Updated at 10:26 am EST on 10/18/24 Friday morning Hamas confirmed leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in combat with Israeli forces in Gaza, saying he died defending Palestine until the last moments of his life. The Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency said...
Report: Netanyahu Approves Set of Targets To Hit Inside Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a set of targets for Israel to strike inside Iran, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing an Israeli source. CNN also reported that Israel's plans to attack Iran were "ready." Neither report gave a timeline nor...
Israel’s Gallant Tells Hostage Families There’s No Deal With Hamas in Sight
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has told family members of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza that there's no chance of a deal to free their relatives. "There’s stagnation, and I don’t see progress right now in this period, I’m very sorry to say," Gallant said...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 15 in Lebanese Town of Qana, the Site of Previous Israeli Massacres
On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes pounded the southern Lebanese town of Qana, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more. The Israeli strikes on Qana flattened multiple buildings, and rescuers are still digging through the rubble, meaning the death could rise....
Israeli Forces Kill 65 More Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes across the Strip killed at least 65 Palestinians and wounded 140 in the previous 24-hour period. The latest violence brings the ministry's recorded death toll since October 7, 2023, to 42,409 and the number of...
Israeli Soldiers Say Ethnic Cleansing Plan in North Gaza Is Underway
Three Israeli reserve soldiers have told Haaretz that they believe an ethnic cleansing plan is already underway in northern Gaza, where the Israeli military is trying to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of civilians. Known as the "general's plan" because it's...
Israeli Strike on Christian Village in Northern Lebanon Killed Displaced Family From the South
Israel's airstrike on a Christian-majority village in northern Lebanon wiped out an entire family that was displaced from southern Lebanon, AFP reported on Tuesday. The attack, which hit the village of Aitou on Monday, killed 23 people, including at least 12 women and...
Israel Kills 55 More Palestinians in Gaza, Tightens Siege on North
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli forces killed at least 55 Palestinians and injured 329 over the previous 24-hour period, bringing its death toll since last October to 42,344 and the number of wounded to 99,013. The figures are based on the number of...
Hezbollah Vows Strikes Across Israel, Says Ceasefire Is the ‘Solution’
Hezbollah Deputy Sheikh Naim Qassem on Tuesday vowed that Hezbollah would strike targets across Israel in the face of Israeli attacks on Lebanon but also called for a ceasefire, saying it was "the solution." "The solution is a ceasefire, we are not speaking from a...
Report: US Gives Israel Until After the US Election To Ease Starving of Palestinians
The Biden administration has given Israel until after the US presidential election to ease the starving of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to a letter obtained by Axios. The letter, written by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of...