism from Israel.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Screens show the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full U.N. member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Closing in on Rafah: IDF troops kill terrorists, find tunnel shafts
In the area of the Rafah crossing, on the Palestinian side, troops of the 401st Brigade killed terrorists in close-quarter combat and via aircraft strikes.
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
131 hostages remain in Gaza
38 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
