Israel Pushes Into New Parts of Northern Gaza, Recovers Another Slain Hostage

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp northern Gaza Strip, May 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the […]

Hamas insists aid crossings should be opened under Palestinian rule, US aid pier is no alternative

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By REUTERS MAY 17, 2024 21:27 Hamas issued a statement on Friday saying the US-built pier off the Gaza Strip is no alternative to opening all land crossings under Palestinian supervision, adding that they reject any military presence on Palestinian land.

Senior Islamic Jihad terrorist eliminated in air strike in Jenin

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IAF fighter jet and helicopter strike terror compound in Jenin, eliminate terrorist Islam Khamayseh, who was responsible for attack in which Meir Tamari was murdered. The compound was dismantled to remove an imminent threat. Israel National News Published: May 17, 2024, 11:49 PM (GMT+3) Updated: May 18, 2024, 12:43 AM JeninIslamic JihadIDFair strikeSwords of Iron 1 minutes […]

John Kirby: White House still has no information on unaccounted American hostages

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Kirby seemed assured that the recovery of the three hostages will not have a major effect on the hostage negotiations. HANNAH SARISOHN MAY 18, 2024 00:18 Five of the eight American hostages in Gaza remain unaccounted for and the White House has no information on their status or whereabouts, White House National Security Communications Advisor […]

Israel reportedly strikes site along coast of Lebanon

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By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 10:02 am   A smoke plume rises over athe southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment on May 16, 2024. (Rabih Daher / AFP) Lebanese media report an Israeli airstrike near the coastal town of Najjarieh, just south of Sidon. Footage posted to social media shows smoke rising from a […]

Spain says it won’t allow ships carrying weapons for Israel to use its ports

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By REUTERSToday, 10:17 am   In this photo provided by Manuel Hernandez Lafuente, the CMA CGM Symi is seen at port in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 22, 2023. (Manuel Hernandez Lafuente via AP) Spain will not authorize ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says Friday, after the country […]

WATCH: Israel responds to South African allegations at ICJ hearing in Hague

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By JEREMY SHARON  Today, 11:00 am   The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, hears South Africa’s oral arguments asking the court to order Israel to halt its military campaign against Hamas, May 16, 2024. (International Court of Justice) Israel’s legal team begins its response to South Africa’s fourth attempt to […]

Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries

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The shutdown, which Turkey’s Islamist-leaning president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on May 3, is putting pressure on prices in Israel and cutting off a major trade route for kosher food. DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA MAY 15, 2024 08:41 Despite months of deteriorating relations and increasingly hostile rhetoric, the complete shutdown of trade between Turkey and Israel […]

Netanyahu: Two-state solution would be a recipe for terror

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Netanyahu: Two-state solution would be a recipe for terror Blinken says Israel must not reoccupy Gaza, Day After plan needed By TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 15, 2024 22:57   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel on Wednesday not to reoccupy Gaza, to refrain from a major Rafah operation, and to finalize a day-after plan […]

Hezbollah fires 60 rockets into northern Israel after terror commander killed

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May 15, 2024 Tuesday’s reports that Hezbollah southern front commander Hussein Ibrahim Makki was killed in IDF strikes on Tyre were confirmed on Wednesday. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Following the killing of a Hezbollah commander by an IDF drone strike, the terror group launched over 60 rockets into the north of Israel targeted […]

US wants Arab states to join peacekeeping force in Gaza

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US Pres. Biden won’t send American troops into Gaza – but wants Arab states to do so for him, Financial Times report says. Arab states condition agreement on US recognition of ‘Palestine.’ Israel National News   May 15, 2024, 3:29 PM (GMT+3) Gaza Region The Biden administration is urging Arab states to join a “peacekeeping” […]

Iran is seeking closer ties to Egypt – analysis

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Iran is seeking outreach to not only Egypt by also Saudi Arabia. Recent reports also indicate that Iran has threatened Jordan. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 15, 2024 14:19 Updated: MAY 15, 2024 16:01 The Iranian flag flutters outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 6, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO) […]

Hezbollah hosts senior Hamas delegation to discuss Gaza and beyond — report

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Today, 11:38 am   Hassan Nasrallah, head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group, has reportedly hosted a Hamas delegation headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the Palestinian terror group’s deputy politburo head in Gaza. According to the pro-Hezbollah Al Mayadeen news site, they discussed developments in Gaza and the region, including negotiations for a truce and hostage deal, […]

EU urges Israel to end Rafah op ‘immediately,’ warns ties will be harmed if not

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By AFP Today, 11:16 am The European Union urges Israel to end its military operation in Gaza’s Rafah “immediately,” warning that a failure to do so will undermine ties with the bloc. “Should Israel continue its military operation in Rafah, it would inevitably put a heavy strain on the EU’s relationship with Israel,” says the […]