Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened Hamas with “unimaginable consequences” as part of what it has called a “hell plan” to pressure the Palestinian group into further hostage releases without a troop withdrawal from the enclave. The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire ended over the weekend, but there is no sign of … Read more
Berlin: Germany on Monday urged Israel to “immediately” stop blocking aid flowing into war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel made the move as talks on a truce extension appeared to hit an impasse. “Unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip must be guaranteed at all times,” foreign ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer told a press briefing. … Read more
Israel snubbed as “propaganda” a video released by the Palestinian Hamas group of an emotional moment between two hostage brothers. Hamas asserted in the video that “time is running out” and only a ceasefire agreement will bring the hostages back, but Israel remained defiant. A statement from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel said Sunday it endorsed a proposal to temporarily extend the truce in Gaza as a bridging measure after the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas drew to a close. The proposal, put forward by US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, would cover Ramzan, due to end late March, and … Read more
Tel Aviv, Israel: An internal Israeli army probe into Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military’s “complete failure” to prevent the assault, which killed hundreds of Israelis, a military official said. “October 7 was a complete failure, the IDF (military) failed in fulfilling its mission to protect Israeli civilians,” the official … Read more
Gaza City: The bodies of four Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas early Thursday, authorities confirmed, followed soon after by the return of another group of freed Palestinian prisoners to the occupied West Bank. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed they had received the coffins of “four fallen hostages”, and a process … Read more
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his friendship and for always standing by Israel, Reuven Azar, the Ambassador of Israel to India, on Wednesday revealed that the Indian PM was the first world leader to call the Israeli leadership following the deadly Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.More than 1200 people were killed in … Read more
Gaza City: Hundreds of mourners gathered at a cemetery in southern Israel on Wednesday to bid a final farewell to Shiri Bibas and her two sons, who were killed in Gaza captivity and had become symbols in Israel of the hostages’ ordeal. Orange balloons symbolising the children’s red hair fluttered in the breeze from a … Read more
Damascus: Â Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria’s capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, residents, security sources and local broadcaster Syria TV said. Israeli strikes struck the town of Kisweh approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Damascus, a Syrian security source and Syria TV said. The security … Read more
Hamas handed over 3 more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the last exchange Hamas handed over 3 more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the last exchange. The three Israeli hostages are Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen. They were brought out by the Hamas and paraded on stage in the … Read more
Hamas handed over 3 more Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the last exchange. The three Israeli hostages are Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen. They were brought out by the Hamas and paraded on stage in the town of Nuseirat. They waved and held release certificates before they were handed over to officials … Read more
Jerusalem: Â Israel prepared on Saturday to receive six more hostages from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after accusations over the return of a misidentified body this week threatened to derail a fragile truce. The six, the last living hostages from a group of 33 due to be freed in the … Read more