Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | Iran-backed terror groups are plotting to turn the Islamic holy month of Ramadan [one of the Five Pillars of Islam when stringent disciplines are observed] into the “second phase of October 7” and set the Middle East on fire, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant charged on Tuesday. “The main goal
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Tuesday that “the objectives for Gaza set by the cabinet are ambitious, and it will take time to achieve them.” Speaking at a conference of the World Zionist Organization in Jerusalem, Hagari said, “We are fighting Hamas from the north
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | At the Paris summit, Israel agreed that it would free 404 security detainees in a swap for 40 individuals held captive, with an average exchange rate of 10 security prisoners for each hostage returned. The proposed deal, still pending Hamas’s approval, includes the release of seven women previously part of
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | Thomas Hand, the father of 9-year-old Emily Hand, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7 by Hamas terrorists and was held captive in Gaza for 50 days, decried those who claim that the State of Israel is not acting proportionately in the Gaza Strip. “As a father I
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 27 February 2024 | During an unannounced visit to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Manhattan, near Rockefeller Plaza, US President Joe Biden was asked about when a cease-fire in Gaza might start. “I hope by the end of the weekend,” Biden said, per the pool report. “My national security advisor tells me that we’re
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 27 February 2024 | Hezbollah terrorists showered northern Israeli communities near the Lebanese border with dozens of rockets Tuesday morning. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that its operatives had launched “large rocket barrages toward Meron Airbase” at 8 a.m. in response to an Israeli airstrike on the city of Baalbek, deep inside
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 27 February 2024 | When a 27-year-old Israeli university student vacationing in Thailand on October 7 was determined to fly home to join his military reserve unit, he was given an unusual seat on the sold-out and overbooked El Al flight to Tel Aviv: the plane’s restroom. “I felt for the first time that
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 27 February 2024 | Shin Bet [Israel Security Agency] chief Ronen Bar and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited Cairo last week to assure officials that they would not be surprised by any Israeli action in Rafah, American officials said on Monday. The two men told the Egyptians that the war
Continue Reading »Monday, 26 February 2024 | Hezbollah reported Sunday two fatalities from its ranks in an airstrike on the Lebanon–Syria border attributed to Israel. Shortly before, sources in Damascus attributed to Israel another attack in the Homs region near the border between Syria and its neighbor, where the heart of the Shiite terrorist organization is located.
Continue Reading »Monday, 26 February 2024 | Israel’s War Cabinet on Saturday night approved the travel to Doha, Qatar in the coming days of a delegation to continue ceasefire talks, after “significant progress” was reported at a Paris summit over the weekend. The decision was made after a phone consultation in which government ministers received an update
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