Tag: Israeli
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Israeli President Herzog endorses Macron’s plan for a coalition to fight Hamas – POLITICO
[ad_1] Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the parent company of POLITICO. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has backed French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan for a joint coalition to fight Hamas. “I like Macron’s idea. I thought it was innovative, original, it makes sense,” Herzog told Axel…
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Hamas releases video of Israeli hostages in Gaza demanding Netanyahu agree to prisoner swap
[ad_1] The Palestinian militant group Hamas, facing the mounting fury of the Israeli military’s ground and air attacks, released a short video clip Monday showing three of the more than 220 hostages it seized during its bloody Oct. 7 terror rampage in southern Israel. Sitting between two others, all apparently among those held in the…
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Besieged Gaza cut off from the world after heavy Israeli bombardment knocks out communications
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip with stepped-up bombardment and artillery fire overnight into Saturday, knocking out communications and creating a near-blackout of information by largely…
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Relatives Plead For Israeli Hostages Taken By Hamas
[ad_1] The families have had no news of their loved ones since the Hamas attack. (File) Paris, France: Moran Betzer Tayar, wracked by anguish about the kidnapping of her nephew and his wife by Hamas fighters on October 7, summed up her feelings during a press conference: “On Saturday morning, our lives stopped.” The 54-year-old,…
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In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
[ad_1] Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military…
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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Al Jazeera Reporter’s Family In Gaza
[ad_1] Israeli shelling in Gaza has killed several family members of a reporter for the news outlet Al Jazeera, highlighting the increasing violence against Palestinian civilians and the heightened risk journalists face in trying to cover the crisis. Wael Dahdouh, one of the chief correspondents for Al Jazeera Arabic and the Gaza bureau chief, lost…
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Civilian group protecting Israeli kibbutz near Gaza
[ad_1] Civilian group protecting Israeli kibbutz near Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News foreign correspondent Deborah Patta visited a kibbutz where a small civilian group defended the community for hours when Hamas militants attacked on Oct. 7. The kibbutz has been evacuated, but the men say they still patrol it daily. Be…
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85-Year Old Israeli Hostage Held in Gaza Says She ‘Went Through Hell’
[ad_1] Yocheved Lifshitz, the 85-year-old woman who was released after being held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza for 17 days, on Tuesday described being beaten while her captors took her away on a motorcycle. Ms. Lifshitz said she was marched through a network of subterranean tunnels under Gaza that she likened to “a spider…
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 2 Israeli hostages released by Hamas, Israeli Hostage Center says
[ad_1] National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby was asked by ABC News whether there are competing goals between Israel and America, with Israel repeatedly saying its top priority is destroying Hamas and the U.S. saying its highest priority is the hostages. Israeli supports show placards with the faces and names of people believed to be…
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Omer Balva, Israeli Reservist From Maryland, Is Killed Near Lebanon Border
[ad_1] An Israeli military reservist who was raised in Maryland was killed on Friday when anti-tank missile fire struck his unit near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said. Omer Balva, 22, was among the 360,000 reservists that the Israeli government has mobilized in an immense increase in its military forces ahead of…