Israel returns bodies to Gaza after examination determines they were not hostages

March 8, 2024 Workers at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv where hundreds of dead bodies arrived since the start of the war with Gaza, October 18, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) Israel returns bodies to Gaza after examination determines they were not hostages After removing dozens of bodies from the Nassar Hospital in Khan […]

US says Hamas holding up 6-week ceasefire by refusing to release vulnerable hostages

Biden officials insist deal still possible amid deadlock, reveal truce would let civilians return to north Gaza; add there’s no hard deadline but want agreement before Ramadan By JACOB MAGID  Today, 11:05 pm   A man puts of photographs of the Israelis still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at ‘Hostage Square’ in Tel Aviv, […]

Biden to order US military to build Gaza port for direct aid shipments

March 7, 2024 President Biden to announce plans to build emergency port on Gaza coast for aid transfers. By World Israel News Staff The United States military will build an emergency temporary port on the coast of the Gaza Strip to enable the direct, large-scale maritime transfer of aid to the coastal enclave, senior Biden […]

Netanyahu: Israel will push on with Gaza war on Hamas, including in Rafah

Netanyahu: Israel will push on with Gaza war on Hamas, including in Rafah Addressing a graduation ceremony at a training school for Israeli army officers, Netanyahu also said Israel must push back against a “calculated attempt” to blame it for Hamas’ crimes. By REUTERS MARCH 7, 2024 16:43 Updated: MARCH 7, 2024 17:20  “I believe […]

US quietly approved over 100 arms sales to Israel since October 7 — report

By TOI STAFFToday, 5:48 am   The United States has approved and delivered on more than 100 arms sales to Israel since October 7, US officials recently told Congress in a classified briefing, according to a Washington Post report citing unnamed officials. According to the report, the sales included thousands of precision-guided munitions, small-diameter bombs and other weapons. […]

Hopes reportedly fading to set up lull in Gaza fighting before start of Ramadan

Officials tell NY Times that negotiations are stuck on Hamas demands for a permanent ceasefire, full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Strip, and ‘provisions’ for Gazans By TOI STAFF and JACOB MAGID  Today, 8:24 am   Palestinians sit by their belongings after visiting buildings destroyed in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024. (Mohammed Dahman/AP) Hopes are dimming […]

Report: Biden mulling moves to keep Israel from using US weapons in Rafah

Today, 8:21 am   The US is apparently considering taking steps to prevent Israel from using American arms on a planned offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, the Washington Post says. Columnist David Ignatius writes that US President Joe Biden and other officials “haven’t made any decision about imposing “conditionality” on U.S. weapons. But […]

Report: Israel Fires on 2 Syrian Military Sites in Retaliation for Missile Attack on the Golan

David Israel27 Adar I 5784 – March 7, 2024 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported late on Wednesday that Israel fired at least two missiles at two military sites in the vicinity of Tal Umm Houran between the cities of Nawa and Jassim in the countryside of the Daraa Governorate in southwestern Syria, some […]