Israel’s ground troops were advancing toward Gaza City as diplomatic efforts intensified for at least a brief pause in the fighting in Gaza’s deadliest war. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian “pause” and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected back in the region on Friday. Arab countries, including those allied with the U.S. … Read more
Palestinians arrive at Rafah, the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Israeli army tanks move towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel Wednesday, Nov.1, 2023. Israeli ground forces have been operating in Gaza in recent days as Israel presses ahead with its war against Hamas … Read more
is conducting what it describes as an “expanded ground operation” inside Gaza. Israeli authorities have said the ground operation will support them in achieving the goals of the war, including attempting to rescue more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the surprise terror attack on Oct. 7 and to destroy Hamas, which the U.S. … Read more
Hundreds of mourners joined a funeral procession through Jenin on Wednesday for three Palestinians killed during an Israeli morning raid. The three were killed when heavy clashes erupted after dozens of Israeli military vehicles and two bulldozers entered Jenin and the adjacent refugee camp. Another Palestinian man was killed in a separate raid in Tulkarm. … Read more
When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked this week who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s devastating war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority made “the most sense.” What he failed to mention is that the Palestinian Authority, weak and deeply unpopular with its own people, … Read more
The soldiers guarding Avi Chivivian’s organic vegetable farm in southern Israel must first scour every corner of his fields for militants before they give him the all clear: He has six hours to work. It’s potato planting season for the farms of southern Israel, a region near the Gaza border that the Agriculture Ministry calls … Read more
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