The State Department said Friday that the US will continue providing military aid to an Israeli military unit that was responsible for the death of 78-year-old Palestinian American Omar Assad. In January 2022, Assad was detained by soldiers with the Netzah Yehuda...
US Ambassador Boycotts Nagasaki A-Bomb Ceremony Because Israel Is Not Invited
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will boycott Friday's memorial service in Nagasaki commemorating the 79th anniversary of the US dropping a nuclear bomb on the city because Israel was not invited to attend. Emanuel said the ceremony had become "politicized" by the...
Hamas Says It Will Continue Ceasefire Talks Under Sinwar
A Hamas official has said the Palestinian group will continue ceasefire negotiations with Israel after it appointed Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau following the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Sinwar is Hamas's leader in Gaza, and...
Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar as New Political Chief
On Tuesday, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar, the group's leader in Gaza, to head the political bureau after the Israeli killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Before he was killed last week, Haniyeh served as the highest-level Hamas official outside of Gaza and was the public...
Israel Sends Truck Full of Dead Palestinians Into Gaza
On Monday, over 80 bodies of unidentified Palestinians were buried in a mass grave in Khan Younis after they were sent into Gaza on a truck by Israel. Yamen Abu Suleiman, the director of the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service in Khan Younis, told Reuters that it was...
Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Talks on Hold After Haniyeh Assassination
Hostage deal talks between Israel and Hamas are on hold following the Israeli assassination of Hamas's political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, The Times of Israel reported Monday. Haniyeh was the top Hamas official outside of Gaza, putting him in charge of the negotiations...
Israeli Killing of Hamas Political Chief Expected To Derail Ceasefire Talks
The Israeli assassination of Hamas's political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital of Tehran is expected to derail negotiations for a hostage and Gaza ceasefire deal. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, who has been mediating indirect...
Palestinians Return to Rubble in Khan Younis After Israeli Withdrawal
Thousands of Palestinians returned to areas of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday after Israeli forces withdrew from the city and left it in ruins. Israel launched a new assault on eastern Khan Younis on July 22, marking at least the third time the...
Israeli Strike Hits Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza
On Monday, an Israeli strike hit a building in the compound of the St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City, marking the second time the church has been struck by Israeli forces since October 7. According to a Facebook post from the church, three people were...
Netanyahu Holds Separate Meetings With Biden and Harris at the White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday held separate meetings with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House as Israel is looking to clinch more US support for its genocidal campaign in Gaza. While meeting with Biden, Netanyahu...