IDF looks to launch massive attack to seize Gaza’s border with Egypt – WSJ

The IDF operation would “likely involve removing Palestinian officials from a key crossing point and stationing Israeli forces,” the Wall Street Journal reported. JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 13, 2024 16:43 Updated: JANUARY 13, 2024 22:45 Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip on January 13, 2024(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S OFFICE) Israel has informed Egypt of […]

IDF Chief of Staff says Israel won’t be blackmailed into ceasefire

January 13, 2024 Last week, the Qatari Prime Minister met with hostage families and offered a phased release of hostages in exchange for the complete withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said that while the release of hostages is an urgent […]

No one, including Iran or ICJ, will stop IDF in Gaza – Netanyahu

The genocide charge against Israel, Netanyahu said, “is a moral low in the history of nations.” TOVAH LAZAROFF JANUARY 13, 2024 22:29 Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, January 13, 2024(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)The International Court of Justice can’t stop Israel from defeating Hamas in Gaza, […]

Biden says US sent private message to Iran about Houthi attacks

US president says country ‘confident’ and ‘well-prepared’ amid Red Sea tensions, as Iran-backed rebels threaten to respond to strikes By AGENCIES Today, 10:24 pm 0 US President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about the Iran-backed Houthi group that is responsible for attacking commercial shipping in […]

Netanyahu: No Choice, Must Close the Hole on Gaza-Egypt Border

Hana Levi Julian4 Shevat 5784 – January 13, 2024 Photo Credit: Ahmad Khateib / Flash 90 Palestinian Authority officers fail to stop hordes of Gazan Arabs from crossing into Egypt through the Philadelphi Corridor in Rafah, June 29, 2006.     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters at a briefing Saturday night that “it’s clear […]

Houthis vow to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US, UK strikes on Yemen

Strikes garnered responses from other Iranian proxy groups. By JOANIE MARGULIES, REUTERS JANUARY 12, 2024 08:30 Updated: JANUARY 12, 2024 10:46 Yemen’s Houthis claimed that five of their fighters were killed in 73 allied strikes against the group, with six wounded, their spokesperson claimed on Friday morning. The statement came in response to a series […]

US and UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen

British media report that Prime Minister Sunak updated his cabinet that Britain is expected to join the US in overnight air strikes on Houthi military positions. Elad Benari Published: Jan 11, 2024, 11:23 PM (GMT+2) Updated: Jan 12, 2024, 1:40 AM The United States and United Kingdom struck more than a dozen Houthi targets inside of […]

Iran-backed militias in Iraq: if Yemen is attacked, we will hit an American base

Iran-backed militias in Iraq: if Yemen is attacked, we will hit an American base By MAARIV ONLINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 12, 2024 00:37   The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a group of Iranian-backed militias, said in a statement Thursday night that if Yemen is attacked, “we will attack the Americans’ base with everything in […]

Report: US and Britain preparing to strike Houthis tonight

Jan 11, 2024, 11:13 PM (GMT+2) Britain is expected to join the United States in carrying out overnight air strikes on military positions belonging to the Houthis in Yemen, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday evening. According to the report, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak briefed his cabinet of ministers on the imminent military intervention.

South Africa paints grim picture of Gaza, but obfuscates foundations of genocide claim

South Africa’s legal team in The Hague did not mention Hamas’s practice of hiding among civilians, and made much of vague, general comments by Israeli politicians, however inflammatory By JEREMY SHARON 12 January 2024, 12:36 am     Judges and parties stand at the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, […]

Blinken surprises War Cabinet with decision on Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shocked the Cabinet ministers by announcing a decision regarding aid to Gaza that they had not made themselves. Israel National News   Jan 11, 2024, 10:39 AM (GMT+2) humanitarian aidGaza RegionCabinet MeetingAntony BlinkenSwords of Iron Antony BlinkenUS Embassy A moment of confusion took place Wednesday during the War Cabinet meeting […]

Khamenei in Hebrew: The crimes of the Zionist entity will not be forgotten

Iran’s Supreme Leader again takes to X to post anti-Israel message: The crimes of the Zionist entity will not be forgotten. Elad BenariJan 11, 2024, 5:38 AM (GMT+2) Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday once again took to X, formerly Twitter, where he posted a message against Israel.“The crimes of the Zionist entity […]

LIVE: Israel appears at ICJ to defend South Africa genocide charges

The hearings will take place Thursday and Friday. RINA BASSIST JANUARY 11, 2024 10:33 Updated: JANUARY 11, 2024 10:53 A woman holds a placard during an interfaith prayer service in Bo-Kaap for the success of the South African Government’s genocide case, which accuses Israel of genocide in the Gaza war, at the International Court of […]

UN Security Council okays resolution demanding immediate end to Houthi attacks in Red Sea

By AFP11 January 2024, 12:39 am     This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023. Yemen’s Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. (Houthi Media Center […]