Hamas demands: 800 terrorists for 40 hostages

The terror organization is demanding that in the first stage, Israel would retreat from al-Rashid and Salah al-Din streets to allow the displaced Gazans to return to the northern Gaza Strip. Israel National News   Mar 16, 2024, 7:46 PM (GMT+2) HamasCeasefire AgreementHostages in Gaza   Hostages in Gaza being releasedFlash 90 Mossad Director David Barnea […]

Israeli War Cabinet Approves Plans for Rafah Operation

Hana Levi Julian7 Adar II 5784 – March 16, 2024 Photo Credit: Haim Zach (GPO) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with members of the War Cabinet, including Benny Gantz (on the right), October 18, 2023.     The War Cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved IDF plans for evacuation of civilians and a […]

Losing control of Gaza: Hamas crackdown on clans, civilians with new intensity – analysis

It appears now that Hamas is concerned it could be losing a grip on power. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 16, 2024 11:11 Masked Hamas men wave flags during the march in Jabalya refugee camp in North Gaza Strip, October 4, 2002(photo credit: REUTERS/AHMED JADALLAH)Hamas appears to be sensing that its rule may be in jeopardy […]

IDF probe: Palestinian gunmen killed Gazans waiting for aid, army did not fire

Military denies claims by Hamas health authorities that Israeli tanks and helicopters killed 21, wounded 150 others at Gaza City square By EMANUEL FABIAN  15 March 2024, 1:41 pmUpdated at 6:31 pm   Palestinians carry away the body of a man from the morgue of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, March 15, 2024. (AFP) The […]

Netanyahu approves Rafah operation, Israeli officials to head to Doha

TOVAH LAZAROFF MARCH 15, 2024 14:40 Updated: MARCH 15, 2024 14:44  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a military operation for Rafah in Southern Gaza, that will also include the evacuation of civilians, his office said on Friday. An Israeli delegation is also expected to leave for Doha for hostage talks after the security cabinet […]

Ukraine drones hit Russia’s Syzran oil refinery, governor says

The Volga river region’s Syzran refinery was on fire but an attack on the Novokubyshev refinery was thwarted, Governor Dmitry Azarov said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. REUTERS MARCH 16, 2024 08:43   The governor of Russia’s Samara region said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck two oil refineries belonging to […]

Israel’s strategic game of survival

If the government remains politically stable, if the military continues its brilliant fight in Gaza and if U.S. opinion remains supportive, Jerusalem can flip Hamas’s machinations on its head. (March 15, 2024 / JNS) Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s obscene call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster from power on the Senate floor on […]

Iran reportedly pushed US to broker Gaza ceasefire during secret talks in Oman

NYT reports that US in turn asked for Tehran to halt attacks by its proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, which Iranian officials claim they can’t do unless fighting ends in Gaza By TOI STAFFToday, 6:45 am   Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 14, 2023. […]

Palestinian terror leaders, Houthi officials met to coordinate against Israel – report

Top figures from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and PFLP held discussions with Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels last week on ‘next stage’ of war, Palestinian sources say By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 10:25 am   Supporters of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis march in the capital Sanaa on March 15, 2024, in support of Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza […]

Delayed cabinet meeting on Hamas ceasefire demands ends early due to Shabbat

The report states that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the small cabinet from reaching an agreement, while claiming that the decision must be presented to the general cabinet. By JACOB LAZNIK MARCH 15, 2024 18:15 Updated: MARCH 15, 2024 22:15 The general cabinet failed to reach an official decision regarding the demands presented by Hamas […]

‘We Should Salute Them’: Hezbollah Leader Expresses Gratitude for American Anti-Israel Activists

 by Jack Elbaum Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters through a screen during a rally commemorating the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: Reuters/Aziz Taher Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday praised Americans who are putting pressure on US President Joe Biden to limit support for Israel because they […]

Delayed cabinet meeting on Hamas ceasefire demands ends early due to Shabbat

The report states that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the small cabinet from reaching an agreement, while claiming that the decision must be presented to the general cabinet. JACOB LAZNIK MARCH 15, 2024 18:15 Updated: MARCH 15, 2024 22:15  The general cabinet failed to reach an official decision regarding the demands presented by Hamas due […]

Delayed cabinet meeting on Hamas ceasefire demands ends early due to Shabbat

The report states that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the small cabinet from reaching an agreement, while claiming that the decision must be presented to the general cabinet. JACOB LAZNIK MARCH 15, 2024 18:15 Updated: MARCH 15, 2024 22:15  The general cabinet failed to reach an official decision regarding the demands presented by Hamas due […]

Smotrich’s Revenge: Biden’s Sanctions on Settlers Turned into Potential Collapse of PA Banking System

5 Adar II 5784 – March 15, 2024 Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich standing side by side with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, March 13, 2024.     Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has had it up to here with US sanctions against Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria, and this week decided to […]