Iran's president-elect reaffirms countries anti-Israel stance
"The Islamic Republic has always supported the resistance of the people of the region against the illegitimate Zionist regime," Pezeshkian said in a message to Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hezbollah.
ByREUTERS Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a gathering with his supporters at the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in south of Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/via Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Satellite photos show Iran expanding missile production, sources say - report
The images show many of the structures surrounded by large dirt berms. The buildings are located in Tehran.
ByREUTERS A satellite photo shows suspected tunnel expansion (in the upper-right quadrant of the picture) at Shahid Modarres Garrison, near Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on July 5, 2024. (photo credit: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
What two months of Hamas use of UN sites tells us - analysis
As the war continues into a less intense phase it is worth looking back at the extent of Hamas illegal use of UN facilities, including schools, because it appears systematic and on a large scale.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike in an UNRWA school, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Haredi draft drama: IDF chief Baram leaks military can absorb 3,000 additional haredi recruits
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to postpone the issue to September, concerned that the Haredim could bring the government down over their funds being frozen.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Incoming IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram gives remarks at his inauguration ceremony, October 31, 2022.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE)Go to the full article > >
IDF to present probe into failure to defend Beeri on October 7 on Thursday
Despite the IDF probe, most defense officials are calling for a state inquiry which would also probe the decisions and actions of the government.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Israeli soldiers seen next to burnt cars at the entrance to Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza Border, southern Israel, October 9, 2023.(photo credit: YOSSI ZAMIR/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Rafah through the eyes of int’l journalists - analysis
The trip by journalists is important because it provides the first reactions among correspondents to Israel’s operations in this area of southern Gaza.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN SMOKE RISES during an IDF ground operation in Khan Yunis, as seen from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, this week. Rafah is Hamas’s gateway to the outside world, providing it with the resources required to sustain its operations and continue to wage war, says the writer.(photo credit: BASSAM MASOUD/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Israeli troops operate in Gaza City UNRWA headquarters
The IDF noted that in the past, troops had operated in the area and had arrested and killed many Hamas terrorists. Forces had also demolished an underground route which passed under the facility.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli soldiers operate next to the UNRWA headquarters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, February 8, 2024. (photo credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Hamas's heavy losses, toll on Gaza may explain why terror org. dropped ceasefire demand - AP
The report also revealed, via a Middle Eastern official, the content of messages penned by Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip which called on the group’s Qatar leaders to accept Biden's outline.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A woman walks past posters depicting Yahya Sinwar (L), the head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, and Abu Obeida (R), the masked spokesman of the Qassam Brigades (Hamas' armed wing), plastered on a wall in the Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees.(photo credit: ANWAR AMRO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
IDF considering submitting for Defense Minister's approval call up of 3,000 haredim - report
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
120 hostages remain in Gaza
43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
