Blinken to join summit of Arab ministers in Amman on Israel-Hamas war
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Israeli officials: Oxygen concentrators for Gaza tunnels found hidden in aid shipment
Jacob MagidToday, 10:45 pm Israeli inspectors earlier this week uncovered several oxygen concentrators meant to aerate the tunnels operated by terror groups in Gaza, two senior Israeli officials tell The Times of Israel. “These weren’t for use in the hospitals, but below them. That’s why they were smuggled among boxes of cookies,” one of the […]
Netanyahu: No temporary ceasefire without our hostages released; no fuel into Gaza
Today, 4:32 pm In a brief televised statement before the start of Shabbat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he rejects any temporary halt to the fight against Hamas that does not include “the release of our hostages. He also says Israel “will not enable […]
IDF says it hit Gaza ambulance carrying Hamas terrorists, several killed
The IDF said a number of Hamas terrorists were killed in the strike and said it had information that Hamas used Gazan ambulances to transport fighters and weapons. By REUTERS Palestinians check the damages after a convoy of ambulances was hit, at the entrance of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, November 3, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED […]
Pentagon confirms US is flying drones over Gaza
The move is part of the efforts to locate the more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas, including 10 Americans. Elad Benari, Canada Nov 3, 2023, 10:16 PM (GMT+2) HamasPentagonUAVGaza RegionhostagesSwords of Iron PentagoniStock Listen to article2 minutes The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that the US is flying drones over Gaza as part of […]
Report: Assad agreed to send Russian missile system to Hezbollah
Two sources tell CNN the US has intelligence that Syrian President has agreed to provide Hezbollah with a Russian-made missile defense system. Israel National NewsNov 3, 2023, 1:10 AM (GMT+2) The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has agreed to provide the Hezbollah terrorist organization with a Russian-made missile defense system, CNN reported […]
US flying drones over Gaza in search of hostages
US officials say US has been flying intelligence gathering drones over Gaza for over a week. Israel National NewsNov 3, 2023, 6:18 AM (GMT+2)
Blinken visits Israel to deter two-front war, seeks Gaza ‘pause’
Hezbollah said it had mounted 19 simultaneous strikes on IDF positions on Thursday using guided missiles, artillery and other weapons. TOVAH LAZAROFF NOVEMBER 2, 2023 22:13 The US pushed to prevent regional spillover from the Gaza war and to secure an agreement for a humanitarian “pause,” as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was scheduled […]
Russia-Iran axis: Could Wagner weapons in Lebanon harm Israel? – analysis
Hezbollah operates as an illegal terrorist army in Lebanon. The fact that it works with other groups like Wagner potentially presents a threat to the region. SETH J. FRANTZMAN NOVEMBER 2, 2023 19:55 Updated: NOVEMBER 2, 2023 22:24 SA-22 is a combined short to medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system produced by […]
Report: US concerned Hezbollah could get air defense system from Wagner Group
Wall Street Journal says US is monitoring conversations between groups concerning SA-22 Pantsir system, as Lebanese terror organization continues firing at Israel By ToI Staff and Agencies Today, 10:08 pm 0 Edit US intelligence officials are reportedly concerned that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group could provide Hezbollah with an advanced air defense system, as the […]
300,000 Israelis have returned to Israel since start of war
Nov 2, 2023, 9:20 AM (GMT+2) Today, 16,900 passengers will pass through Ben Gurion International Airport, and 116 international flights will depart and arrive. Since the beginning of the war, approximately 300,000 Israelis have returned to the country. The Airports Authority recommends that travelers check the updated flight boards on the Airports Authority and airline […]
Hamas says Israel’s strikes on Gaza refugee camp killed more than 195 people
More foreign nationals prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as the enclave’s Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israel’s attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that UN human rights officials said could be war crimes. At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as […]
Israel accuses Hamas of using over 100 women and children as human shields in Gaza
IDF soldiers say that during raid on terror group’s compound in Jabaliya refugee camp, civilians were sent out to confront them ToI StaffToday, 10:22 am Hamas sent a large group of women and children to act as human shields against Israel Defense Forces troops who were attacking a key compound of the terror group in […]
Russia tells UN Israel does not have right of self-defense in war with Hamas
Today, 9:22 am Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya tells the world body that Israel does not have the right to self-defense under international law in its fight against Hamas because it is an “occupying state.” “I also cannot leave unmentioned the hypocrisy of the US and its allies, who in other, completely different […]