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Benny Gantz resigns from Israel war cabinet over lack of plan for postwar Gaza

JERUSALEM — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move poses no immediate threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament, but it makes him more reliant on his far-right alliance. Benny Gantz made the statement on Sunday, June 9, […]

All 3 Rescued Male Israeli Hostages Held by Gaza ‘Journalist’

This story has been updated to include new facts from the Israeli military and additional background information. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that all three male hostages rescued on Saturday were being held by “journalist” Abdallah al-Jamal, who previously wrote for the Palestine Chronicle and Al Jazeera newspapers. Breitbart News reported on […]

Gaza ‘Journalist’ Who Doubled as Hamas-run Agency Spox Killed in Israeli Hostage Rescue

Abdallah al-Jamal, a journalist with the US 501(c)3 non-profit Palestine Chronicle, who was killed during an Israeli hostage rescue operation in Gaza on Saturday, was revealed to have been a spokesman for the Hamas-run government department. Abdallah al-Jamal, a Palestine Chronicle contributor from Gaza, was one of 210 Palestinians killed in Saturday’s Nuseirat massacre. pic.twitter.com/kkD3Y4fbY3 […]

Israel rescues 4 hostages from Gaza: Here’s what we know

The four hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7 were rescued in a special operation on Saturday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Police and the Israel Securities Authority, a joint statement from the groups said. The operation is the largest rescue of surviving hostages since the start of the current war between Israel […]

Four Israeli Hostages Rescued During Raid In Central Gaza

Friends of Almog Meir Jan, one of four Israeli hostages rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack, gather outside Sheba Tel Hashomer medical center in Ramat Gan for a photo with him after the hostage was transferred. As conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas continues in the Palestinian […]

UN to add Israel to ‘blacklist’ over conduct during war in Gaza

The UN secretary-general will say Israel and Hamas are waging a war that violates children’s rights and put the country on the UN’s “blacklist” in a report to the Security Council. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Friday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ chief of staff had told Israeli U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan in a phone […]

Blinken to return to Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to several Middle Eastern countries early next week to push the ceasefire proposal that would pause and possibly end the Israel–Hamas war. He will travel to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar from next Monday through Wednesday and will meet with regional leaders about the efforts to get Israel […]

US pier off Gaza reconstructed and reattached, aid expected to flow shortly

The United States-constructed pier off Gaza’s coast designed to supplement the international efforts to get humanitarian aid into the enclave will be operational again in the near future. U.S. Central Command built the pier, which was first operational on May 17, only for it to get damaged during inclement weather less than two weeks later. […]