Tag: Hamas

  • The US is concerned that Israel might order American guns that could start violence in the West Bank

    The US is concerned that Israel might order American guns that could start violence in the West Bank

    Israel’s military said that the death toll from the conflict between Israel and Hamas has reached 2,090, with over 1,200 people being killed. It added that it has carried out more than 7,600 airstrikes in Gaza since the conflict began on July 8. However, Hamas claimed that it has carried out over 9,600 airstrikes in…

  • Satellites and social media show hints about Israel’s ground war strategy

    Satellites and social media show hints about Israel’s ground war strategy

    Israel launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying that militant group Hamas is holding more than 250 people, many of them believed to be Americans, and that it is starting a ground invasion. An image from Planet taken October 30 shows dozens of Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles arrayed in staging…

  • First evacuated from Gaza feel relief and gratitude

    First evacuated from Gaza feel relief and gratitude

    Israeli troops and evacuees left behind by the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on October 21, 2001, start of Israel’s ground operations. The announcement followed a 34-hour communications blackout in Gaza over the weekend that coincides with the start of Israel’s “expanded” ground operations. The Gaza internet and phone service was out again Wednesday,…

  • Death and despair occur in Gazan Neighborhood hit by air strikes

    Death and despair occur in Gazan Neighborhood hit by air strikes

    Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many others, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The airstrikes come amid an escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza. Over 120 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 7, the United…

  • The New York Times said that it was Losing Sight of a shared humanity in Israel and Gaza

    The New York Times said that it was Losing Sight of a shared humanity in Israel and Gaza

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while talking about the conflict between Israel and Hamas, said, ” God commanded that every Israeli would die, and Israel would die.” The Prime Minister added, “At the end of the day, you have to choose between the two. I don’t want to talk about that. My objective is to…

  • The entire world was cut off from Gaza in 34 Hours of Fear

    The entire world was cut off from Gaza in 34 Hours of Fear

    The death toll from Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 52, while over 1,200 others have been injured, the Health Ministry said. The health ministry claimed that at least 80 people were killed in the first 24 hours of the Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military had launched an airstrike campaign against the Palestinian armed…

  • There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    Hamas on Sunday said that it has launched a “large-scale” ground operation against Israel after the Israeli military launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Hamas added that its fighters have opened fire on Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. This comes as the Palestinian Red Crescent announced that it has received warnings…

  • The primaries are shaping up over the Democratic Party’s stance on Israel

    The primaries are shaping up over the Democratic Party’s stance on Israel

    Israel’s military has said it will launch a military operation in the Gaza Strip “as soon as possible” in response to incessant rocket fire by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. It added it has received approval from the Israeli parliament to launch the operation. Earlier, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas will “pay the…

  • Arab Bedouins were Attacked by Hamas too

    Arab Bedouins were Attacked by Hamas too

    Israeli journalist Ami Ayalon, who lost her life in the 2012 conflict with Gaza’s Hamas, said that despite the “sacrifice” she and her friends had made, Hamas has grown stronger. “I learned that in those moments eight members of the Wahdan family, mostly women and children, had been killed when their home soldiers from my…

  • Iran’s foreign minister is saying that armed groups are ready for action

    Iran’s foreign minister is saying that armed groups are ready for action

    Hamas, the militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has said that its fighters staged attacks in Israel to raise pressure on Israel. “Israel doesn’t want to negotiate with Hamas. We don’t want to negotiate with them,” Hamas added. Over 700 people have been killed in airstrikes by Israel since the conflict began on October…

  • Maine mass shootings and dwindling fuel complicate Gaza aid

    Maine mass shootings and dwindling fuel complicate Gaza aid

    Gaza has seen its worst attack in a decade after Hamas claimed responsibility for the cross-border attack that left over 1,400 people dead on October 7. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 6,000 people have been killed in Israel’s airstrikes since then. United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres called Israel’s strategy a violation of international humanitarian…

  • The family is fighting to survive as bombs fall

    The family is fighting to survive as bombs fall

    Israel freed an 85-year-old woman it held hostage for 17 days in the Gaza Strip after she was beaten by Palestinian militants who took her away on a motorcycle. Israel had said it released the woman “in the interest of humanity”. Hamas said the release was an “act of martyrdom” by the militants and that…

  • Biden’s trip to Israel did and didn’t achieve what he wanted

    Biden’s trip to Israel did and didn’t achieve what he wanted

    During his visit to Israel, US President Joe Biden said, “We’re going to be with you through these difficult times…and we will not let you ever be alone.” This comes after Hamas claimed responsibility for the terror attacks on Israel that killed around 1,400 people. Biden was in Israel to offer help to the country…

  • The officials say a deal has been reached to open the Gaza aid corridor

    The officials say a deal has been reached to open the Gaza aid corridor

    The US and Egypt said that they have reached an agreement to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, amid violence between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. However, the US said it would remain concerned about the safety of people stranded in Gaza due to the fighting. “We’ll continue to…do everything we…

  • He should go for leading us to catastrophe

    He should go for leading us to catastrophe

    Hamas has no plans to release hostages, Ghazi Hamad, a spokesman for the group, said. “It is critical that aid begin flowing into Gaza as soon as possible,” US Deputy National Security Adviser John Kirby said. The US believes a few Americans are being held hostage by the group, he added. “Hamas is taking people…

  • I witnessed what happened to America’s war plans in Iraq

    I witnessed what happened to America’s war plans in Iraq

    US Republican Senator Tom Cotton said that “Israel can bounce the rubble in Gaza”. “Most countries attacked as Israel was attacked would respond with war. There’s a reason the majority of people who spread misinformation against Palestinians have nothing to do with Hamas terrorism,” he added. 888-492-0 888-492-0 888-492-0 888-492-0 888-492-0 888-492-0 is 888-492-0 is…

  • Gazans flee to the south in order to be evacuated by Israel

    Gazans flee to the south in order to be evacuated by Israel

    The fighting between Israel and Hamas entered the seventh day on Friday, with Israel calling for the evacuation of the northern region of the Gaza Strip. Hamas said that Israel’s goal was to “displace us once again from our land”. This comes after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the…

  • More than 1 million people are being told to leave northern Gaza

    More than 1 million people are being told to leave northern Gaza

    Israel on Friday said that it has killed at least 15 people in Gaza, bringing the death toll to over 1,200 in a week-long conflict between the Jewish state and Hamas. Hamas said that it has launched airstrikes on Israel’s civilian infrastructure “in response to its aggression on the Al-Aqsa Mosque”, the third-holiest site on…

  • The Gaza Trap has an opinion

    The Gaza Trap has an opinion

    Hamas has claimed responsibility for a series of rocket attacks on Israeli towns and cities in the last 24 hours. Israel said the rocket attacks were carried out by ” Hamas terror cell”, while Hamas accused Israel of committing ” crimes” against Palestinians. Over 1,000 militants took part in the attack, with Hamas claiming it…

  • The families of hostages taken by Hamas are in need of a miracle

    The families of hostages taken by Hamas are in need of a miracle

    Hamas saw an opportunity as conditions in Gaza worsened for Palestinians and also in the West Bank as well, said Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland. Hamas also saw the “perfect political opportunity” to neutralise the influence of the Palestinian Authority in West Bank, led by Mahmoud…

  • Israel is the worst day at war

    Israel is the worst day at war

    Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that his country “is at war” after Palestinian militants from Gaza launched attacks on southern Israel. At least 234 Palestinians were killed in either gun battles or airstrikes in Gaza, Gaza Health Ministry said. Hamas, the Iran-backed militant group that controls Gaza, has claimed responsibility for the…