The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday accused the Qatari regime-owned Al Jazeera news organization of employing a Hamas terrorist whose family held three of the hostages freed in Saturday’s IDF raid. The IDF killed the alleged Al Jazeera reporter Abdallah Aljamal during its dramatic rescue mission in Nuseirat in the Gaza Strip. The IDF wrote on X, formerly known as …
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How Israel's daring hostage rescue mission unfolded: 'A surgical operation'
New details about Israel’s bold rescue of four hostages are coming to light with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) describing the daytime operation as a “high-risk, complex mission” that was “surgical” in its precision. The mission was planned for weeks using “precise intelligence” and took place at around 11 a.m. local time in the heart of Nuseirat in central Gaza, …
Read More »Netanyahu says Israel 'prepared for very intense action' against Iran-backed Hezbollah amid rising tensions
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday morning that the Jewish state is”prepared for very intense action in the north” in response to the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah’s continued rocket and drone attacks into northern Israel. Speaking from an Israeli military basein Kiryat Shmona, Netanyahu declared,”We said, at the start of the war, that we would restore …
Read More »US Embassy in Lebanon attacker was wearing what ‘appeared’ to be ISIS insignia, State Department says
The State Department revealed Wednesday that the shooter accused of opening fire on the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon earlier today was wearing what “appeared to be an ISIS insignia.” Spokesman Matthew Miller said “one member of the embassy’s local guard force was seriously injured” and the gunman has been arrested following the attack in Beirut that unfolded around 8:30 a.m. …
Read More »UAE leader hosts Taliban official with $10M US bounty amid human rights concerns in Afghanistan
The leader of the United Arab Emirates met Tuesday with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. The meeting highlights the growing divide internationally on how to deal with the Taliban, who seized control of …
Read More »Interfaith gathering urges peace as Hamas hostage families relate crushing fears
An interfaith conference held in New York City on Monday urged world leaders to remember the hostages still in Hamas custody and to seek a deal that will ultimately see them returned to their families. “I hope that our event yesterday can motivate other religious leaders around the country and around the world to see and speak to our shared …
Read More »Study says food aid meets quality, quantity for Gazans as UN, ICC say Israel starving civilians
JERUSALEM – A new scientific study examining food insecurity in the war-torn Gaza Strip has found that the quality and quantity of food that hasentered the Palestinian enclave over the past few months meets international nutritional standards and shouldadequately provide for the territory’sentire population ofaround 2.4 million. The findings of the report comein stark contrast to statements and predictions made …
Read More »FBI director warns of jihadist attack in US, similar to Russian concert hall: 'Heightened terrorist threat'
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that there is an increasing concern of a potential coordinated attack in the U.S., similar to the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) attack in March at aconcert hall in Russia. Wray met with the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies to make his case …
Read More »IDF confirms deaths of 4 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity
Four Israeli hostages have died while in Hamas captivity, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Monday after obtaining new intelligence. The kibbutz Nir Oz said earlier Monday that three of their founders who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and taken hostage were killed while in captivity. An IDF spokesperson said Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, and Chaim Peri …
Read More »Families of hostages taken in Israel on Oct. 7 plead for peace at interfaith conference in NYC
Families of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 came together with religious leaders for an interfaith conference in New York City Monday amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The attendees, comprising the family members of Jewish and Muslim hostages as well as pastors, rabbis, and imams, pleaded for peace at the discussion hosted by UJA-Federation of NY. “It’s time …
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