Netanyahu: Temple Mount access on Ramadan to be the same as previous years

Overruling Ben Gvir, PM says Israel to ‘maintain freedom of worship’ at site for fasting month amid worries Hamas, Iran may stir up violence; far-right minister lashes premier By TOI STAFFToday, 11:57 pm   File: Tens of thousands of Muslim worshipers pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound atop the Temple Mount during the holy month of […]

Hamas Denies UN Report Finding Terror Group Committed Sexual Violence on Oct. 7

 by Dion J. Pierre The personal belongings of festival-goers are seen at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Hamas has rejected a United Nations report that found the Palestinian terrorist group […]

US ‘pulling out every stop’ after second US airdrop over Gaza, Biden says

“The situation for children, for women, for men who are caught in this crossfire of Hamas’s making inside of Gaza is unacceptable and unsustainable,” Blinken said. TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 5, 2024 22:38 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 23:51  The US conducted its second airdrop of food over Gaza on Tuesday, as its officials continued to hammer […]

Hezbollah fires heavy rocket barrage at Kiryat Shmona after IDF strikes in Lebanon

Terror group says volley of 30 projectiles a response to civilian deaths in Israeli airstrike; indirect negotiations to end hostilities due to begin during Ramadan By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 11:23 pm   A barrage of rockets launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon is intercepted by the Iron Dome over Kiryat Shmona, March 5, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90) The […]

Gaza deal in limbo: Hamas insists permanent ceasefire needed for hostage deal

Gaza deal in limbo: Hamas insists permanent ceasefire needed for hostage deal Hamas officials spoke as ceasefire talks mediated by both Egypt and Qatar continued in Cairo with no sign of a breakthrough. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS MARCH 5, 2024 19:24 Updated: MARCH 5, 2024 22:32  Hamas publicly insisted Tuesday that a permanent ceasefire must […]

Gantz to US officials: Ending war without Rafah operation unacceptable to Israel

‘Ending the war without clearing out Rafah is like sending a firefighter to extinguish 80% of the fire,’ Minister Benny Gantz tells National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Israel National News   Mar 5, 2024, 8:40 AM (GMT+2)   Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) on Monday night told Biden administration officials that despite the difficulties and […]

Gantz to US officials: Ending war without Rafah operation unacceptable to Israel

‘Ending the war without clearing out Rafah is like sending a firefighter to extinguish 80% of the fire,’ Minister Benny Gantz tells National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Israel National News   Mar 5, 2024, 8:40 AM (GMT+2)   Benny GantzChaim Goldberg/Flash90 Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) on Monday night told Biden administration officials that despite the […]

UN sexual violence envoy: Israelis were raped, sexually tortured on October 7

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict finds damning evidence of rape, sexual violence, necrophilia during visit to Israel TAMAR URIEL-BEERI MARCH 4, 2024 21:00 Updated: MARCH 4, 2024 22:13 Demonstrators gather during a protest the crimes and sexual violence against women in October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters […]

As Israel seeks list of living hostages, Hamas official claims ceasefire needed first

Another senior Hamas figure asserts ‘ball is in Israel’s court’ to reach agreement, but US says opposite is the case: ‘There is a deal on the table… Hamas just needs to take it’ By LAZAR BERMAN  and TOI STAFFToday, 4:41 amUpdated at 4:54 am   Israeli and Hamas officials accused each other on Monday of stalling ongoing […]