Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a new spokesman who is a proponent of establishing Jewish settlements in Gaza and expelling Palestinians from the territory, Haaretz has reported. Omer Dostri, who is a regular guest on Israel's Channel 14, was...
Israel Preparing for Multi-Day Reprisal Attack by Iran and Hezbollah
Israel is preparing for the possibility of Iran and Hezbollah launching a multi-day attack on Israeli territory in response to the assassinations of Hamas's political chief in Tehran and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, NBC News reported on Sunday. Iran launched...
Biden Tells Netanyahu the US Will Defend Israel, Pledges New Military Deployments
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and promised the US would help defend Israel from any reprisal attacks it may face from Iran or its allies in response to recent Israeli escalations. Iran is vowing revenge for the...
NYT: Haniyeh Was Killed By A Bomb Israel Planted in Tehran Two Months Ago
Hamas's political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed by a bomb Israeli intelligence planted at an official guest residency in Tehran about two months ago, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Haniyeh was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud...
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...
Israeli Lawmaker Says Raping Palestinian Prisoners Is ‘Legitimate’
A member of the Israeli Knesset has defended the idea of raping Palestinian prisoners after Israeli soldiers suspected of sexually torturing a detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility were arrested. The arrest took place on Monday, sparking protests from...
Austin Pledges the US Will Defend Israel If It Faces Attack After Latest Escalations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the US would defend Israel if it faces attacks in response to its airstrike in Beirut that targeted a Hezbollah commander and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas's political bureau who was...
State Department Won’t Call Israeli Rape of Palestinian Prisoners a War Crime
The State Department on Tuesday refused to label Israeli soldiers raping Palestinian prisoners as a war crime. Said Arikat, a reporter for Al Quds, asked State Department spokesman Vedant Patel about the Israeli soldiers who were detained for raping a Palestinian...
Israeli Police Detain Soldiers Suspected of Raping a Palestinian, Sparking Protests
On Monday, Israeli military police detained Israeli soldiers who were suspected of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the notorious Sde Teiman prison in southern Israel. Israeli media reported that the Palestinian prisoner was transferred from Sde Teiman to a hospital...
Erdogan Says Turkey Could ‘Enter’ Israel Like It Did in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to threaten military intervention against Israel, saying Turkey could "enter" Israel as it did in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. "We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to...