Month: April 2024

Bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says countries include Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia and Malta, as Arab and European officials discuss end to Gaza conflict in Riyadh By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 6:08 am   Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (L) and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attend the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in […]

By Pesach Benson / TPS  – 22 Nisan 5784 – April 30, 2024 Israeli fighter jets struck operational tunnel shafts, an anti-tank missile launch post and Hamas terror infrastructure in northern and central Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday morning. One of the sites hit was the location where a missile aimed at […]

Qatar may be getting tired of mediating between Israel and Hamas; Hamas considering moving leadership elsewhere. NEVILLE TELLER APRIL 30, 2024 06:13 Updated: APRIL 30, 2024 06:16  On April 20, the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, welcomed the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, to Istanbul for talks. Official statements announced that they met to […]

Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan after he visits Saudi Arabia, the State Department announced on Sunday. The US official will be in the region until May 1. REUTERS JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 29, 2024 07:26 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June […]

TEL AVIV, Israel — The White House on Sunday said U.S. President Joe Biden spoke again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.   Mourners pray over the […]

“The Israelis clearly warned Assad that if Syria was used against them they would destroy his regime,” said a Western diplomat who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the media.   https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-threatened-to-topple-assad-regime-if-syria-gets-involved-in-gaza-war-report/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Israelis%20clearly%20warned%20Assad,to%20speak%20to%20the%20media.

Israel prepares for potential ICC arrest warrants for top leaders over Gaza actions. Foreign Minister urges missions abroad to brace for backlash. TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 28, 2024 20:03 Updated: APRIL 28, 2024 21:11 Israel instructed its embassies abroad to prepare for a severe antisemitic backlash should the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants against top […]

Media and politicians have consistently (and knowingly?) misled people about the number of deaths in Gaza but a series of articles in various publications have questioned their veracity., so that the tide is turning. It’s about time. Op-ed. David Herman   Apr 26, 2024, 6:41 AM (GMT+3)   Pinpointed attack on Hamas terrorists in GazaIDF Spokesperson […]

Today, 10:24 am   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday, according to an unsourced Hebrew media report. This would be Blinken’s seventh trip to the region since war erupted in Gaza after Hamas’s October 7 massacre in southern Israel. The Kan broadcaster reports that Blinken is coming […]

On Wednesday, al-Hayya told Al-Aksa TV that Hamas maintained its demand that a hostage deal would include a permanent ceasefire. MAARIV ONLINE JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 25, 2024 10:54 Updated: APRIL 25, 2024 11:00 Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said on Thursday in an interview with the Associated Press (AP) that the terrorist organization is […]

JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 25, 2024 09:57 Hezbollah told the Lebanese government that it is ready to deal with an expanded front against Israel, Kan reported Thursday morning.

There is a “different way to go about dealing with the Hama threat in Rafah,” US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters in Washington on Wednesday. By TOVAH LAZAROFF APRIL 24, 2024 22:51 Updated: APRIL 25, 2024 07:05 The US indicated its disapproval of Israel’s plans for a major military operation in Rafah, which […]

By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 9:37 am   Khalil al-Hayya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, who in October said that the goal of the October 7 massacres in southern Israel was to plunge the entire region into war, claims that Hamas would disband its […]

Iran’s missile attack on Israel sparks regional tensions, amplifying internal oppression and calls for international action against the regime. DR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE APRIL 25, 2024 01:04 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile attack on Israel on April 13-14, 2024, has escalated tensions in the Middle East and will possibly lead to a […]