Nine UNRWA staff to be fired over attack on Israel
The United Nations aid agency in the Gaza Strip says nine of its employees “may have been involved in the armed attacks” of October 7. Read more
Israel finds Gaza-Egypt tunnel large enough drive through
August 5, 2024 by Noah Michaeli
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Israel discovered a three-metre tall smuggling tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border, large enough to drive vehicles through, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more
Kamala Harris wants it both ways on Israel
July 28, 2024 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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Since she became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the presidency in the last week, backers of Vice President Kamala Harris have been doing their best to redefine her image. Read more
Key Israeli minister backs proposal for ex-Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad run post-war Gaza
July 26, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
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Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza. Read more
Israel confirms deaths of two hostages in Gaza
July 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The Israeli military said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of two hostages held by Hamas in Gaza based on new intelligence information. Read more
Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage
July 22, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The Israeli army said it is vaccinating soldiers against polio after the virus was found in samples of Gaza sewage, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more
UNRWA head claims key allegation of Hamas collaboration lawsuit is false
July 15, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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The head of UNRWA, the United Nations’ embattled Palestinian-only aid and social services agency, told JNS it disputes a key section of a civil lawsuit filed against the agency by victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Read more
For many Palestinians, the ‘day after’ should look just like the ‘day before’
July 15, 2024 by Khaled Abu Toameh
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More than nine months after the Israel-Hamas war began, many Palestinians are convinced that the “day after” in the Gaza Strip will be a return to the pre-Oct. 7 era, in which the Iran-backed terrorist group still has control of the coastal enclave. Read more
The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity
July 12, 2024 by Amelie Botbol - JNS
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Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more
Ramallah stalemating Israeli efforts to form post-war Gaza administration
July 12, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
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A set of Palestinian Authority preconditions for running post-war Gaza is deadlocking Israeli efforts to recruit the involvement of moderate Arab states. Read more
Tunnel shaft found in Khan Yunis City Hall was Hamas gathering point
July 8, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli soldiers continued pressing attacks on Hamas across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning, including strikes on a tunnel shaft discovered in the Khan Yunis city hall and a UNRWA school used by the terror group as a command centre. Read more
Israel strikes Hamas terrorists holed up in two UN schools
July 5, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli aircraft struck terrorists operating from United Nations schools in the area of Gaza City on Thursday, the Israel Defence Forces said. Read more
October 7 victims file US$1 billion lawsuit against UNRWA
June 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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More than 100 survivors of Hamas’s October 7 attacks filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the United Relief and Works Agency for “aiding and abetting” Hamas on Monday. Read more
Famine in Gaza
June 23, 2024 by J-Wire photo story
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Bustling street markets filled with produce in Deir al-Balah Camp, central Gaza Strip, June 21, 2024. Read more
Biden says no Gaza ceasefire deal soon
President Joe Biden says he doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal in the near future, as a US-backed proposal with global support has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas. Read more
Zones of chaos as Hamas struggles to maintain its grip on Gaza
June 4, 2024 by Baruch Yedid - TPS
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After eight months of war, Gaza no longer has a governing continuum, and parts of it have become islands where various degrees of both chaos and governance exist. Read more
Four more hostages died in Gaza captivity: Israeli army
The Israeli military says another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 have died in captivity and that the Palestinian Islamist group is holding their bodies. Read more
Biden: Forget Ceasefire – Focus on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
June 3, 2024 by David Singer
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President Biden has misleadingly claimed that Israel has offered a roadmap leading to an enduring ceasefire in Gaza: Read more
US plan not a good deal but Israel accepts it: Netanyahu aide
An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel has accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US President Joe Biden. Read more
‘Positive engagement’ with Israel over aid worker death
The Australian government has welcomed “positive engagements” with Israel over an investigation into the killing of an aid worker as questions are raised about the prime minister’s response to alleged war crimes. Read more
Israel announces recovery of fourth hostage’s body
May 19, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The Israel Defence Forces announced it recovered the body of a fourth hostage on Saturday night, 53-year-old Ron Benjamin. Read more
UN blames ‘fog of war’ for major overcounting of Gazan child fatalities
May 14, 2024 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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The United Nations now claims that “the fog of war” is to blame for a major overstatement of the number of Gazan children who have been killed in the war. Read more
Israel begins evacuating Palestinians from Rafah
May 6, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The Israel Defence Forces began evacuating Palestinians in parts of Rafah today, ahead of an expected military advance on the city. Read more
Israel vows military operation as ceasefire talks end
The latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks have ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions”, Hamas says. Read more
$320 million Gaza pier to be operational in early May
May 1, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The US military has released the first photos of $320 million offshore floating pier being built to streamline humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. Read more
Israeli aircraft strike more than 30 Hamas targets
April 25, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli aircraft have struck more than 30 Hamas targets across Gaza over the last 24 hours, including terror squads, weapons storage facilities, military structures, and other terror infrastructure, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday morning. Read more
Israel begins construction of new Gaza border crossing, accuses UN of undercounting aid deliveries
April 12, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli authorities approved on Wednesday night several measures to streamline humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza, including the construction of a new border crossing. Israeli officials also accused the UN of undercounting the number of trucks entering the Strip. Read more
Record number of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza
April 11, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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The highest number of humanitarian aid trucks since October 7 entered Gaza on Tuesday, Israeli officials said on Wednesday. Read more
Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza a ‘mistake’: Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” US President Joe Biden says in a new interview, offering further criticism of Israel’s handling of the conflict. Read more
Gaza divisions hurt Australia’s soft power: minister
Australia’s multiculturalism is one of its greatest sources of soft power but this is being challenged as violence in Gaza fuels impassioned debates and protests, an assistant minister says. Read more







