JERUSALEM — Israel‘s military announced Sunday it had withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group and bringing its troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began. But defense officials […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nicaragua on Monday called on the United Nations‘ top court to halt German military and other aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin‘s support was enabling acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza. Opening Nicaragua‘s case at the International Court of Justice, the […]
CAIRO — Israel‘s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared to begin another round of talks on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages, six months into the war. Israel‘s army said it had found the body […]
JERUSALEM — The Israel–Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack, Israel has pummeled the Gaza Strip, displacing the vast majority of the population and causing many to flee to Gaza‘s southernmost city, […]
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Americans overwhelmingly supported Ukraine — as they did with Israel after Oct. 7. No wonder: Ukraine was surprise-attacked by Russia, and Israel was by Hamas. It seemed an easy binary of good versus evil: Both the attacked Ukraine and Israel are pro-Western. Both their attackers, anti-Western Russia and Hamas, are not. Now everything […]
The White House on Friday said it welcomed the news that Israel made public the results of its investigation into an air strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. National Security spokesman John Kirby said they will carefully review the inquiry and discuss the findings with Israeli government officials and humanitarian […]
LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration’s demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian conditions in the territory. Blinken said that opening more […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement. The findings of a retired […]
The son of one of the terrorist group Hamas’s cofounders has a message for Americans and the world: most Palestinians support Hamas, the terrorists want to commit ethnic cleansing against Jews, and any Americans who support Gaza are insane. Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas cofounder Shiehk Hassan […]
With allies like President Joe Biden, who needs enemies? While Israel continues its counterattack in Gaza, the administration threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wage a gentler war or lose the support of the U.S. Speaking with reporters Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced an Israeli strike that killed seven humanitarian workers with […]
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