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IDF takes Rafah crossing, Egypt blocks fleeing Gazans

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May 7, 2024 Late Monday evening, Israel appeared to begin its long-delayed Rafah operation. By World Israel News Staff The Israeli army took control of the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday morning, as images circulating on Arabic-language news sites and social media appeared to show the Israeli flag raised over the […]

With ammo shipment said put on hold, US to report if IDF using weapons legally in Gaza

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State Department says it’s on track to notify Congress by Wednesday deadline, as widening group of Democrats push for Israel to be found noncompliant with international law By JACOB MAGID  Today, 6:58 amUpdated at 10:23 am   Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. […]

IDF begins evacuating civilians from eastern Rafah northward

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The new humanitarian zone includes field hospitals, tents, and increased provisions of food, water, medicine, and other supplies. TZVI JOFFRE MAY 6, 2024 07:26 Updated: MAY 6, 2024 11:16 The IDF has begun evacuating civilians from eastern Rafah to a new expanded humanitarian zone which includes al-Mawasi and parts of Khan Yunis and central Gaza, […]

Hamas: IDF call for Rafah evacuation a ‘dangerous escalation that will have consequences’

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By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 10:57 am   This picture taken on April 30, 2024, shows tents at a camp housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip (AFP) Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri tells Reuters that Israel’s call for civilians in parts of Rafah to evacuate ahead of an expected offensive is a “dangerous […]

Report: US held up ammo shipment to Israel

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According to Israeli officials, the incident raised serious concerns inside the Israeli government and sent officials scrambling to understand why the shipment was held. Israel National News   May 5, 2024, 10:28 PM (GMT+3) Joe BidenIsrael-USBiden administration President BidenOfficial White House Photo by Adam Schultz The Biden administration stopped a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel […]

IDF strikes Hamas command and control center in UNRWA complex

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Hamas oversaw the supply of weapons to dozens of Hamas terrorists from inside the command and control center, including those located and operating inside underground terror tunnels. Israel National News   May 5, 2024, 10:04 PM (GMT+3) HamasUNRWAIDFSwords of Iron UNRWAReuters Following precise IDF and ISA intelligence, IAF fighter jets struck a Hamas command and control […]

Gallant: Signs point to Hamas rejecting hostage deal, IDF will launch Rafah op in ‘very near future’

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By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 4:08 pm   Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with troops in central Gaza, May 5, 2024. )Shachar Yurman/Defense Ministry) Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has identified signs that Hamas is not interested in a hostage deal, and in turn, the military will launch its offensive in southern Gaza’s Rafah in “the […]

Netanyahu: ‘We’ll pause Gaza war for hostage deal, but won’t end it’

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Netanyahu spoke as a Hamas delegation was in Cairo for hostage talks with CIA Director William Burns and officials from the mediating countries Egypt and Qatar. TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 5, 2024 16:41 Updated: MAY 5, 2024 16:42 Israel is prepared to pause the Gaza war in exchange for a deal to release the hostages but […]

Hamas official says terror group won’t ‘agree under any circumstances’ to deal that doesn’t end war

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By AFP4 May 2024, 11:44 pm   A senior Hamas official insists terror group will “not agree under any circumstances” to a truce in Gaza that does not explicitly include a complete end to the war. The official, who asked not to be named, also accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “personally hindering” efforts to reach […]

Is a US guarantee of Israeli defeat sufficient for Hamas?

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s handling of the American initiative that takes everything into account except Israel’s survival- at least as of Saturday night – is encouraging. Op-ed. Dr.Aaron Lerner   May 5, 2024, 12:13 AM (GMT+3) HamasDr. Aaron Lerner 1 minutes Hamas members get salaries in RafahAbed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90 In response to Arab reports that the […]

Hostage talks held in Cairo, as Israel and Hamas at odds on ending the war

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Netanyahu opted not to send a delegation without consulting with War cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS MAY 4, 2024 22:41 Updated: MAY 4, 2024 23:28  HAMAS CHIEF Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in 2017.(photo credit: […]

Report: Hamas agreed to Egyptian ceasefire proposal

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Asharq Al-Awsat claims Israel removed opposition to releasing certain terrorists, US guaranteed full withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Dalit Halevi   May 4, 2024, 10:37 PM (GMT+3) ceasefireprisoner swaphostagesSwords of Iron Hamas spokespersonScreenshot Al Jazeera has reported that a Qatari delegation left for Cairo to participate in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, […]

Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson to Invite Netanyahu to Address Congress

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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

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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 […]