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United Nations To Give Near Statehood Rights To Palestinians

Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is due to upgrade the Palestinian status at the U.N., granting it almost all statehood rights, Israeli sources and diplomats said Wednesday.

Biden Warns of Suspending Weapon Transfers to Israel if IDF Advances into Rafah

Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The Biden Administration confirmed it had paused a significant bomb shipment to Israel, concerned about its potential use in a ground operation in Rafah. President Joe Biden has stated that his administration will not support or provide offensive…

Pro-Palestine Crowds In Netherlands Occupy Amsterdam, Utrecht University Sites

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Pro-Palestine protesters, many covering their faces and shouting antisemitic slogans, returned to the streets of Amsterdam, where they occupied a site of a major university and further threatened Jewish students and others.

Campaign Group Mourns Death Israeli Murdered By Hamas

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

A group campaigning for the release of hostages held by Hamas said Tuesday that Lior Rudaeff, who was thought to be in Gaza captivity, was murdered on October 7, and his body taken to Gaza.

Hamas Confirms US-Canadian Hostage and Other Captive Killed

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Hamas claims a hostage previously confirmed deceased and another captive died of wounds from an Israeli attack, Israeli sources say.

Scientific Study Shows Biblical Jerusalem Was a Major City

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2024

A major new scientific study shows that Jerusalem in the time of the Biblical Kings David and Solomon was a large urban area, not a small town or village some historians have suggested.

Israel Strikes Rafah; Invasion Appears Imminent

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2024

Israel’s military said Monday it struck sites in the Gaza city of Rafah shortly after the Israeli government decided to continue with its “Rafah operation,” likely referring to an imminent invasion of the area.

Siren Wails In Israel For Lives Lost in Holocaust At Tense Time For Jewish Nation

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2024

A two-minute-long siren sounded across Israel Monday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day between anxiety over the future of a Jewish nation faced with the ongoing war in Gaza and other threats to its existence.

Israel Starts Evacuating Rafah Citizens Ahead Of Expected Invasion

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday they have begun moving the Palestinian population from the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah to “a humanitarian zone” ahead of an expected Israeli military invasion in that city in southern Gaza.

Israel Shuts Down Al Jazeera TV, Citing Security Concerns

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2024

In a controversial move, Israel's government shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, saying it was a mouthpiece of Hamas and a security threat.

US Delays Military Shipment To Israel As Pressure Mounts

Posted on Sunday, May 5, 2024

Israel was weighing its options Sunday after U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, several sources said.

Remains Of Young Man Believed To Be Israeli Hostage Found In Grave

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2024

A photo was shared Friday of murdered Elyakim Shlomo Libman, who was previously believed to be among the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Turkey Halts Trade With Israel In Protest Over Gaza War

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2024

Turkey on Thursday suspended all trade with Israel in protest over its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, which the Turkish trade ministry said had turned into a “humanitarian tragedy.”

Pressure Mounting On Hezbollah To Withdraw From Border Area Near Israel

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2024

A key leader of Israel’s military has visited troops stationed near neighboring Lebanon from where Hezbollah fighters have attacked Israel.

US Pushes Hamas On Ceasefire With Israel

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of war in Gaza that has killed thousands.

Netanyahu Vows To Enter Rafah As IDF Ramps Up Preparation for Imminent Operation

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eliminate Hamas in Gaza while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) 98th and 162nd divisions have been intensively preparing for upcoming operations in the Gaza Strip, focusing on the impending Rafah offensive.

Government Working on Immediate IDF Enlistment of Ultra-Orthodox Men

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Amid ongoing legal proceedings to finalize the matter, Israel’s government has told the country’s Supreme Court justices that it is working on the immediate enlistment of army-age ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men into the Israel Defense Forces, i24News reports.

Israel’s Premier Condemns Planned Arrests By International Court

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned reported plans by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli government officials on charges related to the conduct of its war against Hamas.

European Academics Boycotting Israeli Researchers Since Oct. 7 War

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2024

A new report published by Israel’s Innovation, Science and Technology Ministry shows that, since the Oct. 7 massacre which triggered the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, academic researchers from European countries have been increasingly unwilling to cooperate with their…

Israel Threatens To Destroy Syria Regime If It Joins Gaza War

Posted on Monday, April 29, 2024

Israel has warned that it will destroy Syrian President Bashar Assad’s “regime” if Syria gets involved in the Gaza war, diplomats said Monday.

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