Dermer: Israel will enter Rafah ‘even if entire world turns on us, including the US’

As Netanyahu aides head to Washington to discuss potential tactics in southern Gaza city, minister stresses ‘we’re going to fight until the battle’s won’ By DAN WILLIAMSToday, 6:19 pm   Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90) REUTERS — […]

US, Saudi Arabia progressing on deal to normalize ties with Israel – Blinken

Blinken says the US and Saudi Arabia are making “good progress” on normalization talks with Israel, but no timeline has been given. Discussions include a mutual defense pact. REUTERS MARCH 21, 2024 22:21 Updated: MARCH 21, 2024 22:43 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken arrives for the Summit for Democracy, in South Korea this week. […]

Mossad chief heads to Doha as US said to pressure mediators to speed up hostage talks

Blinken meets Arab FMs in Cairo, set to attend Israeli war cabinet session; says ‘gaps are narrowing’ on truce deal By AP, REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 11:39 pm   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, walks to meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, in Cairo, Egypt, March 21, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) Mossad chief David […]

US to bring Security Council motion for Gaza truce and hostage deal to a vote Friday

Draft calls for ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ linked to captives’ release; EU leadership issues similar call for pause to fighting, warns against Rafah ground op By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 11:55 pm   File: The Security Council meets before voting on a resolution concerning a truce in Gaza at United Nations headquarters, February 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) […]

Europe’s no-go Jewish zones are only the beginning – opinion

When countries allow entire sectors of their cities to become no-go zones for their own law enforcement, that is when they have effectively handed over the keys to someone else. By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN MARCH 21, 2024 04:46   Banning Jews represents a dark period in history, which, up until now, has been an embarrassing chapter […]

Israel on Guard for Hezbollah Chemical Weapons Attack

Israel on Guard for Hezbollah Chemical Weapons Attack IDF chemical weapons drill (Archive: IDF/CC BY-NC 2.0) Indications are growing that Hezbollah could use chemical weapons to attack Israel in the next war. The group has access to a Syrian military research site that runs an active non-conventional weapons program, a new report warns. Israeli officials […]

Former US officials to Biden: Be tougher on Israel

Nearly 70 former US officials, diplomats and military officers urge Biden to warn Israel of “serious consequences” if it denies civil rights and basic necessities to Palestinian Arabs and expands “settlement activity”. Israel National NewsMar 21, 2024, 4:20 AM (GMT+2) Nearly 70 former US officials, diplomats and military officers on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden […]

Iran seeks to expand Russia ties following Putin election victory – analysis

The Iranian leader expressed “hope that his [Putin’s] new term would provide a suitable ground for the promotion of relations between Tehran and Moscow.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 20, 2024 10:33 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week and called for closer ties between Tehran and Moscow. The countries already […]

Hezbollah commander, four other jihadists killed in Syria airstrike – report

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, had reported three explosions and the presence of unidentified aircraft that day in the eastern city of Dier-ez-Zor. JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 20, 2024 01:05 Updated: MARCH 20, 2024 07:19 Five commanders of Iranian-backed militias in Syria were killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, according to […]

US to pitch Israel on securing Egypt-Gaza border as alternative to ‘smashing into Rafah’

US officials tell ToI next week’s meeting with visiting Israeli delegation will be used to advance viable options to massive ground offensive in packed south Gaza city By JACOB MAGID  Today, 6:35 am   Displaced Palestinians walk next to the border fence between Gaza and Egypt, on February 16, 2024, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza […]

UN mission probing ISIS crimes in Iraq forced to shut down early

UNITAD to end investigations in country in mid-September due to souring relationship with government By TIMOUR AZHARIToday, 8:48 am   Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL (UNITAD) Christian Ritscher, speaks during an interview at his offices in the green zone of Iraq’s capital Baghdad on November 14, […]

Amid tensions with Biden: Netanyahu to speak to Senate Republicans

Prime Minister Netanyahu is tentatively scheduled to speak virtually to Senate Republicans during their regular lunch meeting on Wednesday. Israel National News   Mar 20, 2024, 4:54 AM (GMT+2) Benjamin NetanyahuGPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is tentatively scheduled to speak virtually to Senate Republicans during their regular lunch meeting Wednesday, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing two Senate sources […]

Canada to stop arms sale to Israel, FM Joly says

Canada plans to halt arms sales to Israel, its Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told The Toronto Start after the Canadian Parliament passed a non-binding motion that called on the government to do so. TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 19, 2024 21:22 Updated: MARCH 19, 2024 22:27 Canada plans to halt arms sales to Israel, its Foreign Minister […]