Israel yesterday continued its aerial bombardment of the Gaza strip, breaking a fragile ceasefire for the second time since its 11-day assault last month. Israel carried out the first series of air raids on Wednesday, targeting what it said were Hamas facilities in Khan Younis. Palestinian sources said that the strikes caused property damage, but […]
Posts Tagged ‘ceasefire’
Naftali Bennett Breaks Gaza Ceasefire On His Third Day In Office
Early this Wednesday morning Israeli warplanes launched a number of airstrikes on southern and Western Gaza, breaking a ceasefire that had ended an 11-day round of fighting between Palestinian armed groups and the Israeli military. The Gaza-Israel ceasefire, which had gone into effect at 2AM on the 21st May, was broken after a decision made […]
‘Israel’ Begged US to Broker Gaza Ceasefire – Yedioth
06-06-2021 By Staff, Agencies ‘Israeli’ newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said Tel Aviv begged the US to mediate a ceasefire during the 11-day military aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip that prompted the Palestinian resistance to retaliate with a massive rocket barrage. Contrary to what is believed, ‘Israel’ was the side trying to achieve a truce during […]
Touring Gaza, Regional UN Humanitarian Chief Presses Both Sides Over Ceasefire
Lynn Hastings, the head of the humanitarian operations in the West Bank, visits Gaza City May 22, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Nidal al-Mughrabi After touring rubble-strewn areas of Gaza hit by air strikes during fighting between Israel and Hamas, the top UN aid official in the region appealed to both sides on Saturday to observe a ceasefire […]
Egyptian Mediators Try to Build on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Palestinians shake hands after returning to their destroyed houses following Israel-Hamas truce, in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, May 21, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Egyptian mediators sought to reinforce a day-old ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on Saturday, and aid officials appealed for a period of calm to start tackling a humanitarian […]
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Holds, Egyptian Mediators Shuttle Between the Two Sides
Palestinians walk at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City May 21, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held on Saturday as Egyptian mediators pressed […]
Gaza ceasefire between Hamas and Israel begins after 11 days of deadly air strikes
Officials from both sides have confirmed the truce, which came into effect at 2am, local time An Israeli air strike hits Gaza just hours before the ceasefire was announced on 20 May (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) By MEE staff Published date: 20 May 2021 20:01 UTC | Last update: 10 mins 28 secs ago A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending eleven […]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Ceasefire, Potentially Ending Gaza Operation Against Hamas; IDF Believes Goals Have Been Achieved
Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, June 7, 2020. Photo: Menahem Kahana / Pool via Reuters. Israel’s cabinet on Thursday unanimously approved a ceasefire in the ongoing operation against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Hebrew news outlet N12 reported late […]
Biden’s opposition to an Israeli ceasefire is nothing new
The headlines read various versions of “Biden supports a ceasefire!” Israeli bombs and missiles have killed 232 Palestinians, 65 of them children, and left more than 1,900 wounded and 75,000 homeless in Gaza. Twelve have died in Israel. Shouldn’t support for an immediate end to the slaughter be automatic? What does it mean when the […]
Live Blog: Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire after 11 days of hostilities
Latest Updates: After 11 days of fighting, Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire, negotiated by Egypt, to start early Friday, 2 AM Jerusalem time. US President Joe Biden announced the agreement shortly after 6 PM EST and “commended” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for ending hostilities. See more, below. Gaza death toll reaches […]
Residents of Israel’s South Reject Ceasefire With Hamas Until Rocket Fire Quelled, Prisoners Returned
Streaks of light are seen as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Despite being under incessant rocket fire for over a week, residents of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip are calling on Israel to refuse a […]
Israel Resumes Airstrikes on Gaza as Biden Blocks UN Ceasefire Request
The Israeli military conducted a new series of air raids on Gaza after Israel’s defense minister expressed gratitude to the US for blocking a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire for the third time in a row. Israeli warplanes pummeled the Palestinian enclave overnight on Monday, local media reported. The Israeli Defense Forces […]
Joe Biden Supports Israeli Ceasefire After Pressure from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Left
President Joe Biden expressed his desire for an Israeli ceasefire of operations against Hamas, after a growing force of leftist Democrats criticized his support of Israel. Biden spoke with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu Monday afternoon, walking back his support for Israel’s aggressive response in Palestine to Hamas rocket attacks. The Israeli military response against Hamas […]
Biden Tells Netanyahu US Supports Gaza Ceasefire, Israel’s Right to Self-Defense
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US President Joe Biden, then vice president, speak in front of media in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2016. Photo: AP/Michel Euler 2016 © i24 News – US President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night, stating American support both for Israel’s “right to […]
Biden speaks with Netanyahu, expresses ‘support for a ceasefire’
US President Joe Biden spoke Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, and “expressed his support for a ceasefire.” It was the third call the two leaders have had since the violence in Gaza erupted and came hours after Netanyahu said he had directed the IDF to continue striking […]
Ceasefire Between Israel, Hamas ‘Absolutely Necessary,’ Says France’s Macron, Egypt’s Sisi
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on January 28, 2019. Photo: Ludovic MARIN (AFP) i24 News – France and Egypt on Monday called for a rapid end to the deadly escalation between Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists and Israel. French President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi […]
Live blog: Gaza death toll hits 200; Biden admin continues to block UN call for ceasefire
The Latest: Gaza death toll hits 212, including 61 children and over 1,400 injuries, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health; 17 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank. 10 Israeli casualties, including one child. According to UN OCHA on May 16, there are 38,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking protection in 48 UNRWA schools […]
Israel thanks US for blocking UN statement calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israel has thanked the US for blocking a United Nation’s Security Council statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and stressing the need to protect children and other civilians. On Monday, the Biden administration rejected – for the third time – to the draft of a statement that would have called for a deescalation […]
Amid growing US pressure, Israel said considering Gaza ceasefire
As US President Joe Biden and other major American figures raised concerns over the weekend regarding recent Israeli strikes that killed a number of Palestinian civilians and destroyed a Gaza building used by international media outlets, which Israel maintained also housed terror groups, Israeli officials indicated Sunday that a ceasefire with Hamas and the Palestinian […]