Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of military operations in Hamas-run Gaza, saying the army would seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory. Katz said Israel would bolster its presence in the Gaza Strip to “destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”. The operation would “seize large areas…
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Video obtained by CNN showed large crowds, estimated to be thousands of people by a CNN journalist on the ground, marching through the streets of…
Hamas on Tuesday named the head of its government in the Gaza Strip, Essam al-Dalis, among a list of officials it said were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory. “These leaders, along with their families, were martyred after being directly targeted by the Zionist occupation forces’ aircraft,” said the Hamas…
No fewer than 404 Palestinians, including women and children have reportedly been killed after Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza strip early Tuesday. Quoting hospital officials, AP said the surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when…
Shlomo Mansour, one of the Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian movement Hamas to the Gaza Strip has died in captivity at the age of 86. The local authorities of the kibbutz where the Mansour lived said on Tuesday. “It is with heavy hearts that we, the members of the kibbutz, received news this morning of…
President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries — seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not — and turn the territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump made the stunning proposal to audible gasps during a joint…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Palestinians have no alternative but to leave Gaza and he would like to see neighboring countries Jordan and Egypt take the displaced Palestinians. “I do not necessarily support Israeli settlement in Gaza,” Trump said before his meeting with the Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas spokesman Hazem…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises “immediate action” by the Justice Department to prosecute “terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews” and marshal all federal…
Palestinians on Sunday strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s call to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and resettle them in Jordan and Egypt. “The Palestinian people and their leadership categorically reject any policies or actions aimed at undermining the unity of the Palestinian land, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem,” the…