EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Ambassador David Friedman: ‘Trump administration would have given Israel free reign to defend itself’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was dispatched to Israel by U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the direct aftermath of an acute conflagration highlighted by 11 days of indiscriminate rocket attacks by Hamas on Israeli population centres and pinpoint Israeli airstrikes on Hamas installations in Gaza in retaliation. Read more

UNRWA Gaza director backtracks on interview about Israeli war actions

Gaza director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Matthias Schmale accused NGO UN Watch and the press on Wednesday of “blatantly manipulating” comments he made in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12 two days earlier. Read more

10 takeaways from the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas

Over this past weekend, Arabs were shooting fireworks in the sky, supposedly in celebration of holding Israeli population centres hostage for 11 days with more than 4,000 rockets. Read more

UN rebukes Hamas for bombing its aid for Gaza

Hamas’ mortar attacks on the crossings from Israel into the Gaza Strip while humanitarian supplies and personnel were being brought into Gaza are “unacceptable” and are “preventing vital humanitarian supplies from entering the Strip,” said Lynn Hastings, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Palestine. Read more

NZ Green Party MPs uses Hamas slogan

The New Zealand Jewish Council has condemned the inflammatory comments and inaccurate statements made by two Green MPs in recent days, which risk stoking antisemitism and endangering Jews in New Zealand. Read more

A statement from Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an update on the continuing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Read more

Hamas surprised by IDF’s powerful counterattack – IDF spokesman

The public in the Gaza Strip is starting to lose its patience and the Hamas terror organization is surprised by the IDF’s powerful counterattack and is having a hard time implementing its attack plans, IDF spokesman Hadai Zilberman told reporters on Thursday morning. Read more

Arson terrorism returns to haunt south

Gaza-based terrorists have returned to launching arson attacks on Israel’s south in recent days, causing fires in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip. Read more

After Israel vows massive blow, Hamas holds fire

A quiet night passed over Israel’s south on Monday night and Gaza-based terrorists did not launch rockets at Israel after the Israeli government promised a crushing blow if they attacked again. Read more

After days of rockets on southern Israel, Hamas gets an ultimatum

As part of its power struggle with Fatah, Hamas has been enabling smaller Gazan terror factions to fire rockets at Israeli border communities since Friday. Read more

Hamas bombs south, minor IDF response

Gaza-based terrorists launched tens of rockets towards towns in Israel’s south on Friday night and Saturday night, repeatedly sending Israelis running for shelter, while the IDF responded in a limited fashion. Read more

IDF says it uncovered new terror tunnel from Gaza Strip into southern Israel

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that it has uncovered a terror tunnel from the Gaza Strip that ran dozens of meters into southern Israel. Read more

Israeli-Palestinian cooperation saves the life of a six-month-old baby from Gaza

Unique cooperation this week between Israeli and Palestinian doctors, as well as authorities from both sides, has saved the life of two-year-old Lama Abu Dalal from Gaza. Read more

Israel seeks negotiations with Hamas for release of four citizens held in Gaza

Israel is calling for negotiations over the return of four Israelis being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after Hamas leaders said they could be willing to make a deal. Read more

After several hours of quiet, terrorists resume rocket fire on South

After several hours of quiet that followed a violent night, Islamic Jihad terrorists launched several barrages of rockets at Israel’s south on Monday afternoon. Read more

Gaza: Delaying the inevitable … again

“ A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men cannot get out.” — Saul Bellow, (1915-2005)  Read more

Bennett takes office as Defence Minister amid escalating conflict with Gaza terrorists

Naftali Bennett has begun his term as Minister of Defence as the security situation in Israel presents him with difficult decisions. Read more

Should Israel invade Gaza?

As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion, and once and for all to finish with Hamas aggression, becomes more appealing. Read more

Report: Israel letting in more Gaza workers as part of deal with Hamas

Israel is quietly allowing thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to enter Israel to work, the AP reported on Tuesday. Read more

Incentivized emigration: An idea whose time has come?

Past attempts to encourage Palestinians to voluntary emigrate have always failed, so time and effort would be better invested in reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.” — Yossi Beilin, former Israeli government minister and a principal architect of the Oslo Accords, Al Monitor, Aug. 26, 2019. Read more

Grandmother duo assists in battling Gaza fire balloons

Linda Bracha remembers her first day on the job as a volunteer at the Gaza border: “As we were leaving at the end of our shift, we saw an incendiary kite hit the ground and found ourselves driving right into the fire it caused. Read more

Todd Sampson Body Hack: community reactions

TV personality Todd Sampson took his cameras into Gaza for an episode of Network 10’s Body Hack program. Read more

Todd Sampson films Gaza March of Return

Popular TV identity Todd Sampson has taken his Body Hack team into Gaza for the opening program in the Network 10 series. Read more

The “cycle of violence” continues and New Zealand remains silent

This past weekend, more than 700 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas. Read more

Who died? Confusion in Gaza over death of mother and baby

New information emerging in the last hours casts serious doubt on Hamas’ claim that a Gazan woman and her baby daughter were killed in an Israeli Air Force strike in Gaza city on Saturday night. Read more

Palestinian Islamic Jihad started a fire in Gaza

The Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization – the second largest armed faction in Gaza – is responsible for the latest escalation in Gaza and Israel. Read more

ECAJ Gaza complaint upheld

The ABC has upheld a complaint made by the ECAJ that the headline of an ABC online story about Gaza was ‘misleading’. Read more

Gazans want to live

In recent days, we have been witness to unprecedented demonstrations against the cost of living in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Report to UNHRC on Israel’s crime against humanity denounced

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has vigorously denounced a report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing Israeli security forces of having committed crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Read more

The 2019 Intelligence Assessment: The policy implications for Gaza

Military assessment warns of high risk of war with Gaza — The Times of Israel, Feb. 13, 2019

Israeli military report predicts high probability of clashes in Gaza … in 2019 — i24News, Feb. 13, 2019

Chief of Staff: Prepare for Gaza conflict — Israel National News, Feb. 13, 2019

Intelligence assessment for 2019: IDF prepares for confrontation with Gaza — Channel 20News, Feb. 13, 2019 Read more

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