Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera reported, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light for fresh negotiations. “An Egyptian security source confirmed to Al-Qahera News the resumption of negotiations on a truce between Israel and … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US President Joe Biden’s rebuke of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza on Sunday and said the vast majority of Israelis support him. Of the president’s comments, Netanyahu said: “If he meant by that that I’m pursuing private policies against the majority, the wish of the majority of Israelis, and … Read more
Israel said on Saturday its spy chief had met his US counterpart as part of efforts to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza. “The head of the Mossad, David Barnea, met yesterday [Friday] with the head of the CIA, Bill Burns, as part of the ceaseless efforts to advance another hostage release … Read more
Israel-Hamas War: Mossad chief David Barnea has issued an ominous warning amidst the backdrop of the killing of Saleh al-Aruri, the deputy political chief of Hamas. Mossad boss David Barnea has said the agency will make Hamas pay for its deeds. (File Photo) Israel-Hamas War: David Barnea, the chief of Mossad– Israel’s premier spy agency– … Read more
At least thirty-three individuals suspected of planning abductions and spying for Israel’s Mossad were arrested, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerilkaya announced on social media on Tuesday, January 2. He said the police raided 57 locations in eight provinces across the country in “Operation Mole,” which was launched by the Istanbul prosecutor’s counter-terrorism bureau and Turkey’s … Read more
Iran on Friday hanged four people convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks after authorities had executed a man on similar grounds. “Four members of a sabotage group related to the Zionist regime (Israel)… were hanged this morning” in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, the judiciary’s Mizan … Read more
Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to try to safeguard commercial shipping against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who say they are supporting Palestinians under siege by Israel in the Gaza Strip. A statement on Tuesday by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on … Read more
A senior Israeli envoy has met the prime minister of Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict in Gaza, a source said on Saturday, while sources from Egypt suggested Israel appeared to be more open to a new deal with Hamas. In another signal of a possible breakthrough, Israeli media said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more
The war has already killed more than 15,000 Palestinians and displaced over three-fourths of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents, who are running out of safe places to go. Palestinians inspect a house after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa) Israel-Hamas War: Israel’s … Read more
