JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant left a security cabinet meeting Saturday because his chief of staff was not allowed to attend, according to media reports. Israeli state television channel KAN said Gallant left the meeting and noted “increasing tension within the Security Cabinet.” Channel 13 said...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel claimed it had “dismantled” Hamas’s military leadership in northern Gaza as its war on Gaza entered a fourth month Sunday, with fears mounting that the conflict could spread into neighbouring Lebanon. Israel’s army said late Saturday it had “completed the dismantling of t...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The killing of Hamas leader Saleh Al Arouri will intensify the resistance of Palestinians, say people interviewed by AFP in Rafah. Mahdi Abou Muhamaad is a young resident of Rafah. He thinks the assassination will intensify the Hamas resistance “because al-Aruri is a man of stature. His assassination is not ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A post-war scenario contrived by Israel in Gaza has come to light, according to which the territory would be ruled by tribes or clans rather than a single political entity. According to public broadcaster KAN, the plan has been devised by the Israeli army. It stipulates that the Gaza Strip be divided […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has decided to appear before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against the genocide crime case filed by South Africa. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the decision was taken following intensive discussions between Israeli top officials and Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel’s “arrogance” allowed for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. “I am certain that Israel had all the intelligence it needed to know what was happening. There were even concrete warnings from friendly intelligence services,” Olmert told Spanish daily El Pais. “This was a psychologic...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s central bank on Monday evening said the cost of the Israeli war on Gaza may reach 210 billion Shekels ($58 billion). At a press conference, central bank Governor Amir Yaron urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb public spending. Yaron’s statement comes following the bank’s decision t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government has decided to postpone municipal elections to February 27, according to local media. The polls were originally scheduled for January 30. Military data shows that 688 candidates for 144 cities and towns are currently serving in army reserves and could not be spared for elections. “We usually ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz refused to attend a news conference by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Saturday. The Israeli broadcasting authority reported on X that Gallant and Gantz refused to attend the conference without specifying the reason. Since the formation of ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Soldiers injured in Israel’s brutal ground offensive in the Gaza Strip refused a visit from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a hospital in Jerusalem, Israel’s Channel 13 reported. This is not the first time that soldiers injured in Gaza refused to meet with the controversial rightwing leader. A similar incident took ...
