Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s intensified military pressure on Hamas in Gaza has been effective, stressing the Palestinian group must lay down its arms. “We are negotiating under fire… We can see cracks beginning to appear” in what the group demanded in its negotiations, Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting. Netanyahu’s remarks…
Hamas may be concerned as it sees the IDF advancing in Gaza and appears to so far have very little to confront the advance. The IDF has begun a multi-pronged ground offensive in Gaza since March 19 that has seen forces from several units penetrate into areas of northern Gaza, the Netzarim corridor south…
Hamas said it would avenge the killing of Salah al-Bardawil, who was a senior member of the militant group’s political bureau. “His blood, that of his wife and martyrs, will remain fueling the battle of liberation and independence,” Al Jazeera reported the group as saying. “The criminal enemy will not break our determination and will.”…
LOS ANGELES — A group of 35 pro-Palestinian students, faculty members, legal observers, journalists and activists filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles over its handling of last year’s demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Pro-Palestinian group sues UCLA over its handling of demonstrations The lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles comes days…
The IDF on Tuesday night shot down a ballistic missile fired by the Yemen Houthis on central and southern Israel. The military said it shot down that missile beyond Israel’s borders, but that due to the speed and explosive power of such missiles it was necessary to activate warning sirens throughout portions of central…
At least 24 people were killed as the US launched large-scale strikes on Yemen, with President Donald Trump warning Iran-aligned Houthis that “their time is up”. Trump also warned Iran that it needed to “immediately” halt support for the group. Here Are Top Points On US’ Strikes On Yemen: At least 13 civilians were reportedly…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. “Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’…
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who had died in captivity. The Israeli prime minister’s office cast doubt on the offer, accusing Hamas of trying to manipulate talks underway in Qatar on…
NEW YORK — Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit seeking his immediate release. The lawyers described in detail what happened to the Palestinian…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Three more Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of being freed Saturday as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange. The truce that began nearly four weeks ago had been jeopardized in recent days by…