Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding the release of around 130 hostages still held in Gaza after six months of Israel’s war against Hamas. Hamas gunmen burst into Israel on October 7, killed 1,200 people in their homes, on army bases, along roads and at an outdoor rave, and inflicting sexual violence … Read more
According to Abby Lee, Taiwan’s representative in Israel, Taiwan has provided humanitarian relief and help to non-governmental organisations on the ground in Israel since the beginning of the war. This has included offering food and clothes to evacuees and psychological help to those who were impacted by the October 7 attack. Lee said that in … Read more
Deeply unpopular – no more than four per cent of Israelis trust him, according to one poll late last year – the war in Gaza is taking its toll on the man Israelis call Bibi. Police try to push back demonstrators protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Photo: AP … Read more
A released Israeli hostage recounted sexual assault at gunpoint by one of the Palestinian militants who held her captive in Gaza, in a first such personal account published on Tuesday in an interview with The New York Times newspaper. Amit Soussana, 40, was taken hostage on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Security camera footage … Read more
