Posts Tagged: humanitarian cease-fire
Iranian Official Warns Saudis, US Against Blocking ‘Aid’ Ship Bound for Yemen
Yahoo/AP - A senior Iranian military official has warned the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemeni rebels that blocking an Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen will...
Iron Dome Flap a Rare Moment of Uncertainty for Congressional Support of Israel
JNS.org - Few issues in the U.S. Congress have as much bipartisan support as pro-Israel legislation. It is difficult to find a member of...
Obama: Whose Back Has He Got? Israel’s Or Hamas’?
Has President Barack Obama 'got Israel's back'? When policy is compared to rhetoric, the answer is no. Thus, when Hamas, a terrorist organization which...
Hamas Accepted the ‘Truce’ Specifically to Kidnap a Soldier
This morning, Israel accepted a U.S.-brokered 72-hour cease-fire starting at 8:00 a.m.. At 9:30, Hamas started a seemingly pre-planned operation in Rafah, killing 2 Israeli soldiers...
Humanitarian Cease-Fire Derailed by Rocket Fire on Israel
Qassam rocket launchers in Gaza. Photo: Israel Defense Forces. JNS.org - Sirens sounded in southern Israel...
Message to Kerry-Obama: It’s Terrorism, Stupid
Secretary of State John Kerry's push for a cease-fire in Gaza last week was so flawed it managed to unite Israel's fractious political leadership in...
Israeli Officials Blast Obama’s Demand of ‘Unconditional’ Ceasefire
JNS.org - Israeli officials expressed outraged on Monday after U.S. President Barack Obama urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce an "immediate, unconditional humanitarian...
Gaza Airstrikes Resume After UN Security Council Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
Fox News - Israeli jets resumed airstrikes in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas rocket fire hours after the United Nations Security Council ratified...
Israel’s Justice Minister Livni: ‘There is No Real Option for a Ceasefire Now’
Jerusalem Post - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni dismissed on Tuesday the possibility of an imminent halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, adding...
IDF Establishes Field Hospital to Serve Gazans; Center Includes Pediatrics, Maternity Care
The Israel Defense Forces will open a field hospital on Sunday evening to treat Gazan civilians, an IDF spokesman said. The move comes as fighting between...
IDF Soldier Killed as Israel Begins Ground Invasion Into Gaza
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nahal Brigade Staff Sgt. Eitan Barak, 20, was killed Thursday as Israel began a ground operation in Gaza with...
