Black smoke from burning tires hangs in the sky as Palestinian protesters hurl stones toward Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 AP Photo/Khalil Hamra 130 Gazans were injured from live fire according to the Palestinian Health Ministry as some 10,000 protested. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed…
After months of violence and widespread protests along the Israeli-Gaza border fence, Israeli is quickly ramping up its military presence with a show of force a day after launching deadly airstrikes on Gaza in response to what officials say were two rockets fired from the strip earlier this week. Reuters has reported some 60 Israeli tanks…
Des manifestants palestiniens dans la bande de Gaza face à un véhicule blindé israélien de l’autre côté de la barrière de sécurité séparant l’enclave du territoire israélien, le 28 septembre 2018SAID KHATIB (AFP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday is said to have told his cabinet that a military operation in Gaza would be…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Support for a two-state solution among Israelis and Palestinians has dropped to a record low following years of a moribund peace process and several rounds of violent military confrontation. According to a new poll conducted by Tel Aviv University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Ramallah, only…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet in New York City, Sept. 18, 2017. Photo: Avi Ohayon / GPO. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Cairo at the end of May for a covert meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Israel’s Channel 10 reported on Monday. The purpose of the…
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday demanded a “total” ceasefire from Gaza’s Hamas rulers in his first public comments on another deadly flare-up between the two sides. There have been efforts by UN officials and Egypt to secure a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas, though Israeli officials have not commented on them….
More than 180 rockets fired at Israel in major escalation ■ Officer says Israel nears wider Gaza campaign ■ Military reinforcements sent to the south. |An explosion is seen during Israeli air strikes in Gaza August 9, 2018.\ AHMED ZAKOT/ REUTERS Israeli army renews strikes on Gaza, Palestinians report; Egypt says still working toward restoring…
Israel hits 150 Gaza targets ■ Three Gazans said killed, including pregnant woman and child ■ Woman severely wounded in Israel ■ Israeli official: Hamas was dealt a serious blow, IDF instructed to prepare for any scenario. Site where rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israeli town, Thursday morning, Aug. 9, 2018.Courtesy Eshkol security Israel…
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman discuss the confrontation with Iran and Syria on February 10 2018. Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense Families of slain IDF soldiers slam gov’t over negotiating deal without guaranteeing return of sons’ remains Israel’s security cabinet is set to convene in Jerusalem…
Comments about Jews by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas triggered global condemnation – YURI KOCHETKOV (POOL/AFP/File) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday defiantly vowed to continue make welfare payments to convicted terrorists and their families, even if it costs his government its last penny. “We will not accept a cut or cancellation of salaries to the…