Israel has pulled most of its troops from southern Gaza amid talks over the release of the more than 100 hostages held by Hamas since its Oct. 7 attack that killed about 1,200 people. It has also reopened previously closed entry points for food and water to prevent Palestinian civilians from starving after the Israeli military destroyed much of the infrastructure in counterattacks that have killed more than 33,000 in six months of warfare. These are positive developments but, given the level of...
Sirens and interceptions were heard across Israel on Saturday night, hours after hundreds of drones and missiles were launched from Iran towards the country's territory. Israelis reported large explosions were heard in several cities and towns and posted videos of the attack underway. While the entire country is on high alert, the IDF has issued special guidance for residents of the northern Golan Heights and southern cities, such as Dimona and Eilat. They were requested to stay near protective...
Oliver Dowden says it's 'not appropriate' for the Government to weigh in. The government is under pressure to stop selling arms to Israel. A top Tory said that lawyers believe Israel is breaking international law
Tens of thousands of people again took to the street of Israeli cities on Saturday evening to protest against the right-wing religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They called for a more serious effort to negotiate the release of hostages held by the militant group Hamas. This Sunday will be exactly six months since terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing almost 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250 as hostages in the...
MSNBC’s own Andrea Mitchell joins Alex Witt with the latest on Israel’s assessment of Iran’s overnight attack and what can be expected from the two countries going forward.
The UK foreign secretary tells Israeli leaders not to risk escalating tensions in the Middle East.
(The Center Square) – Both Israel and Gaza deserve better from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a North Carolina congresswoman says. “The people of Israel and Gaza deserve better than the recent actions of the Netanyahu government,” writes U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., and a dozen others in Congress to President Joe Biden. It is the Israeli prime minister’s clear responsibility, and foreign aid “generally should only be conditional under extreme circumstances,” they say. ...
The US president says Israel should allow full access for aid to reach Gaza for six to eight weeks.
Law enforcement officials in Israel announced that an individual was arrested on Sunday, for allegedly publishing inciteful material on Telegram that called for the assassination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The unnamed suspect, described as a citizen from central Israel, was taken into custody after an investigation by the Shin Bet and the national police
Gaza is out of the headlines, but the pressure on Israel's PM has changed rather than disappeared.
Nothing Joe Biden has done to rein in Benjamin Netanyahu’s brutality against the people of Gaza has worked. Biden has proven too weak, indecisive, and indulgent of Israel to even induce Netanyahu into making small tweaks to his behavior.
The Israel that I meet every day is made up of people who want to forge a path towards peace and security for all• Naama Lazimi is a member of the Knesset for Israel’s Labor partyI am writing this not only as a member of the opposition in the Israeli parliament, but first and foremost as a mother and a young woman in Israel living under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. His long spell in office has left my generation disillusioned and robbed of dreams for a better future. We refuse to surrender...