The United States is pulling its personnel from some bases in the Middle East amid simmering tensions and uncertainty over a possible Israeli strike on Iran — and Iran’s threatened response. Israel has long been eager to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities and had hoped that President Donald Trump would support such a strike. Instead, Trump […]
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In a dramatic rebuke of Israel’s leadership, five Western countries announced Tuesday that they are sanctioning two senior Israeli cabinet ministers, accusing them of inciting violence against Palestinians and obstructing peace efforts. The move by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway targets Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, and Bezalel Smotrich, the […]
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As Tuesday marks the 613th day in captivity for the hostages in Gaza, the families of the hostages are making a call for a “day of good deeds.” Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose 23-year-old son Hersh was killed in Hamas captivity in August 2024, launched the initiative in a post on Instagram Monday, calling […]
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The Israeli navy has intercepted the ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists who were staging a protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza. The interception came early Monday morning, a week after the Madleen set sail from Sicily, and followed vows by the Israeli government — which derided the group as the “selfie yacht” — […]
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The Israeli army retrieved from Gaza the remains of a hostage who was murdered following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, in the second such return in a week. Nattapong Pinta had not previously been confirmed dead, but he was one of three hostages whom Israel recently indicated that it believed were no […]
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Five days after climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail Sunday afternoon along with 11 other activists on a ship carrying aid to Gaza, the group could soon near Israeli waters. Israeli officials have vowed not to allow the ship, called The Madleen, to dock. The country’s navy is reportedly preparing to rebuff the ship and, […]
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The firebombing in Boulder on Sunday targeted Run for Their Lives, a group that stages weekly public runs and walks around the world to raise awareness about Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. After initially calling for a pause to the events, the group is telling its local chapters to decide for themselves whether to […]
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The new aid system in Gaza suspended at least some activity for a second day on Thursday as Israel shifted operations amid chaos at distribution sites that has included deadly shootings. The shift has included empowering and arming rivals to Hamas to play a role in aid distribution, Israeli news organizations reported on Thursday. “Israel […]
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The Israeli army has recovered the bodies of two more hostages from Gaza, a married couple with U.S. citizenship who were slain on Oct. 7, 2023. Gadi Haggai and Judith Weinstein Haggai were on their regular morning walk on their kibbutz, Nir Oz, when terrorists attacked on Oct. 7. More than a quarter of their […]
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Israel’s government may fall soon as one of its haredi Orthodox factions threatens to leave because of a dispute over the military draft. Israel requires all of its Jewish citizens to enlist in the military but has carved out an exception for haredi Orthodox men in a deal dating back to the states early days. […]
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