Israel-Hamas War Day 228: What's happening in Iran, Gaza, Iraq, Syria?
Comptroller reveals IDF purchases don't pass inspection • Biden afffirms Israel not committing genocide • Total of 569 tons of humanitarian aid entered Gaza
IDF soldiers operate atop a tank near the Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 21, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
In complete secrecy: Egypt altered the hostage deal terms before handing to Hamas - report
Qatari officials have denied involvement with the altered deal, placing the blame squarely on Egypt.
ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Palestinians react after Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. In Israel, protesters block a highway demanding the immediate release of hostages.(photo credit: REUTERS, REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)Go to the full article > >
Gaza aid truck attackers claim they were tipped off by IDF soldiers, police - report
A Palestinian aid lorry driver told the Guardian “There is full cooperation between the settlers and the army,” mirroring claims from Tzav 9.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF An Israeli soldier stands guard as a truck carrying humanitarian aid makes its way to the Gaza Strip at Erez Crossing in southern Israel, May 5, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)Go to the full article > >
Ted Cruz accuses Biden, Blinken of funding Oct. 7 attacks by ‘showering cash on Iran’
Cruz also claimed that the White House was essentially telling Israel "not to kill the terrorists."
ByHANNAH SARISOHN US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks alongside House Republican impeachment managers and other Senate Republicans during a press conference on the impeachment of U.S. Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, April 16, 2024.(photo credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Blinken admits: Israel may not be willing or able to move on a Saudi deal
The conversation about normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is complicated as it would have to involve the pathway to a Palestinian state.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERSU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023.(photo credit: Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Bipartisan senators condemn ICC, call for complementarity to be honored
The senators claim the ICC decision will jeopardize peace negotiations in the Middle East.
Full IDF draft of haredi men would obviate reserve duty by 2045, IDI research shows
The defense ministry announced in February that at the current rate of enlistment, it will need to lengthen IDF service for mandatory soldiers from 32 to 36 months.
ByELIAV BREUER Haredim arrive at the IDF recruitment center in Tel Hashomer to process their draft exemptions.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Blinken: ICC arrest warrants would harm hostage deal efforts
Blinken spoke one day after ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced his plan to seek arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas leaders.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFFUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL)Go to the full article > >
ICC requests 'like charging US and Al-Qaeda after 9/11', says Netanyahu in 'ABC' interview
“Every democracy will be pulled into the [ICC] dock. We’re first, and you’re next. People understand that,” Netanyahu said.
Comptroller: 60% of IDF purchases fail quality control tests
This issue is exacerbated, the report noted, by the fact that the IDF does not report comprehensive data on quality control failures to the Defense Ministry, which manages the purchases.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBState Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Egypt’s relationship with Hamas, what does history tell us? - analysis
October 7 deeply impacted Egypt, however, Cairo has not appeared to excoriate Hamas for the attack, leaving questions about how this all transpired.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez, as he told the media in his speech that Cairo is playing a very positive role in de-escalating the Gaza crisis, Egypt, October 25, 2023 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency.(photo credit: THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
129 hostages remain in Gaza
39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
