The Israeli military said Sunday that its ground operations have expanded to every part of the Gaza Strip and vowed its assault on the south will be just as big as it was in the north. "It will be no less powerful than [the operations in northern Gaza], it will have...
Report Details How Israel Intentionally Targets Civilians in Gaza
A report from +972 Magazine published on Thursday detailed how Israel is intentionally targeting civilians in Gaza as part of its war strategy even when Israeli forces know strikes will kill young children. The report, which cited current and former Israeli...
Israel, Hamas Extend Gaza Truce for Seventh Day
Hamas and Israel agreed at the last minute on a deal to extend the Gaza truce for one more day, making Thursday the seventh day of the temporary ceasefire to facilitate the swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. According to Middle East Eye, the agreement...
US Reaffirms There Are No Conditions on Future Military Aid to Israel
Senior US officials speaking to POLITICO on Wednesday have reaffirmed that the Biden administration intends to place no conditions on future military aid to Israel despite public comments suggesting the idea was under consideration. Amid growing calls from Democrats...
Negotiations Underway in Qatar to Extend Gaza Truce
Intense negotiations are underway in Qatar aimed at extending the truce between Israel and Hamas that's due to expire on Thursday. The initial four-day truce began on Friday and was extended another two days. Despite reports of minor clashes, the pause in fighting has...
Hamas Says It Wants to Extend Truce With Israel After Latest Prisoner Swap
Hamas said Sunday that it's ready to extend the four-day truce with Israel after the two sides exchanged prisoners for the third straight day. "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas seeks to extend the truce after the 4-day period ends, through serious efforts to...
Netanyahu Says UN Isn’t Doing Enough for Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused the UN of not doing enough to respond to the humanitarian crisis he created in Gaza. "I have not seen yet the effort that I’d like to see from the UN and the international agencies to build shelters there...
US Doesn’t Think Israel Can Make Good on Hostage Deal Promise to Increase Aid
Biden administration officials told The Times of Israel that they don't believe Israel can live up to its commitment to allow 200 aid trucks to enter Gaza per day during the pause that's part of the hostage deal with Hamas. The officials said Israel is refusing to...
Israeli Official Says Hamas Hostage Deal Delayed Until Friday
The start of a short-term ceasefire to facilitate the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel will not start until Friday, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. "The contacts on the release of our hostages are advancing and continuing...
UN Relief Chief Says Gaza War Is Worst Humanitarian Crisis He’s Ever Seen
Martin Griffiths, the UN's emergency relief coordinator, said in an interview on Tuesday that the Israeli onslaught in Gaza is the worst humanitarian crisis he's ever seen, even worse than the Killing Fields in Cambodia, where the Khmer Rouge killed over one million...