300,000 Israelis have returned to Israel since start of war

Nov 2, 2023, 9:20 AM (GMT+2) Today, 16,900 passengers will pass through Ben Gurion International Airport, and 116 international flights will depart and arrive. Since the beginning of the war, approximately 300,000 Israelis have returned to the country. The Airports Authority recommends that travelers check the updated flight boards on the Airports Authority and airline […]

Hamas says Israel’s strikes on Gaza refugee camp killed more than 195 people

More foreign nationals prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the enclave’s Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel’s attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that UN human rights officials said could be war crimes. At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as […]

Israel accuses Hamas of using over 100 women and children as human shields in Gaza

IDF soldiers say that during raid on terror group’s compound in Jabaliya refugee camp, civilians were sent out to confront them ToI StaffToday, 10:22 am Hamas sent a large group of women and children to act as human shields against Israel Defense Forces troops who were attacking a key compound of the terror group in […]

Russia tells UN Israel does not have right of self-defense in war with Hamas

Today, 9:22 am Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya tells the world body that Israel does not have the right to self-defense under international law in its fight against Hamas because it is an “occupying state.” “I also cannot leave unmentioned the hypocrisy of the US and its allies, who in other, completely different […]

Hamas official says group aims to repeat Oct. 7 onslaught many times to destroy Israel

Ghazi Hamad, of terror group’s politburo, hails the major assault in which civilians were systematically murdered, saying ‘there will be a second, a third, a fourth’ Gianluca PacchianiToday, 9:41 pm A senior member of Hamas has hailed the systematic slaughter of civilians in Israel on October 7, vowing in an interview that if given the […]

Qatar brokers deal between Egypt, Hamas and Israel for limited Gaza evacuations – source

REUTERS NOVEMBER 1, 2023 09:02 Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel, and Hamas, in coordination with the US, to allow for the movement of foreign passport holders and some critically injured people out of besieged Gaza, a source briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday. There is no timeline for how long […]

Saudi Arabia still open to Israeli normalization deal, White House says

Efforts to reach a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia had reportedly been put on ice. TOVAH LAZAROFF NOVEMBER 1, 2023 00:47 US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in Washington, DC, US. October 30, 2023.(photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Saudi […]

Following threat from Yemen: Israeli Navy missile boats arrive in Red Sea area

Following threats from Yemenite Houthis, Israeli Navy sends missile boats towards Red Sea. Ron Kampeas, JTANov 1, 2023, 8:37 AM (GMT+2) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1vnSOjeq90] In accordance with the situational assessment and as part of defensive efforts in the area, on Tuesday Israeli Navy missile boats arrived in the area of the Red Sea, the IDF confirmed.

Abraham Accords here to stay despite war, says Emirati official

Abraham Accords here to stay despite war, says Emirati official “The Accords are our future,” stressed Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 1, 2023 00:48   The Abraham Accords are not at risk amid the war between Israel and Hamas, said Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Defense, Interior, […]

IDF sends missile boats to Red Sea area after attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

By Emanuel Fabian Today, 9:00 am   Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   The Israel Defense Forces says it has bolstered the Red Sea area with Navy missile boats, following several missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The IDF says the vessels were deployed yesterday “in accordance […]