Israel has maintained a blockade of Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007. The blockade, which restricts the movement of people and goods in and out of the enclave, has devastated the Palestinian territory's economy. Israel has defended the blockade as necessary to keep militan...
sometimes shutting down traffic on major thoroughfares, resulting in dozens of arrests. Advertisements for the rallies often call on followers to “flood” a location, echoing Hamas’ name for the October 7 attack, the “Al Aqsa Flood.” ...
It’s been a year since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing at least 1,200 Israelis and capturing about 250 hostages— nearly 100 of whom remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 33 who are no longer believed to be alive, according to Isra...
policy on Israel's war with Hamas and Hezbollah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the first foreign leaders to hail Trump's victory. "Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and...
Nothing in 2023 compares to Israel’s response to the Hamas-led attack of October 7th. As of today, according to Euro-Med Monitor, 85% of the population of Gaza (2,2 million) have been displaced, and the total number of Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip since 7 October is 21,731...
Alexander, 20, was serving in the IDF’s Golani Brigade when he was captured during the Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. President Donald Trump announced Alexander’s release in a statement ahead of his trip to the Middle East on his Truth Social Page on Sunday evening. ...
The pattern of American impotency and Israeli defiance has played repeatedly since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, which prompted the Israeli pounding of Gaza and the more recent attempt to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon. ...
The pattern of American impotency and Israeli defiance has played repeatedly since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel that killed about 1,200 people, which prompted the Israeli pounding of Gaza and the more recent attempt to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon. ...
Hamas has “toughened its positionon a Gaza cease-fire proposal with Israel that has faced intransigence from both sides despite heavy U.S. lobbying,”WSJ’s Summer Said, Rory Jones and Alan Cullison report. “Meanwhile, violence flared on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, as the Iranian...
MIDDLE EAST LATEST — In remarks at the White House yesterday, Biden tried to walk the tightrope of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: He reiterated strong support for Israel, called for a two-state solution, condemned Israeli settlers’ West Bank moves and cast doubt on the Hamas-run Gaza Heal...