Maj. Gen. Binder said he spoke with Defense Minister Israel Katz and clarified that he had not opposed Trump's Gaza proposal after his Thursday assessment. Binder warned that Trump's plan could lead to tensions in advance of the Ramadan fast set to begin later in February
The Horn family only learned in November 2023 that brothers Iair and Eitan had been taken hostage to Gaza after released captives confirmed having seen them. 'We won't let another year pass between one hostage deal and the next,' says their sister-in-law
"The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too; "we'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings," This is how Donald Trump announced to the […]
The settler was charged with several counts of terror-motivated aggravated assault 'driven by racism against Arabs.' According to Yesh Din data, 94 percent of nationalist crimes by Jews against Palestinians in the West Bank are closed without charges
Once branded a terrorist the world over, Ahmad al-Sharaa has reinvented himself as a statesman leading Syria's delicate reconstruction. While Trump parades unrealistic fantasies of displacement as a solution, al-Sharaa's strategy offers a tangible model for post-war Gaza
The first time I met Meirav Leshem-Gonen was on Oct. 8, 2023, during the initial press conference held just one day after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Chaos reigned – crying, screams of anguish, helplessness. Government officials were notably absent. Even then, five parents took the initiative, sitting before the cameras demanding answers and clarity. […]
Eitan Cunio has watched the final scene of "Youth" dozens of times before. "But watching it again today is tough," he says. "I hear David sob, and I imagine what's happening to him there, in captivity. His crying is what's hardest for me in the final scene." In that scene, at the entrance to the […]
The world is in uproar over former US President Donald Trump's recent announcement, in which he made several bold and controversial claims about the future of Gaza. Among his statements: "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too." He also proposed that Egypt and Jordan absorb […]
Trump, in returning to the White House, is doing what he's always done, just bigger: throwing an explosive charge into a crowded room and seeing what happens. Trump's show however was more a threat than a plan, as displacing millions of Gazan's remains unfeasible and in reality the discussion could very well return to original Biden era ideas
Still, Israelis must remember that they're just one ring of the Trump circus, not the whole show ■ When the stardust settles, Bibi will face the challenge of stage two of the cease-fire deal ■ The threat to Hamas is also a threat to the living hostages ■ Netanyahu makes new appointments to his goon show
ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ■ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ■ ICC: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Trump sanctions on ICC are 'the wrong tool' ■ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't
Anxiety grips hostage families ahead of the fifth phase release list publication. "The families are under immense pressure," a source close to the families said Thursday. On Friday, the Hamas terror organization was due to publish the list of three hostages to be released on Saturday. Once again, in a nerve-wracking manner, the families will […]
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli septuagenarian who takes all her grandchildren on trips every year or two, and a couple who bonded over their shared belief in Zionism