Tuesday, 9 July 2024 | The newly-elected Labour government in the UK is expected to abandon a bid to delay the International Criminal Court‘s [ICC] ruling on whether to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper. The previous
Continue Reading »Monday, 8 July 2024 | Over the coming weeks, Israel and Hamas will conduct negotiations through mediators for a cease-fire in exchange for a hostage release. Here is what we know and can say and what is still in dispute and can derail the chances for an agreement. The deal will comprise three phases lasting
Continue Reading »Monday, 8 July 2024 | A new study has cast doubt on the United Nations’ [UN] portrayal of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, revealing substantial discrepancies in reported aid figures and challenging the narrative of widespread famine. The research, conducted by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and first published in Israel Hayom, exposes
Continue Reading »Monday, 8 July 2024 | Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that any cease-fire deal reached with Hamas in Gaza will have no bearing on Israel’s actions with regard to Hezbollah in Lebanon. “Your goal is to ensure your readiness and to erode the enemy’s [Hezbollah’s] capabilities,” he told commanders and troops during
Continue Reading »Monday, 8 July 2024 | Last week, the conversation about emigration from Israel resurfaced. You see good, efficient, productive and caring people who simply can’t bear what’s happening here any longer. It’s understandable given what they are going through. However, it’s worth reminding them of the UN’s World Happiness Report, published in March. Astonishingly, Israel,
Continue Reading »Friday, 5 July 2024 | An Israel Defense Forces [IDF] soldier was killed as Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets at Israel on Thursday after Israel eliminated a top Hezbollah commander the day before. A Hezbollah leader later warned the terror group’s violent response wasn’t over yet Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, was
Continue Reading »Friday, 5 July 2024 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed Mossad [Israeli intelligence agency] Chief David Barnea to travel to Qatar for renewed hostage release talks. The prime minister briefed US President Joe Biden of his decision in a call. The two leaders discussed the possible deal for a cease-fire in Gaza and
Continue Reading »Friday, 5 July 2024 | The House Committee on Education and the Workforce released the full chain of text messages from four Columbia University administrators who mocked concerns about anti-Semitism. During a May 31 event titled “Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present and Future,” three of the administrators traded jokes about Jewish campus leaders exploiting
Continue Reading »Friday, 5 July 2024 | The Israel’s northern front remains a volatile warzone, largely overlooked by international media. In the past week alone, Hezbollah has fired more than 300 rockets into Israeli territory, resulting in five civilian deaths and dozens of injuries. [This article does not include the roughly 200 projectiles launched by Hezbollah yesterday,
Continue Reading »Thursday, 4 July 2024 | The Israel Defense Forces [IDF] reported Wednesday evening that Sergeant Aleksandr (Sasha) Iakiminskyi, 19, from Nahariya, a driver in the 188th Brigade’s 71st Battalion, was killed in a terrorist stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the northern city of Karmiel earlier. Another soldier was seriously wounded in the attack.
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