A group of six House Democrats with national security backgrounds this week called on President Joe Biden to pressure Israel to make “an immediate and significant shift of military strategy and tactics in Gaza,” amid renewed pressure on the country to enact a new cease-fire. The Democratic lawmakers warned that the rising civilian death toll … Read more
The Qatar-based chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, on Wednesday travelled to Egypt Hopes rose Wednesday that Israel and Hamas may be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war, following secret talks and as the head of the Palestinian Hamas group visited Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Tuesday told … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated Israel’s aim of achieving “total victory” against Hamas, stating that the war is not just Israel’s but also the US’s, as it is also a battle against the “Iranian axis.” He said that the Iranian axis of terror is threatening to close the maritime strait of Bab el-Mandeb … Read more
