Source link The IDF will only prevail in urban warfare against Hamas if it protects civilians in Gaza, Lloyd Austin says Israel’s victory over Hamas will turn into a “strategic defeat” if the country doesn’t work to prevent civilian casualties during its military operation in Gaza, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said. Washington […]
Source link Lasting security in the region cannot be achieved at the cost of Palestinian lives, the French president has said French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israeli authorities to “more precisely define” the end goals of the war with Hamas, while arguing that the stated aim of totally eliminating the Palestinian militant group may […]
Source link US National Security Council director was asked to explain Israel evacuating a million Gazans south and then attacking the south The US does not support Israel bombing south Gaza until it takes account of all the civilians it has forced to flee there, White House National Security Council director John Kirby told Bloomberg […]
Source link The media outlet, citing unnamed officials, claims Washington has given its ally 100 of the 2,000-pound munitions since October 7 The US has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing anonymous officials. The media outlet pointed out that President Joe Biden’s administration […]
Source link Officials told the newspaper that they intend to kill Hamas leaders in Lebanon, Türkiye, and Qatar Israeli spies are preparing to assassinate Hamas leaders living in Lebanon, Türkiye, and Qatar once the war with the militant group is over, officials have told the Wall Street Journal. The operation was reportedly planned more than […]
Source link Palestinian militants followed the blueprint “with shocking precision,” the newspaper reported Israeli officials were warned about plans for a major attack by Hamas more than one year before the militant group’s October 7 raid, which claimed around 1,200 lives, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Despite the warning, officials are said to […]
Source link Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/gVRpctD79R — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 1, 2023 DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Source link The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday it was recalling its ambassador in Madrid, Rodica Radian-Gordon, for consultations after comments made by the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez about the war on Hamas. The Spanish ambassador in Tel Aviv was also summoned for a protest. Speaking with the Spanish broadcaster TVE, Sanchez said […]
Source link Fighting can’t go on for months, Secretary of State Blinken has reportedly said Israel lacks “credit” to keep the fight against Hamas going for months and needs to change its tactics in the south of Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a war cabinet meeting on Thursday, according to Israel’s […]
Source link Qatari mediators said the two sides had agreed a one-day extension minutes before the previous truce was set to expire Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the current ceasefire in Gaza by another day, following the exchange of dozens more captives on Wednesday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry has announced. The extension was […]
Source link Western Jerusalem plans to clear out the group’s tunnels in Gaza but this might be mission impossible Hamas, an Islamic movement that controls Gaza, is believed to have a network of tunnels that is 500 kilometers (310 miles) long. It features command rooms and training grounds, bunkers, and meeting rooms and is connected […]
Source link London has pledged the funds seized from sanctioned Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich will be spent exclusively in Ukraine The British government was asked to spend an estimated $3 billion in funds seized from sanctioned businessman Roman Abramovich in Israel rather than Ukraine, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The money came from the sale […]
Source link The two sides are now considering the release of men and military personnel, according to Reuters Israel and Hamas are expected to conduct another prisoner swap on Wednesday as part of the ongoing ceasefire, with talks reportedly underway to expand the deal to include other categories of hostages apart from women and children. […]
Source link The military’s attacks in Gaza are “unlawful,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Israel to be brought to an international court over its actions in Gaza amid the continued escalation between West Jerusalem and Hamas. The Israeli military continues to […]
Source link Israel’s war on Hamas will cost the country $53 billion and hamper economic growth into 2024, according to figures published by the Bank of Israel on Monday. Fighting has been paused since a truce came into effect on Friday, but the Israeli military is expected to resume operations in Gaza this week. Direct […]