Tag: Ismail Haniyeh

  • As Iran launches an attack on Israel may decide the course of war

    As Iran launches an attack on Israel may decide the course of war

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said that the missile attack on Israel was in response to several recent killings, including the assassination of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah. This comes after Israel killed Nasrallah, Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh and a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a series of airstrikes last week.

  • Iran is playing a dangerous game

    Iran is playing a dangerous game

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in October to distance himself from the terror attack, former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas has said. “Was it simply because it was possible, or was it an attempt to distance the PM from the debacle of October?” Pinkas added. Haniyeh was killed in…

  • Biden decries the request of an arrest warrant for Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court

    Biden decries the request of an arrest warrant for Israeli leaders by the International Criminal Court

    The ICC will seek arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the July 2018 conflict in the Gaza Strip. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda also asked for warrants against Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya, his deputy Ismail Haniyeh and…

  • The U.S.- Israel proposal had small changes, officials said

    The U.S.- Israel proposal had small changes, officials said

    Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday said that Hamas was serious and positive about the ceasefire talks with Israel. “We are not ready to accept a situation in which…Hamas battalions come out of their bunkers, take control of Gaza again, rebuild their military infrastructure, and return to threatening citizens of Israel,” Haniyeh added. Israel said…

  • The army tells Palestinians to leave the area

    The army tells Palestinians to leave the area

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said it’s Hamas who blocked the deal to release hostages and that he gave his negotiating team a very broad mandate. Hamas would start by releasing female civilians in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Netanyahu also said that he has denied entry to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh…