Israel refrains from Ramadan restrictions • Houthis launch missiles across Red Sea
Trucks carrying aid arrive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, January 17, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)
A snipers' ambush: IDF kills October 7 terrorists, Nukhba forces
As the government mulls Rafah operation, the IDF continues to operate in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip, where troops have killed numerous terrorists and located weapons caches.
US: Obstacles in Gaza hostage talks not insurmountable
“We continue to believe that the obstacles are not insurmountable and that a deal can be reached,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in Washington.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS Supporters of hostages take part in a protest calling for their release, in Tel Aviv(photo credit: REUTERS/SUSANA VERA)Go to the full article > >
Gaza humanitarian aid due to sail soon from Cyprus, source says
Gaza health ministry said two Palestinians died of dehydration and malnutrition, raising the toll of such deaths to 20. Humanitarian aid is expected to set sail soon from Cyprus.
ByREUTERS The Joint Coordination Centre officials sail through cargo ship Mehmet Bey as she waits to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > >
Finance Minister Smotrich okays IDF pensions examinations
The committee is being formed as part of budget deliberations among Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Smotrich.
ByEVE YOUNG Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a press conference, February 14, 2024.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Go to the full article > >
Halevi said, "we promise at all times that our victims, those who have fallen, will not have been in vain. There is no other way to do this other than to be drafted for substantial service."
From London to Washington, top officials spoke with him about the food crisis in Gaza as the United Nations warned that the Palestinians there are facing starvation.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Defence Minister of Israel Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Shlomi, Israel November 9, 2023.(photo credit: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
South Africa asks World Court for more measures against Israel
UNRWA donors likely to resume funding soon, Norway says
UNRWA sacked the staff accused by Israel of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks, saying at the time that the Israeli allegations - if true - were a betrayal of UN values and of the people UNRWA serves.
ByREUTERS 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 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
134 hostages remain in Gaza, 33 of which killed in captivity, IDF say