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'During the first phase, Hamas releases 33 Israeli detainees (alive or corpses),' Hamas said when it laid out the conditions for the ceasefire deal they had agreed to.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that the IDF’s ongoing operation in Rafah serves two primary objectives: returning Israeli hostages and eliminating Hamas. “We have already proven that military pressure on Hamas is essential for the return of our hostages,” Netanyahu said. He said that he rejected Hamas’s ceasefire proposal, saying it was “designed […]
For the past 18 years, Hala Rharrit has served in the State Department, and for the past year and a half, she served as an Arab language spokeswoman until announcing her resignation due to the Biden administration’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war. “I had full intentions of continuing on in my career until I reached […]
The Qatar-based political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has accused the Israeli prime minister of sabotaging the talks.
Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the conflict in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides.
Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages.
The Biden administration said Friday that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes.
Israel urges civilians to leave eastern Rafah as cease-fire hopes fade
The move raises the risk of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah, which aid groups warn will be disastrous for some 1.4 million Palestinians taking refuge there.
by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2024 Joe Biden on Wednesday reversed long-standing U.S. policy by saying he would halt precision weapons shipments to Israel if the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) moves deeper into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, which is the last stronghold of the Hamas terror organization. During an interview on CNN, host […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will defend itself alone if necessary amid growing international criticism of the war in Gaza. "If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone," he said in a video message released on Thursday. He said Israel would fight "with our fingernails" to win, in his first public statement after Washington said it would restrict arms supplies in the case of a broader attack on Rafah. Netanyahu referred to the Israeli War of Independence of 1948, saying Israel...