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Haaretz - 02:03 May 07, 2024
Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing with Egypt to private U.S. firm ■ Hamas delegation also in Cairo for hostage talks ■ Defense Minister Gallant: Rafah operation will not stop until Hamas is eliminated or the first hostage is released -
Haaretz - 20:02 May 06, 2024
As Israel prepares for a Rafah ground operation against U.S. wishes, and while Israel and Hamas are inching closer to a cease-fire and hostage deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has to tell Congress by Wednesday whether he accepts Israeli assurances that it isn't violating international law while using U.S. weapons -
Israel Hayom - 16:39 May 06, 2024
A senior US official has told Politico that the Biden administration is concerned Hamas' rocket attack over the weekend has led Israel to accelerate plans for a potential military operation in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. "The rocket attack confirms their fear, you still have this pocket there that gone unchecked or left […] -
Haaretz - 14:18 May 06, 2024
According to reports in Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told aides, 'I don't think we can continue to regard Israel as a trading partner' ■ Possible partners for such a move may be Ireland, Luxembourg, and Malta, which have been very critical of Israel since the outbreak of the war -
Haaretz - 12:22 May 06, 2024
'The off-campus Jewish community storming the encampment endangered the Jewish students they were attempting to protect,' reads a letter by a Jewish Hillel leader. Other pro-Israel organizations have remained silent on the violence perpetrated against UCLA's pro-Palestinian demonstrators -
Haaretz - 03:01 May 06, 2024
In shuttering the Qatari news network, Israel joins a distinguished club of Arab countries that have stopped Al Jazeera's operations. This move should worry Israeli media, which is prohibited from broadcasting independently from inside the Gaza Strip -
Haaretz - 02:30 May 06, 2024
Hamas says it has accepted cease-fire deal, Israel says it is still examining the proposal ■ IDF launches targeted strikes east of Rafah ■ Biden, Netanyahu discuss Rafah operation ■ White House: Deal best way to save lives of hostages, Netanyahu agrees to reopen Kerem Shalom crossing -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 00:40 May 06, 2024
"Normie" evolves from alt-right insult to represent political centrism. Progressive Jews navigate shifting support for Israel amidst generational divides and ideological complexities.
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Haaretz - 20:23 May 05, 2024
'Israel refused to send a delegation to Egypt to discuss the deal even though Hamas replied in a positive spirit,' a source involved in the talks said. Hamas reiterated its position, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza -
Haaretz - 16:59 May 05, 2024
PM Netanyahu says 'Israel cannot accept' Hamas' demand to end Gaza war ■ Israel's defense minister: Hamas showing signs it doesn't intend to close deal, which means Rafah op will be launched 'in the near future' ■ CIA chief Burns traveling to Doha for emergency meeting with Qatar's PM ■ Netanyahu government unanimously votes to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 212 days into the war -
Haaretz - 16:18 May 05, 2024
Around 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Upper Galilee, the Israeli army said. In response, Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon; Lebanese news outlets report four civilians killed, two wounded -
Haaretz - 15:30 May 05, 2024
Amid reported progress in Gaza talks, Defense Minister Gallant said inside Gaza that Israel recognizes 'alarming signs that Hamas doesn't intend to follow any agreement'; Hamas chief Haniyeh reiterated that the organization's starting point was the cessation of war -
Haaretz - 12:33 May 05, 2024
A silent March from Auschwitz to Birkenau and a procession across Budapest, March of the Living marks the killing of more than 550,000 Hungarian Jews within a few months during the end of World War II. In Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day will have a different look after Oct. 7 -
Israel Hayom - 10:43 May 05, 2024
Amid escalating tensions with Qatar over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to close Qatari television network Al-Jazeera's operations in Israel, according to a government statement. The statement did not specify when the decision might take effect. The network condemned the move to shutter its operations in the […] -
Haaretz - 03:00 May 05, 2024
Israel is not yet ready with a plan for Gaza's management during and after a truce, and with no administration that can answer to the needs of Palestinians returning north, questions loom over whether Hamas, the PA, or the Israeli army will manage civil affairs -
Haaretz - 19:16 May 03, 2024
210 days after Hamas' surprise attack on southern Israel, the family of Elyakim Libman received word that he was murdered, and not taken to Gaza as had previously been thought -
Haaretz - 16:39 May 03, 2024
U.K. announces sanctions against four Israeli settlers, far-right organization for acts of violence against Palestinians West Bank ■ Israel reportedly notifies Hamas it will attack Rafah if hostage deal isn't secured within week ■ Turkey says it won't resume trade with Israel until permanent cease-fire in Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 210 days into the war -
Haaretz - 02:29 May 03, 2024
Hamas official: Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday ■ CIA director in Cairo for meetings on Gaza conflict, Egyptian sources say ■ IDF Fighter jets, artillery battery attack Hezbollah buildings in Lebanon ■ NYT: Israel weighs plan for postwar Gaza with alliance of Arab countries and the U.S. ■ ICC prosecutor's office condemns attempts to interfere in work as request for arrest warrants of Israeli officials under review -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 22:08 May 02, 2024
Many schools with encampments have also experienced counter-demonstrations by pro-Israel students, but UCLA has stood out for the intensity and persistence of pro-Israel protests.
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Haaretz - 16:52 May 02, 2024
Hamas delegation is due in Cairo to continue truce negotiations ■ When asked about PM Netanyahu's promise that Israel would enter Rafah with or without a hostage release deal, Blinken says 'people say things; let's focus on what they're doing' ■ Turkey reportedly halts all exports and imports with Israel ■ Israel's National Security Council issues new travel warning for Malmö ■ Here's what you need to know 209 days into the war