President Joe Biden said that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel | Photo Credit: AP President Joe Biden said on Friday that Hamas is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel as he urged Israelis and Hamas to come to a deal to release … Read more
An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting raged across the north on Sunday as Israel’s leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism from his own War Cabinet, with his main political … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying on May 5 that would keep the Palestinian Islamist group in power and pose a threat to Israel. Mr. Netanyahu … Read more
Palestinian children sit next to the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 … Read more
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Houdini of Israeli politics and its longest serving Prime Minister, has been written off many times before. But with thousands of protesters on the streets every night this week demanding his resignation, and growing anger at his handling of the war in Gaza, many wonder how long the veteran political escapologist can … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on March 14 called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Mr. Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the … Read more
Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held … Read more
The Israeli army bombarded Khan Younis, the new epicentre of the war in Gaza, on January 22 as the families of hostages held by Hamas urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure their release. Witnesses reported deadly strikes overnight in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and fierce fighting … Read more
An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the border with central Gaza, in Israel. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military says it has mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. The Army’s chief spokesman, … Read more
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people on December 11 to participate in a global strike demanding a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the “massacre” of the Palestinian people and called for raising voices against the “horrific injustice” being perpetrated against them. Palestinian activists … Read more