Tag: Hamas

Netanyahu: Israel Alters Balance of Deterrence With Islamic Jihad

Israel has changed the deterrence equation with Islamic Jihad the same way it did with Hamas two years ago, said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He spoke at the start of a weekly Likud meeting on May 15. Netanyahu is the head of the Likud party. “Our intention in Operation Shield and Arrow was to…


British-Israeli Sisters Killed in West Bank Terrorist Shooting Named

Two British-Israeli sisters killed by Palestinian terrorists in a shooting in the West Bank have been identified as Maia and Rina Zakharan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The sisters, aged 20 and 15 respectively, were shot dead in a Palestinian terrorist attack on their car near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank on…


UK, EU Call for Deescalation After Citizens Killed in Israel–Palestine Clash

The UK and the European Union called for calm in Israel after British and Italian citizens were killed in two separate attacks in on Friday. It comes amid another flare-up of the Israel–Palestine conflict during the religious month of April, which contains Judaism’s Passover, Christian Easter, and Muslim Ramadan. On Friday morning, two British-Israeli sisters…


Israel Launches Air Strikes Targeting Hamas in Lebanon, Gaza After Rocket Attack

Israel’s military said it launched air strikes across Gaza and Lebanon in the early hours of the morning on April 7, striking targets linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The strikes came in response to rocket attacks from Lebanon towards northern Israeli areas on Thursday, which Israeli officials blamed on Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…


Hamas Authorities Execute 5 Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA—Gaza’s ruling Hamas Islamist extremists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the enclave’s Hamas-run Interior Ministry said. The dawn executions, by hanging or firing squad, were the first in the Palestinian territories since 2017. Past cases of capital punishment being…


Hamas Terrorist Group Executes 5 Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA—Gaza’s ruling Hamas terrorist group executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the enclave’s Hamas-run Interior Ministry said. The dawn executions, by hanging or firing squad, were the first in the territories since 2017. Past cases of capital punishment being carried…


Israel’s Foreign Minister Accuses Hamas of Orchestrating Violence at Contested Holy Site

Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid has accused the terrorist group Hamas of having orchestrated recent unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site following days of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, also known as al-Haram al-Sharif, is regarded as the third-holiest site in Islam and an emotional symbol for the Palestinians. However, given…


Palestinian Local Elections Spark Fresh Rifts Between Long-Standing Rivals Hamas and Fatah

Fresh rifts were reignited on Dec. 11 between long-standing rivals Hamas and Fatah during the first round of the Palestinian local elections. The elections, which include municipal councils and local government bodies, are typically held every four or five years and last took place in 2017. Sunday’s elections were held in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as opposed to the Gaza Strip,…


Dutch Court Upholds Immunity From Prosecution for Israel’s Gantz in Air Strikes Case

A Dutch appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and a former military official cannot face prosecution in the Netherlands over war crimes and alleged roles in a deadly 2014 airstrike in Gaza. Ismail Ziada, a Dutch Palestinian who lost six members of his family in the 2014 airstrike, filed the…


UK to Ban Palestinian Terrorist Group Hamas

The UK government announced on Friday that it is seeking to proscribe Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Hamas calls for the establishment of an Islamic Palestinian state under Sharia law and has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel. It has long been involved in significant terrorist violence. Hamas’ military wing is already…