13 Israelis, including 8 kids, freed by Hamas after 50 days as Gaza hostages

On 2nd day of 4-day truce deal, 8 children, 4 moms, 1 young woman handed over by Hamas following long, unnerving delay; 4 foreign nationals also released By TOI STAFF26 November 2023, 12:19 am     Israeli hostages released on November 25, 2023: Top from L-R: Sharon Avigdori and her daughter Noam, siblings Alma and Noam Or; […]

Israeli sources accuse Hamas of violating deal by releasing child without mother

26 November 2023, 12:28 am   0   Mother and daughter Raya and Hila Rotem, taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from their home in Kibbutz Be’eri. Hila was released on November 26, 2023. (Courtesy) Sources in Israel have accused Hamas of violating the terms of the truce deal by releasing a child without […]

Qatari jet arrives in Israel amid Gaza hostage agreement

Today, 12:01 pm   0   In a rare move, a Qatari private jet has landed at Ben Gurion Airport, Hebrew-language media reports. The flight arrived from Larnaca in Cyprus, the Kan public broadcaster says. Qatar, which has close ties to Hamas, has played a key role — along with Egypt — in mediating the temporary lull […]

Iran’s controlled escalation against Israel, US – opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: Hezbollah fighters on Israel-Syria border • Joint command formed for anti-US insurgency JONATHAN SPYER NOVEMBER 25, 2023 11:29 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a research group associated with the Syrian opposition, this week reported that 700 pro-Iranian fighters have been deployed in the area adjoining the Golan Heights. The fighters, […]

Israeli-owned ship attacked by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean, US defense official says; no injuries

By APToday, 10:58 am     A Shahed-136 drone is seen in the sky seconds before it hit buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza […]