Egypt must pay a price for its sponsorship of Hamas

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Since Oct. 7, it has become clear that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has been playing Israel for a fool. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt on Feb. 6, 2024. Credit: Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. CAROLINE B. GLICK Caroline B. Glick is the senior contributing editor […]

White House walks back denial of Israel’s Rafah evacuation capabilities – WSJ

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According to WSJ, for months, the White House insisted Israel had “no credible plan” to evacuate Rafah’s 1.3 million residents, but despite these objections, Israel proceeded with its plans. JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 24, 2024 00:04 Updated: MAY 25, 2024 10:08 “This Administration never supports anything we do until we do it,” a senior Israeli […]

One dead after explosion goes off near Iranian embassy in Damascus – report

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One dead after explosion goes off near Iranian embassy in Damascus – report One person is reported dead according to a Syrian human rights organization based in the UK. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF MAY 25, 2024 10:37 MAY 26, 2024 00:28An explosion was heard in the al-Maza neighborhood of Damascus, Israeli media reported Saturday, citing […]

Netanyahu: Israel has ‘Surprising’ Plans for Hezbollah

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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)18 Iyyar 5784 – May 26, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives a briefing at IDF Northern Command Headquarters, May 23, 2024. The Israeli government is determined to restore security on the border with Lebanon and create the conditions that will allow displaced citizens to return to the north, Israel […]

After Mossad chief’s trip, Israeli official says hostage talks to resume next week

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Today, 5:36 pm   File – Two suspects are led from a helicopter to a car by police officers at a helipad in Karlsruhe, Germany, December 15, 2023. (Uli Deck/dpa via AP) A Hamas terror cell planned to carry out terror attacks on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and a US military base in Germany, the […]

Preventing peace: The cost of rewarding Hamas with statehood after Oct. 7 – opinion

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What the supposedly pro-peace international community ought to be doing is backing Israel’s legitimate war goals until their complete execution and demanding vast reform from Palestinian leaders? DAVID WEINBERG MAY 25, 2024 10:09 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week. The US administration still, with messianic devotion, […]

Four ICJ judges argue that court order does not require IDF halting all Rafah operations

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By YUVAL YOAZToday, 7:41 pm   Four of the justices at the International Court of Justice argue that the key operative clause in the court’s ruling, handed out today, does not require that Israel immediately halt all military operations in Rafah, but, rather, that it specifically halt military operations that “could bring about physical destruction in […]

Gantz speaks to Blinken after ICJ ruling, says Rafah operations will continue

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By SAM SOKOL  Today, 6:16 pm War cabinet minister Benny Gantz in a video message issued May 23, 2024, demanding the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry in the events leading up to October 7, 2023. (Screenshot) Following the the International Court of Justice’s order to halt military operations in Rafah, the war cabinet […]

After ICJ ruling, Israel says it ‘has not and will not’ destroy Rafah’s civilian population

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Israel says it is continuing efforts for aid to enter Gaza and is acting in compliance with international law; Hamas welcomes court’s ruling, but says it doesn’t go far enough By JACOB MAGID  Today, 9:13 pm   Magistrates are seen at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of South Africa’s request on a Gaza […]

ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operations that risk destruction of civilian population

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Four of the 15 judges argue ruling does not require that Israel halt all Rafah operations if it ensures it’s complying with the Genocide Convention; South African judge disagrees By JEREMY SHARON  FOLLOW and SAM SOKOL  FOLLOW Today, 8:24 pm  50 Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, […]

Nearly 70% of Gaza Aid at US-Built Pier Stolen

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Joshua Marks14 Iyyar 5784 – May 22, 2024 Photo Credit: CENTCOM / public domain The USS General S. Frank Besson is heading to Gaza with equipment to build a temporary dock for delivery of humanitarian aid via a maritime corridor from Cyprus, CENTCOM announced.     (JNS) Close to three-fourths of the humanitarian aid transported […]

After release of hostage video, war cabinet okays resumption of stalled truce talks

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Source says ministers approved new guidelines for negotiators to try and reach a breakthrough; Egypt said to be making initial contacts with Israel, Hamas By TOI STAFFToday, 11:02 am   Protesters call for the release of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, May […]