JERUSALEM/CAIRO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned on Tuesday that if the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo fail, Israel will escalate its military assault on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah. He said that Israel "is ready for compromise in order to br...
Senior Israeli officials warned that the country's response could lead to "several days" of intensive conflict with Hezbollah, according to a report on Israel's state-owned Kan TV news. Following a situation assessment at the Northern Command with Commander Uri Gordin, Galant announced that the ...
The Oct. 7 attack — in which 1,200 people were killed and 240 people were abducted and taken to Gaza — would uncannily mirror the one outlined in the battle plan. But Israeli officials had brushed off the plan, the report said, dismissing it as “aspirational” ...
When a crisis befalls a small circle of closed-minded leaders, they tend to react with strategic and often self-destructive recklessness. Like Bush after 9/11, Netanyahu has not only denied being warned about the attack but also launched a response that has...
The New York Times is reporting Israel knew about Hamas attack plans over a year before the Oct. 7 operation, but dismissed them as “aspirational."
In a televised address the night of the attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who earlier declared Israel to be at war, said the military would use all of its strength to destroy Hamas' capabilities. But he warned that "this war will take time. It will be difficult." ...
He warned that if the U.S. were to back any Israeli retaliation for the overnight assault, it would lead to a targeting of U.S. bases in the region. Mr. Biden returned to the White House on Saturday in anticipation of an imminent attack by Iran. Following a lengthy meeting with the...
22 (Xinhua) -- The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) on Thursday warned that thousands of Israeli organizations are exposed to cyberattacks due to two critical vulnerabilities recently discovered. The INCD said in a statement that the vulnerabilities were found in a VPN remote access system...
Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper reported Thursday that senior Hezbollah official and parliament member Hassan Fadlallah warned that Israel "will pay the price" for its attacks in Lebanon, which killed 11 civilians a day earlier. In another development, the Israeli army said it raided the Nasser Hospit...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to ensure more humanitarian aid and do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza, or else there will be "no partners for peace." Meanwhile, Israel warned that it was on high alert for attacks on its northern border with Le...