U.N. Accuses Israel of Possible War Crimes in Gaza Hostage Rescue
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes during the Israeli invasion. Surgery to rescue four hostages from Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. OHCHR also said Hamas could similarly be charged with war crimes for taking hostages and […]
Hamas leader suggests civilian deaths are ‘necessary sacrifices’ in war with Israel: Report
Yahya Sinwar, the military leader of Hamas, reportedly suggested civilian deaths are “necessary sacrifices” amid its war with Israel in a message to the terrorist organization’s leaders in Doha, Qatar. The war between Hamas and Israel, much of it taking place within Gaza and the West Bank, has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths. Many […]
In Egypt and then Israel, Blinken pushes on all fronts for Gaza ceasefire
BLINKEN: ‘IF YOU WANT A CEASEFIRE, PRESS HAMAS TO SAY YES’: Even though the ceasefire and hostage release plan announced by President Joe Biden on May 31 was presented as an Israeli proposal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Tel Aviv on Monday urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant […]
Israel Slams Complaints About Civilians Killed in Hostage Raid: ‘The Ultimate Chutzpah’
Israeli government spokesman David Mensah on Monday slammed critics who complained about Palestinian civilian casualties during last weekend’s Israeli hostage rescue mission in Gaza. “This is the ultimate brazenness,” Mencel told reporters after an AFP correspondent asked whether Israel had breached its “legal obligations” by raiding in broad daylight near the busy market in Nuseira, […]
Moderate politician Benny Gantz resigns from Israeli war cabinet | Israel
Israeli politician and former army commander Benny Gantz has made good on his threat to resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving him more reliant on the far-right wing of his coalition government. Netanyahu’s main rival, Gantz, a former defense minister and leader of the center-right National Unity Party, joined the three-member […]
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, […]
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside White House as Israel conducted hostage rescue mission
Despite Israeli forces’ successful hostage rescue mission on Saturday, thousands of anti-Israel protesters raged outside the White House. Protesters claimed Israel had crossed a “red line” of “genocide” in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel detailed weeks of planning for Saturday’s hostage rescue mission that saved the lives of four Israeli nationals captured in an Oct. 7 Hamas […]
UN will declare that both Hamas and Israel are violating children’s rights in armed conflict
The UN secretary-general is due to report to the Security Council next week that Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and putting them at risk in their war to eliminate each other. Each year the Secretary-General compiles a global list of nations and militias that threaten and intimidate children, ranging from the Kachin Independence […]
Palestinians killed during Israel hostage rescue operation
At least 210 Palestinians, including children, were killed in Israel’s latest hostage rescue operation, which freed four Israeli hostages, according to Gaza health officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Police and the Israel Securities Authority rescued Noah Al-Ghamani, 25, Armon Meir Yang, 21, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, the IDF said in […]
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 […]