Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson to Invite Netanyahu to Address Congress

Hana Levi Julian27 Nisan 5784 – May 4, 2024 The office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Friday that Schumer will join House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in offering an invitation for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. On March 7 this year, Schumer called Netanyahu an “obstacle […]

Israel Takes Steps in ‘Sharp Response’ to Turkish Trade Ban

Hana Levi Julian27 Nisan 5784 – May 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS Israel Katz, now Israel’s Foreign Minister, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 25, 2023.     Israel has formed a “sharp response” to Turkey’s announcement of a trade ban against Israel, according to the Foreign Ministry. Earlier this week Turkish exports […]

Hamas to soon announce agreement to Egyptian mediation proposal – report

Hamas leadership approved the implementation of the first phase of the hostage deal, according to a senior Hamas official. By YUVAL BARNEA MAY 4, 2024 11:02 Updated: MAY 4, 2024 11:50 Hamas will announce soon that it agreed to the Egyptian mediation proposal, according to Saturday Arab media reports. Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported that the […]

Believers’ Consequences

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Turkey says trade halt with Israel will continue until permanent Gaza ceasefire

By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 11:36 am   Turkey’s trade minister says a trade halt with Israel, announced yesterday, will continue until a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is secured as well as unhindered humanitarian aid flow to the region. In a speech in Istanbul this morning announcing April trade figures, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat says Israel’s “uncompromising […]

Normalization in US-Saudi deal said conditioned on Palestinian statehood, IDF withdrawal from Gaza, settlement freeze

Today, 11:01 am   A US-Saudi deal said to be close to completion would require a pathway to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, along with a full Israeli withdrawal from the Strip and a freeze on settlement construction, according to an op-ed by Thomas Friedman published in the New […]

Iran-backed militias in Iraq claim to target Israel with cruise missiles

JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 3, 2024 00:50ilitias in Iraq claimed they launched cruise missiles toward Tel Aviv and Beersheba on Thursday afternoon in two statements published by the militias on Thursday night.No alerts were activated and no entry of projectiles was reported from the direction of Iraq at the time. The militias in Iraq have […]

Eight Syrians injured in first alleged Israeli airstrike since Iran escalation

Eight Syrians injured in first alleged Israeli airstrike since Iran escalation Initial reports indicated that several people were injured in the alleged Israeli airstrikes. By TZVI JOFFRE MAY 2, 2024 22:36 Updated: MAY 3, 2024 00:35  Eight Syrian soldiers were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes that targeted a building in the Damascus area on Thursday […]

Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Continuing Pro-Hamas Stance Since Outbreak of Gaza War

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 2024.   Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Pool via REUTERS Turkey has ceased all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to the Turkish trade ministry. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, […]

Khamenei: Efforts for Israel-Saudi normalization will not succeed

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Some people think that by forcing neighboring countries to normalize their ties with Israel the problem will be solved. They are wrong. Elad BenariMay 2, 2024, 4:52 AM (GMT+3) Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that efforts underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries […]

Hamas rejects ‘generous’ ceasefire, hostage deal

May 2, 2024 Hamas official claims terror group is winning the war, thanks to Iranian support, and therefore does not need to accept a ceasefire at this time. By World Israel News Staff A representative of Hamas said on Wednesday evening that the terror group was planning to reject a recent ceasefire and U.S.-brokered hostage […]

Blinken: We won’t support a major military operation in Rafah

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposes IDF operation in Rafah, emphasizing a need for civilian protection. Efforts continue for a hostage deal amidst escalating tensions. TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 1, 2024 15:30 Updated: MAY 1, 2024 23:37 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog, as he […]

Senior Hamas official in Lebanon signals: ‘We made it clear that our position is negative’

Hamdan confirmed that contact with Hamas’s two leaders, Muhammad Deif and Yahya Sinwar, is permanent and that constant close monitoring is conducted in the field. MAY 2, 2024 00:02   Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan signaled on Wednesday in an interview with the Hezbollah-backed Lebanese channel “Al-Manar”, that “if the enemy launches an aggressive ground […]