Biden aide: Israel taking steps to protect civilians that even US might not have done

US president meets hostages’ families, says working to free them * Authorities: Hostages Tal Chaimi, Joshua Mollel are dead * Hamas’s Haniyeh voices openness to talks on ending war (Screenshot) WASHINGTON — White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby suggests that some of the steps the IDF has taken to prevent civilian casualties in […]

The debate over what should happen in Gaza after the war, explained

While Israel and the US can agree that the conflict should end with Hamas’s removal from power, they differ on what things will look like the day after bullets stop flying By RON KAMPEAS and TOI STAFF14 December 2023, 1:03 am     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center left) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv after […]

Netanyahu to Soldiers: We Will Fight Until the Destruction of Hamas

Hana Levi Julian2 Tevet 5784 – December 13, 2023 Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the investigation facility of the IDF Intelligence Directorate Unit 504 and the IDF Armored Corps 460 Brigade, in southern Israel, Dec. 13, 2023     “I want you to pass along to the last soldier: […]

Nearly 75% of PA Arabs Say Hamas Was Right to Attack Israel on Oct. 7

2 Tevet 5784 – December 13, 2023 (JNS) Nearly three in four Palestinian Authority Arabs believe that Hamas was right in launching its Oct. 7 cross-border attack, in which terrorists savagely murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel and wounded thousands, according to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. The Ramallah-based institute polled […]

US had staged plan for Palestinian statehood prior to October 7

The Biden administration has spoken of the need to launch a new peace process after the Gaza war to create a two-state resolution. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:38 The Biden administration had intended to present Israel with a series of steps that needed to be taken to allow for the creation of a Palestinian […]

President Herzog: Houthis crossed redline in Red Sea

Israel’s president call for the establishment of an international coalition to confront Houthi threats. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:30 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:33 Israeli officials called for an international coalition to halt the threat the Houthi Iranian proxy group poses to international shipping in the Red Sea. “The Houthis have crossed a redline […]

After Erdan’s trolling of Sinwar, Hamas responded by leaking Erdan’s number

Erdan has had a slew of insults, personal attacks, and threats against his family sent to his phone. MAARIV DECEMBER 14, 2023 00:37 During yesterday’s debate at the UN General Assembly during the call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, waved a picture of Yahya Sinwar, while […]

Turkish lawmaker says Israel will suffer the wrath of Allah, has heart attack

The Turkish Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca announced that Bitmez had arrived at the hospital and was taken to intensive care. YUVAL BARNEA DECEMBER 13, 2023 00:14 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:14 Turkish parliamentarian Hasan Bitmez was giving a speech to the Grand National Assembly on the war with Hamas when he collapsed, on Tuesday. […]

Israel close to ‘diplomatic solution’ to move Hezbollah away from border – report

KAN further reported that Minister Benny Gantz held conversations on the subject with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and France. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 09:59 Israel is close to reaching a “diplomatic solution” to move terror organization Hezbollah away from the northern border with Lebanon, KAN News reported Wednesday morning. Along […]

Hamas used toxic substance to kill Nahal Oz troops on Oct. 7, IDF probe said to show

Just seven soldiers escaped poisonous inferno that killed most within minutes; mother of soldier killed in attack says senior officers failed to protect her daughter By TOI STAFFToday, 9:59 am     A mural is seen outside an IDF surveillance command center at the Re’im base. The text reads: ‘The flowers will continue to bloom.’ November 5, […]

Iran is gambling on ceasefire to keep Hamas from defeat – analysis

Iran may have overplayed previous coverage accusing Israel of various “crimes” and now is setting its hopes on larger movements at the UN and in other spaces. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 13, 2023 02:55 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:18  The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only a […]