Articles for Israeli Women

A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
8 months ago

A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it. On Sunday, in the hours after the airstrike, she whimpered and wriggled inside an incubator at the nearby Emirati hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. She wore a diaper too big for her and her identity was scrawled in pen on a piece of tape …

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UN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify Israeli attacks
9 months, 1 week ago

UN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify Israeli attacks

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict warned Israel on Monday that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel were subjected to sexual violence “does not in any way legitimize further hostilities.” “In fact, it creates a moral imperative for a …

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More than 25,000 women and children killed in Gaza: US defence secretary
9 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 25,000 women and children killed in Gaza: US defence secretary

Al Jazeera  

Austin’s estimate, in answer to a question by a congressman, is highest-level acknowledgement of Gaza’s huge death toll. More than 25,000 women and children have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, according to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, raising questions about the moral and legal aspects of the military tactics used by Tel Aviv. Speaking during …

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Netanyahu says a cease-fire deal would only delay 'somewhat' an Israeli military offensive in Rafah
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Netanyahu says a cease-fire deal would only delay 'somewhat' an Israeli military offensive in Rafah

New Indian Express  

Israel said that 245 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Sunday — less than half the amount that entered daily before the war. Details of the proposed deal A senior official from Egypt, which along with Qatar is a mediator between Israel and Hamas, has said the draft cease-fire deal includes the release of up to 40 women and older …

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UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls
10 months ago

UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls

Al Jazeera  

United Nations experts are expressing alarm over reports of alleged human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. UN experts have expressed alarm over allegations of human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for …

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Strikes kill 13 in Gaza as Biden describes Israel’s military response as ‘over the top’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Strikes kill 13 in Gaza as Biden describes Israel’s military response as ‘over the top’

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ cease-fire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town. President Joe Biden called Israel’s military response in Gaza “over the top” and said he continues to work “tirelessly” to press Israel and …

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Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away
1 year ago

Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages ‘appalling,’ says world can’t look away

Associated Press  

BOSTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully denounced the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Hamas militants following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn such conduct “without equivocation” and “without exception.” Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in Boston, Biden noted that in recent weeks, female survivors and witnesses …

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138 hostages still held by Gaza militants, say Israeli authorities
1 year ago

138 hostages still held by Gaza militants, say Israeli authorities

Hindustan Times  

Israel now counts 138 hostages held by Gaza militants, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, after adding to the list one person previously considered missing since Hamas's October 7 attacks. Previously, Israeli officials had said 137 hostages were still inside the Gaza Strip and included 20 women and two children. Israel has responded with an intense military campaign aimed at eliminating …

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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
1 year ago

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Israel has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released. …

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Alyssa Farah Griffin slams women’s groups for silence on reports of rape against Israeli women
1 year ago

Alyssa Farah Griffin slams women’s groups for silence on reports of rape against Israeli women

Salon  

On Monday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin blasted international women’s groups for their silence on reports of gender-based violence by Hamas against Israeli women on Oct. 7. “I am still devastated – we’re two months since this war has been underway — by silence from women’s groups in this country about rape being used as an act …

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Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
1 year ago

Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo

CNN  

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Alex Sherman has only been able to sleep a few hours each night since his son Ron was taken away from an army base close to Gaza on October 7 by Hamas militants. Hamas had also expressed interest in extending the truce “through serious efforts to increase the number of those released from imprisonment as …

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Israel slams UN for taking 50 days to comment on sexual crimes committed by Hamas
1 year ago

Israel slams UN for taking 50 days to comment on sexual crimes committed by Hamas

Firstpost  

National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz said that UN Women’s statement fails to explicitly address the severity of the terrorist attack, including the brutal murder of over 1,200 people in Israel, torture, and rape of women Israel’s Foreign Ministry has slammed the UN’s women’s body for taking 50 days to comment on sexual violence committed against women during …

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

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Hit 11,000 Gaza 'terror targets' since start of war, says Israeli army
1 year, 1 month ago

Hit 11,000 Gaza 'terror targets' since start of war, says Israeli army

Firstpost  

“Since the beginning of the war, the IDF has struck over 11,000 targets belonging to terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip,” a statement from the military said The Israeli army said on Wednesday that its forces had carried out attacks on more than 11,000 militant targets in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of its ongoing war with Hamas. “Since …

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Releasing Israeli hostages: Hamas gunman shakes hand, leaves with a ‘Shalom’
1 year, 2 months ago

Releasing Israeli hostages: Hamas gunman shakes hand, leaves with a ‘Shalom’

Hindustan Times  

Al-Qassam, Hamas' military wing, released a video of two elderly people being freed from over a two-week captivity since the Islamist group launched a surprise attack on Israel during the intervening night of Shabbat, Jewish weekend holiday. In the fresh video clip, both hostages Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were seen being handed over to the Red Cross. Screengrab from …

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The Palestinian women refusing to let their village be demolished
1 year, 3 months ago

The Palestinian women refusing to let their village be demolished

Al Jazeera  

Khirbet Susiya, in addition to its fertile land and vast stands of olive trees, is home to a number of important archaeological sites. However, on May 4, 2015, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Civil Administration's Supreme Planning Council, allowing the demolition of structures in Khirbet Susiya to continue, with the caveat that the Council provide 15 …

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Israeli protests: How women have found an effective path forward, as handmaids.
1 year, 6 months ago

Israeli protests: How women have found an effective path forward, as handmaids.

Slate  

Last week represented the 20th consecutive weekend in which Israeli activists took to the streets, in cities throughout the country, to protest a series of judicial “reforms” introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition of hard-right and ultra-Orthodox members of Parliament. One powerful ongoing image from these protests has been the hundreds of Israeli women dressed as handmaids from …

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Trump says Biden's weakness has emboldened Palestinian terror attacks on Israel
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump says Biden's weakness has emboldened Palestinian terror attacks on Israel

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has claimed that President Joe Biden's 'weakness' is to blame for escalating violence in Israel, where Hamas has vowed to turn the Jewish state into 'a hell' after rockets fired from Gaza killed two Israeli women following a night of cross-border strikes. An Israeli sapper checks a damaged apartment building in the southern town of Ashkelon after it …

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Israeli PM Says Women are 'Animals with Rights' While Calling for End to Gender Violence
4 years ago

Israeli PM Says Women are 'Animals with Rights' While Calling for End to Gender Violence

News 18  

In a major embarrassment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caused controversy on Monday after he referred to women as “animals with rights”. While it seems Netanyahu’s intentions were good that he indeed wanted to talk about ending violence against women, he seemed to go off on a tangent about animal rights and ended up equating women to “animals”. That should …

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