Thursday, 8 February 2024 | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] on Wednesday marked four months since the beginning of the war against Hamas, and three-and-a-half months since the beginning of ground operations in the Gaza Strip, which included a pause of nearly 10 days as part of a temporary cease-fire for the release of hostages.
Continue Reading »Thursday, 8 February 2024 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that victory was within reach. He added that there can be no capitulation to the demands of Hamas after the terror group said that only a complete cease-fire and a withdrawal of troops would bring about the release of the Israeli captives held
Continue Reading »Thursday, 8 February 2024 | Israel Defense Forces [IDF] soldiers operating in the heart of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza discovered a large tunnel, one where Hamas had held around a dozen hostages, the military revealed on Wednesday. Troops from the IDF’s 98th Division, working alongside combat engineers from the elite Yahalom unit, located the
Continue Reading »Thursday, 8 February 2024 | The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has released its monthly report of anti-Semitic incidents, finding 468 running across a spectrum of actions and motives. Comparing last month’s total to January 2023, CAM reports an increase of 171%, making a daily average of 15.1. The largest share of the incidents (65.3%) were
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 7 February 2024 | The Hamas terror group on Tuesday night announced its long-awaited response to a proposed hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Israel, in what Jerusalem said amounted to a rejection of the outline. Hamas said it “dealt with the proposal in a positive spirit, ensuring a comprehensive and complete ceasefire, ending the aggression against
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 7 February 2024 | At least 32 of the remaining 136 hostages captured by Hamas during its October 7 terrorist onslaught are confirmed to have died, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a confidential intelligence assessment by the Israel Defense Forces [IDF]. Their families have been updated, according to four IDF military
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 7 February 2024 | According to Pramila Patten, the under-secretary-general of the United Nations and Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflicts, she has been unable to sleep for a week since viewing the 47-minute video compiled by the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] of the atrocities committed on October 7. The scenes continue to
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 7 February 2024 | The International Court of Justice [ICJ], the primary judicial arm of the United Nations based in The Hague, announced on Tuesday that Nawaf Salam was elected president of the court. A judge and former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, Salam has been a member of the ICJ since 2018.
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 6 February 2024 | IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on Monday photos of a booklet of religious rulings by Hamas-affiliated clerics found by IDF soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis which justifies the killing of all Jews, including men, women and children. The booklet, issued by
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 6 February 2024 | Despite all of US President Joe Biden’s attempts to walk between the raindrops and avoid a significant entry into the escalating conflict in the Middle East in an election year, it seems that the rain that has been washing over us in recent days is also reaching Washington. Two days
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