The State Department on Tuesday criticized comments from two Israeli ministers about their desire to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, an idea that's favored by many officials within the Israeli government. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of...
Israel rejected an offer made by Hamas through Qatari and Egyptian mediators on a new hostage deal, Axios reported on Monday. Citing unnamed Israeli officials, the report said Israel received the offer on Sunday and conveyed that it was "unacceptable" the following...
An Israeli drone strike hit a Hamas office in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least six people, including a senior Hamas official, Lebanese media has reported. A US official told The Washington Post that Israel was responsible for the strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri,...
Forty-two Israelis who attended the Nova music festival near the Gaza border that was attacked on October 7 have sued the Israeli security establishment for failing to protect the event. The lawsuit filed a claim for $56 million against Israel's Shin Bet security...
Two extremist ministers in the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated calls on Monday for the "resettlement" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the establishment of Israeli settlements in the enclave. Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has again called for the expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the return of Israeli settlements to the enclave. "What needs to be done in the Gaza Strip is to encourage emigration," Smotrich, leader of the...
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it would withdraw some troops from Gaza but that it expects the brutal assault on the enclave to continue through the entire year of 2024, The Times of Israel reported. IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the...
Months before the October 7 attack on southern Israel, the Israeli security agency Shin Bet received a warning from one of its sources in Gaza that Hamas was planning to carry out a "big move" shortly after Yom Kippur, which took place on September 25 this year,...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday over his brutal campaign on Gaza, saying the Israeli leader is similar to Adolf Hitler. "They used to speak ill of Hitler. What difference do you have from Hitler? They are...
According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused requests from his top military and intelligence officials to discuss potential plans for a post-war Gaza. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu rebuffed three separate...
