On Sunday, Hamas responded to Israel's decision to delay the release of more than 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails as a "blatant violation" of the hostage and ceasefire deal. Under the deal, Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinians, including women and...
Israeli Defense Minister Says 40,000 Forcibly Displaced Palestinians in West Bank Cannot Return Home
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the Israeli military has forcibly displaced 40,000 Palestinians in the northern occupied West Bank and that they couldn't return home as the IDF will be operating in the area over the next year, raising fears of a...
Netanyahu Orders West Bank Escalation After Empty Buses Explode in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a massive escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after three empty buses exploded in the Israeli city of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. "The Prime Minister has ordered the...
Report: Netanyahu Adds New Demands in Talks on Second Phase of Gaza Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has added several new demands amid negotiations for the second of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Israel's Channel 13 has reported. The report said Netanyahu is demanding Hamas leadership be exiled, for Gaza to be...
Panic in Southwest Syria After Israeli Troops Raid Villages, Warn Locals Not to Construct Homes
There has been quite a bit of disquiet in southwestern Syria after the December regime change, which was followed by a ground invasion from Israel. Israel started by seizing the demilitarized zone between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights but has increasingly moved...
Hamas Offers To Release All Remaining Israeli Hostages in Exchange for a Permanent Ceasefire
On Wednesday, Hamas offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem made the offer in a statement outlining the Palestinian group's conditions...
Israeli Drone Kills One in Southern Lebanon, Troops Fire At Civilians in Kfar Kila
Tuesday marked the end of the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon, and while IDF troops are still inside Lebanese territory, the main focus Wednesday is on Israeli attacks against the parts of southern Lebanon they actually did withdraw from. In the...
Israel Has Violated Gaza Ceasefire 266 Times, Killing 132 Palestinians
Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times and has killed 132 Palestinians since the truce went into effect on January 19, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, citing Palestinian security sources. Out of the 132 people who were killed, 26 succumbed to wounds received...
US Proposes Sending Private Military Contractors to Southern Lebanon
The extended deadline of the Lebanon ceasefire has come and gone, and as previously confirmed, Israeli troops only left populated areas, but remained in southern Lebanon at five hilltop surveillance posts that the IDF established in the weeks leading up to the...
Smotrich Claims Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza Will Start ‘Within Weeks’
Over the weekend, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed a plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza in line with President Trump's plans for the territory would begin in the coming weeks. "Preparations have started amongst our teams, alongside teams...