Next stage in the war in Middle East could be in Lebanon and northern Israel more than in Gaza: Prof Max Abrahms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Next stage in the war in Middle East could be in Lebanon and northern Israel more than in Gaza: Prof Max Abrahms

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To understand Israel’s perspective better in a war that is raging on in the Middle East and polarizing global opinions, blurring the line between right and wrong, and fanning culture wars across continents, I engaged Dr Max Abrahms, one of the world’s leading experts on terrorism, and a professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University, in a free-wheeling conversation recently in New Delhi. Also, within Gaza itself, there’s essentially a security buffer… A major wall area being built up to push militants further away from Israel. Thus far, it has primarily involved Gaza, but I would not rule out a second front opening up by Hezbollah, that seems less likely now than it did before, because there have been so many opportunities for it to open up… But make no mistake, Israel’s northern border remains a tinderbox. And there is growing consideration among the important decision-makers in Israel about actually engaging in what political scientists would call a ‘preventative war’, or sometimes it’s called a ‘preventive war’… The basic idea of a preventive war is that you believe that war with your adversary is inevitable in that time only hurts you, and so given those two considerations, it can incentivize going to war now over going to war at a time which would be more propitious for your adversary.

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Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages?
6 days, 5 hours ago

Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages?

New Indian Express  

Even as Israeli forces continued to pound Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians in the besieged north, London-based news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is in the final stages. France 24 on Tuesday carried a story by news agencies AFP and Reuters which cited a statement issued by Hamas as saying that talks in …

Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
Trending News
1 week ago

Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone

Deccan Chronicle  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future. Israel’s recent capture of the buffer zone has sparked condemnation, with critics accusing Israel of violating the 1974 ceasefire and possibly exploiting the chaos in Syria for a land grab.Netanyahu entered the buffer zone on Tuesday, making him the first sitting …

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks
1 week ago

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks

Al Jazeera  

Israel has said it will maintain military control over Gaza just like in the occupied West Bank even if there is a deal. Israel, Hamas and international stakeholders are engaged in what are seen as the most serious talks in months over a potential ceasefire deal in the besieged Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians continue to be killed by …

Hamas agrees to Israeli military presence in Gaza after ceasefire, say Arab mediators
1 week, 6 days ago

Hamas agrees to Israeli military presence in Gaza after ceasefire, say Arab mediators

Firstpost  

For the first time, Hamas has conceded to Israeli military presence inside Gaza Strip after a ceasefire, according to Arab mediators For the first time, Hamas has agreed to two key demands of Israel, according to Arab mediators. As Egypt has floated a new ceasefire proposal backed by the United States, Hamas has said it would accept two Israeli demands …

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops
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3 weeks ago

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops

New Indian Express  

The West Bank has seen a surge in settler violence since the start of the war. In Lebanon, a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has held despite Israeli forces carrying out several new drone and artillery strikes on Tuesday, killing a shepherd in the country's south. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed keep striking “with an iron fist” against …

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack
Trending News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack

Hindustan Times  

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of Israeli hostages …

Gaza ceasefire in sight? Hamas open to Israel's Philadelphi Corridor demand
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Gaza ceasefire in sight? Hamas open to Israel's Philadelphi Corridor demand

Firstpost  

After the death of hardliner leader Yahya Sinwar and a series of setbacks, Hamas now appears to be willing to making key concessions to secure a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip Hamas appears to be open to the idea of giving up control of a key strip of land in the Gaza Strip to secure a ceasefire with …

Middle East: 3 die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. Israel strikes in Lebanon
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Middle East: 3 die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. Israel strikes in Lebanon

LA Times  

Displaced residents walk on the rubble of their destroyed house in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. In discussing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and now-former-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the court said it found grounds to believe the men “bear criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare.” The war between Israel and Hamas began on …

After Hezbollah, will Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

After Hezbollah, will Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza?

Firstpost  

The ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah has given momentum to an Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza. “We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” a senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency, at the same time accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement. — President …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets northern front — but not Gaza
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets northern front — but not Gaza

Politico  

“We feel this is a missed opportunity to tie in the hostages in this agreement that was signed today,” said Ruby Chen, whose son, Itay Chen, was taken hostage from an Israeli military base and has been declared dead. “Now it is winter, and all the people are drowning.” Palestinians feel resigned to continued war: The war between Israel and …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely

Firstpost  

Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for potential war crimes, said that the ceasefire on the northern front would allow Israel’s military to regroup and focus on Hamas and Iran Due to Israel's ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a truce in Gaza appears to be all the more unlikely. She is hopeful that after the ceasefire between Israel …

What the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah could mean for the war in Gaza.
54 years, 11 months ago

What the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah could mean for the war in Gaza.

Slate  

In what might be his final achievement as president, Joe Biden, his diplomats, and their French counterparts have brokered a ceasefire in the increasingly brutal yearlong war between Israel and Hezbollah’s Islamist militia in Lebanon. Until this week, Hezbollah’s leaders had said they would keep firing rockets into Israel until there was a ceasefire in Gaza. Compounding Hamas’ weakness, President-elect …

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Quiets One Front, But Gaza Sees No End To Misery
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Quiets One Front, But Gaza Sees No End To Misery

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JERUSALEM — For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images The war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, 2023, when militants attacked Israel from Gaza, killing around 1,200 …

The ceasefire in Lebanon shows diplomacy can work – but hopes for Gaza are premature
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The ceasefire in Lebanon shows diplomacy can work – but hopes for Gaza are premature

The Independent  

It is hard to be optimistic about the situation in the Middle East. As one American headline put it, “Biden tries to go out with a Middle East miracle.” Unusually, there is a synergy between the incentives operating on him and on his successor; in that Donald Trump is, as the world knows, very much against the US financing foreign …

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago. “Now it is winter, and all the people are drowning.” Palestinians feel resigned to continued war The war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, 2023, when …

Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own
4 weeks ago

Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own

Al Jazeera  

Conflicting emotions in Gaza as the people there watch the ceasefire in Lebanon take effect. ‘What about us?’ Maysaa Khalil, displaced from Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood to Khan Younis in southern Gaza a year ago, said that when she heard the news from her husband, she immediately asked: “What about us?” “Why not stop both wars together so long as …

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
4 weeks ago

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli warplanes struck buildings in …

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’

Associated Press  

The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday there remain “points to finalize” and any deal requires agreement from the government. A top Hamas official in Lebanon says the militant group would support a Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire …

‘Ready for ceasefire, but Israel must respect proposal’, says Hamas
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Ready for ceasefire, but Israel must respect proposal’, says Hamas

Hindustan Times  

A senior Hamas official has expressed the militant group's willingness for a ceasefire deal with Israel in the Gaza Strip and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel over the Jewish state's ongoing military operations in the Palestinian territory. TOPSHOT - Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza …

Abbas condemns Israel's Gaza offensive, rejects displacement of Palestinians
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abbas condemns Israel's Gaza offensive, rejects displacement of Palestinians

China Daily  

An Israeli soldier is seen during an operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Nov 7, 2024. RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday denounced Israel's military actions in Gaza, calling them "unseen" in history and accusing the country of rendering Gaza uninhabitable. "Our people cannot be erased," he stated, highlighting that the Palestinian cause is …

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza while Netanyahu and Trump speak

Live Mint  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the war against Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has spoken three times with Donald Trump since Tuesday’s election …

Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated region
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated region

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s endless war,” said Michael Milshtein, a former Israeli …

Israel, Hamas Signal Openness to Talks on Gaza War as Tel Aviv Directs Its Wrath towards Hezbollah
Trending News
2 months ago

Israel, Hamas Signal Openness to Talks on Gaza War as Tel Aviv Directs Its Wrath towards Hezbollah

Firstpost  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes Egypt's readiness to reach a deal for the release of the hostages held by militants in Gaza. The talks in Cairo are part of Egypt's ongoing efforts to resume ceasefire negotiations. Both sides must commit to a ceasefire, withdraw from the Gaza Strip, allow the return of displaced people, agree to a serious prisoner …

Hezbollah vows a new phase in the war, as Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Sinwar
2 months ago

Hezbollah vows a new phase in the war, as Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Sinwar

The Independent  

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Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'
2 months ago

Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'

The Independent  

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U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. hopes Hamas leader’s death will end Gaza war. Israel may have other ideas

LA Times  

President Biden and his senior leadership hailed Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an “opportunity” to end the yearlong war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and killed thousands of Palestinians. “The war is not over,” Netanyahu declared triumphantly in a televised address when he confirmed Sinwar’s killing by an Israeli army unit in a building in the …

Peace still elusive as fears grow of another catastrophe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Peace still elusive as fears grow of another catastrophe

China Daily  

By PAN JIE | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-08 07:00 Syrian children sit in a makeshift camp in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, after being displaced by Israeli airstrikes. And we Li Xinggang, a researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean Rim at Zhejiang International Studies University, told China Daily, "By saying 'another Gaza', it is more like a …

The Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Israel-Hamas war’s devastating toll, by the numbers

Associated Press  

Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction in the besieged coastal enclave. Here are some figures that show the scale of death and devastation. Sources include the Israeli government, the Gaza Health Ministry and U.N. agencies. The Oct. 7 attack Number of people …

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the focus has shifted …

A year into the Israel-Gaza war, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos. How does it end?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A year into the Israel-Gaza war, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos. How does it end?

ABC  

As the war in Gaza enters its second year and a wider Middle East conflict is on the verge of breaking out, one question remains: How, if it at all, does this end? "What we're likely to see is a situation in which Israel will not necessarily resume a full-scale occupation of the Gaza Strip, but rather that it will, …

Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon

NPR  

Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon toggle caption Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Israel has intensified its strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, as the expanding conflict in the Mideast approaches one full year since the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7. Israeli airstrikes this weekend have killed scores of people, according to health …

Expert warns ‘US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East’ than before
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Expert warns ‘US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East’ than before

Hindustan Times  

An expert has issued a dire warning that the “US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East” and “it will escalate” more and more, per Mirror US. This vacuum of leadership in the region makes it very very unpredictable about what it’s going to happen next.” Trump believed not to drag US in Middle East wars He …

Hezbollah Israel: Why the war in the Middle East is widening.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hezbollah Israel: Why the war in the Middle East is widening.

Slate  

The nightmare of a widening war in the Middle East is coming true. At some point, not just Netanyahu but many Israelis decided it was time to turn up their own volume of attacks and end Hezbollah’s threat altogether. From Hezbollah’s vantage, Israel’s attacks of the past week have been devastating, wiping out the Islamist group’s communications network, killing dozens …

Israel action triggers fears of regional war
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel action triggers fears of regional war

Hindustan Times  

Close to 600 people have died in Israel’s bombardment across Lebanon in the past three days. Israel’s new offensive against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed outfit based in Lebanon, has triggered fears that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could escalate, leading to instability across West Asia. Lebanon said 23 people were killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes across …

How Israel could wage all-out war with Hezbollah: The options now available to the IDF from stepping up bombing raids and creating a 'buffer zone' to a full-scale invasion of Lebanon
3 months ago

How Israel could wage all-out war with Hezbollah: The options now available to the IDF from stepping up bombing raids and creating a 'buffer zone' to a full-scale invasion of Lebanon

Daily Mail  

Israel yesterday pounded Hezbollah targets across eastern and southern Lebanon in round-the-clock strikes that left 492 people dead and more than a thousand injured. Fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, Sunday, May 21, 2023 Grad rocket systems are seen in this Hezbollah training footage Israeli …

Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict
3 months ago

Is this war? The Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define — or predict

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If someone had told me or most analysts in …

Israel's 'war on five fronts': How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after 'killing hundreds' in latest Hezbollah strikes as Lebanon accuses it of carrying out an
3 months ago

Israel's 'war on five fronts': How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after 'killing hundreds' in latest Hezbollah strikes as Lebanon accuses it of carrying out an

Daily Mail  

Many are warning that violence in the region is reaching untenable levels Israel intensified the conflict in the Middle East to new levels today, killing more than 180 people in Lebanon in the latest attacks since military officials declared a 'new phase' of war against Hezbollah had begun last week. Its terrifying missile and drone arsenal is large enough to …

Truce hopes slim with conflict in 12th month
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Truce hopes slim with conflict in 12th month

China Daily  

Palestinians check houses destroyed by Israeli warplanes in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip on Friday. Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, medics said on Saturday. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded by saying that Erdogan "continues to throw the Turkish people …

A global problem is preventing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza from coming to an end.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A global problem is preventing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza from coming to an end.

Slate  

Why do the wars in Ukraine and Gaza grind on, ferociously, relentlessly, with no end in sight and the combatants no closer to victory, as they define it, than they have ever been? Under certain circumstances, one could imagine the breakthrough as prelude to serious negotiations toward a cease-fire or even an end to the war: Ukraine gives back Kursk; …

West must rein in Israel now
3 months, 4 weeks ago

West must rein in Israel now

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s “pre-emptive” strikes on the Hezbollah in Lebanon over the weekend and the latter’s retaliation were both short-lived affairs, and, fortunately, without any apparent civilian casualties. But the Israeli attack without any immediate provocation, even as West and Arab world-mediated ceasefire and hostage release talks with Hamas were on, underscores a rather alarming likelihood: that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t …

Have we run out of chances to avoid all-out conflict in the Middle East?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Have we run out of chances to avoid all-out conflict in the Middle East?

The Independent  

The large-scale air attacks carried out by Israel and Hezbollah in the early hours of Sunday morning mark the first serious escalation of the military conflict in the Middle East since the assassinations of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut and the Hamas leader in Tehran at the end of July. Hezbollah’s claim that this was the first stage of …

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza has never felt more distant
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza has never felt more distant

The Independent  

In Lebanon, the sky flashed red above the blasted southern neighbourhoods. Lammy warned this was a “dangerous moment for the Middle East”, while Blinken called the talks “maybe the last” opportunity to pull the region back from the brink, free the hostages and secure a ceasefire. “Particularly Biden’s failure to exercise any meaningful leverage over prime minister Netanyahu, whose intransigence …

Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media
4 months, 1 week ago

Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media

China Daily  

This photo taken on Aug 11, 2024 shows destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip. JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported late Friday night. Citing senior security officials, the TV said that Israel can return and re-enter Gaza "when …

Over 40,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In Gaza, Local Officials Say
4 months, 1 week ago

Over 40,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In Gaza, Local Officials Say

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel’s offensive has also wounded 92,401 people and displaced over 85% of the population from their homes, the ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said. The conflict began Oct. 7 after Hamas-led militants attacked southern …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinians flee parts of south Gaza as Israel launches a new assault
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinians flee parts of south Gaza as Israel launches a new assault

Associated Press  

Palestinians are fleeing large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza where the Israeli military began a new assault after ordering another mass evacuation. ___ Here’s the latest: Iran’s mission to the U.N. hopes that Tehran’s response is ‘not to the detriment of the potential cease-fire.’ UNITED NATIONS — Asked whether Iran would delay its highly anticipated retaliation until after …

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

Associated Press  

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Syrian state news agency SANA, citing an unnamed military source, said strikes targeted “a number of military points in the central region.” The UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human …

Hamas has a new leader. How will that affect the war in Gaza and cease-fire efforts?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas has a new leader. How will that affect the war in Gaza and cease-fire efforts?

Associated Press  

Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as the top leader of Hamas formalizes a role he assumed in the early hours of Oct. 7, when the surprise attack into Israel that he helped mastermind ushered in the bloodiest chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Hamas has always championed armed struggle, Haniyeh and other exiled leaders had occasionally struck a more moderate tone, even …

At least 50 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza City fighting rages
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 50 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza City fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Gaza City residents ordered by Israel’s army to move to central Deir el-Balah, which the UN says is ‘already overcrowded’ with displaced Palestinians. Gaza City residents have now been told to move to the central district of Deir el-Balah, which the United Nations said “is already seriously overcrowded with Palestinians displaced from other areas of the Gaza Strip”. They had …

The Latest | Hamas says Israel’s offensive in north Gaza could sink cease-fire efforts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Hamas says Israel’s offensive in north Gaza could sink cease-fire efforts

Associated Press  

Hamas has warned that Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have “disastrous repercussions” for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages. UN details the effects of a new Israeli offensive into Gaza City UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Monday that Israel’s latest evacuation orders for …

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel says its operation in Rafah is ‘limited’. Fighting there has left parts of it unrecognizable

CNN  

CNN — Thick clouds of dirt and sand fill the air as our convoy of Humvees arrives in Rafah, the first time international reporters have been allowed in since the Israeli military launched its ground assault on this city two months ago. Israel has repeatedly described its ground operation in Rafah as “limited.” But in this neighborhood in southern Rafah, …

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