Erdogan: more than 1,000 Hamas members being treated in Turkish hospitals

Erdogan: more than 1,000 Hamas members being treated in Turkish hospitals Erdogan defends Hamas, says they are resistance fighters. By REUTERS MAY 13, 2024 18:27 Updated: MAY 13, 2024 21:34  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that more than 1,000 members of the militant Palestinian group Hamas were being treated in hospitals across Turkey […]

The US aims to wrap up Gaza war. How does that square with its goal of toppling Hamas?

Biden officials envision substantially weakened Hamas remaining in Gaza, but aim to marginalize it further with an Arab-backed PA that can out-govern the terror group By JACOB MAGID  FOLLOW 14 May 2024, 12:33 am   Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists are seen on their way to cross the Israel-Gaza border fence from Khan Younis during the Hamas-led […]

Netanyahu rejects US concerns, vows to continue Gaza war until Israel achieves victory

May 13, 2024 Israeli prime minister rejects pressure from Blinken to find exit strategy for Gaza war, alludes to rift with Biden administration in his Independence Day address saying Israel ‘stood alone’  during 1948 war. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday appeared to reject calls by U.S. Secretary […]

Yahya Sinwar is hiding in Khan Yunis, not Rafah – report

The architect of the October 7 massacre is believed to be protecting himself with a group of Israeli hostages he uses as human shields. JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 12, 2024 21:54 Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, is still hiding in tunnels under Khan Yunis, not in Rafah, American officials told the New York Times […]

Israeli Source Says Egypt Is ‘Stabbing Us in the Back’ at ICJ After Sinai Assistance

by i24 News and Algemeiner Staff   The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ). Photo: Wikimedia Commons. i24 News – In a move that has ignited diplomatic tensions between Egypt and Israel, Cairo announced its support for South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of genocide in the […]

Blinken: Hamas will remain no matter what Israel does in Rafah

US Secretary of State reiterates administration to Israel’s crushing of the last 4 Hamas battalions in Rafah, demands plan for ‘day after.’ Israel National News   May 12, 2024, 6:14 PM (GMT+3) Antony BlinkenREUTERS/Remo Casilli US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed in an interview with CBS’s “Meet the Nation” today (Sunday) that Hamas will remain a problem […]

Biden offers Israel location of Hamas leaders and other perks if IDF stops Rafah op – report

May 12, 2024 The White House has been demanding for months that no major IDF operation be launched against Hamas in the city until a million civilians are moved out of harm’s way. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The U.S. is offering enticements to Israel that includes “sensitive intelligence,” to deter it from a […]

Blinken: Hamas will remain no matter what Israel does in Rafah

US Secretary of State reiterates administration to Israel’s crushing of the last 4 Hamas battalions in Rafah, demands plan for ‘day after.’ Israel National News   May 12, 2024, 6:14 PM (GMT+3) 1 minutes Antony BlinkenREUTERS/Remo Casilli US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed in an interview with CBS’s “Meet the Nation” today (Sunday) that Hamas will remain […]

US says it was reasonable to assess Israel used US weapons inconsistent with humanitarian law

US says it was reasonable to assess Israel used US weapons inconsistent with humanitarian law US State Department was asked to deliver to Congress under a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) that President Joe Biden issued in early February. By REUTERS MAY 11, 2024 00:04 Updated: MAY 11, 2024 00:29  The Biden administration on Friday […]

UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid for Membership

May 10, 2024 1:42 pm UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid for Membership  by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Delegates react to the results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US, May 10, 2024. […]

We cannot undermine our ally Israel’: 26 Democrats pan Biden’s hold up of weapons

In letter to White House, pro-Israel legislators concerned about the message it sends to Iranian proxies; in contrast, progressive Jewish Senator Sanders applauds measure By JTA and TOI STAFFToday, 9:55 pm  2 File: Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, attend a vigil for Israeli victims of Hamas’s October 7 […]

Fires rage in Northern Israel after Hezbollah barrage from Lebanon

The heavy rocket barrages caused the fire, which is still raging at this hour, with the arrival of Shabbat. Firefighters have not yet brought the blaze under control. ELI ASHKENAZI MAY 10, 2024 22:11 Following several heavy barrages from Lebanon on Friday afternoon, fires erupted in Northern Israel, according to Israeli media. The heavy rocket […]