Benjamin Netanyahu is betting that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pressure campaign will bring Hamas to its knees. But the prime minister has been wrong many times before about the impact of different events on the group's negotiating positions
Hamas continues to pay its operatives regular salaries 15 months into the war, despite Israeli cabinet efforts to dismantle its governing infrastructure, security sources confirmed to Israel Hayom. The organization has established a systematic operation of intercepting humanitarian aid shipments destined for Gaza residents. Armed operatives commandeer supply trucks carrying internationally funded cargo transported […]
In the wake of President Joe Biden awarding George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Musk shared posts on his X platform accusing the Jewish billionaire of being a 'psychopath trying to destroy the West' and of donating to groups supporting Hamas and the BDS movement
The UN's special representative on conflict-related sexual violence asked to investigate Hamas' alleged crimes on October 7 and towards the hostages, but Israel refused her request to access Israeli detention facilities to examine claims of IDF abuse. Israeli women's rights groups warn this could lead to Israel, instead of Hamas, being added to the UN's sexual violence blacklist
A comprehensive UN Watch report has exposed this week how Palestinian terror organizations, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, systematically influence the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees' (UNRWA) decision-making processes. This influence stems from ongoing meetings between organization representatives and senior UNRWA officials spanning several years, including Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, who […]
Following publication of the list of the hostages Hamas has reportedly agreed to release in the first stage of a deal, relatives of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza describe a nerve-wracking wait amid fears that the negotiations will collapse
The list of hostages who would be released in the first phase of a cease-fire deal, which a senior Hamas official shared with the BBC, includes the two Bibas children, Kfir and Ariel. Hamas says it needs a week to confirm whether each hostage is alive or dead
Israel's Mossad chief is reportedly set to visit Doha on Monday for continued talks. Hamas said it approved a list of hostages for release, contingent of a permanent cease-fire and full IDF withdrawal from Gaza
Hamas heeft een video gedeeld waarin Liri Albag te zien is, een negentienjarige Israëlische gijzelaar. Ondertussen praten Israël en Hamas in Qatar over een staakt-het-vuren en het vrijlaten van gijzelaars. Praat tot 21.00 uur mee over deze ontwikkeling.
A comprehensive report by the Israel Women's Network and the Women and War Documentation and Research Collective reveals critical failures in Israel's response to sexual violence during and after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. The report highlights systematic governmental failures, including unimplemented UN resolutions and ignored civil society warnings about protecting women and children […]
Thousands take to the streets amid the departure of a Shin Bet and Mossad delegation to Qatar for talks and after a video released by Hamas provided a sign of life from hostage Liri Elbag
De gewapende vleugel van Hamas heeft zaterdag een nieuwe video gepubliceerd van een van de gijzelaars die op 7 oktober 2023 werden ontvoerd in het zuiden van Israël. Liri Albag (19) roept de Israëlische regering op actie te ondernemen voor haar vrijlating. De uitzending van de beelden komt een dag nadat de Palestijnse terreurorganisatie de hervatting aankondigde van de indirecte onderhandelingen met Israël in Qatar over een staakt-het-vuren in Gaza. Israël bevestigde dit nog niet. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.
Liri Elbag is one of five IDF spotters still held in captivity, who were seen being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists during to Oct. 7 attack in a video. Her family requested media outlets refrain from publishing the contents of the video or images from it
Israel's Channel 12 reports that the operation to kill Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran involved unprecedented coordination with a large network of double agents who turned against Hamas and Iran
Gruparea militară Hamas și Israelul se acuză reciproc de întârzierea încheierii unui acord de încetare a focului, în ciuda progreselor raportate de ambele părţi în ultimele zile, relatează Reuters.
Hamas en Israël hebben elkaar woensdag beschuldigd van het tegenwerken bij bemiddelingsgesprekken. Zo stelt Hamas dat Israël opeens nieuwe voorwaarden eist met betrekking tot de gijzelaars, teruggave van gevangenen en legeractiviteiten in Gaza. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.
Een wapenstilstand tussen Israël en Hamas is een klein stapje dichterbij gekomen. Dat melden Israëlische en Palestijnse functionarissen maandag aan persbureau Reuters. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.
Israel's navy has been actively involved in combat and defense operations since the October 7 Hamas attack, marking a departure from its more limited role in past wars
In order for this deal to work – in stages like the leaderships are planning, or in one fell swoop as the families of the hostages demand – both Netanyahu and Hamas must come to the same realization