Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant estimated Tuesday that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas still has several thousand fighters left in the Gaza Strip after beginning the war with between 15,000 to 18,000. Gallant, speaking during a visit to troops inside Gaza, also said it would be a mistake to think …
Read More »Key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopens after 9-day closure
A key northwestern border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened Friday after a nine-day closure due to clashes between border forces, officials from both sides said. Pakistan shut the Torkham border with its neighbor on September 6 after guards from both countries exchanged fire. It accused Taliban authorities of building …
Read More »Russia launches largest drone attack on Kyiv since start of war, injuring 5
Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on the Ukraine capital of Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, leaving five people injured, military officials said. Seventy-five Iranian-made drones were launched into the north-central region, of which at least 70 were destroyed by air defense, Ukraine’s …
Read More »Trump envoy Witkoff visits IDF base in northern Gaza as peace deal advances, thousands return home
White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was photographed Saturday visiting an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base in the northern Gaza Strip as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding for a second day. The image was obtained exclusively by Fox News. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) leader Adm. …
Read More »Trump puts Hamas on notice with deadline to accept Gaza peace deal
President Donald Trump issued a blistering public warning to Hamas on Friday, saying the “ruthless” terrorist group will be “hunted down, and killed” unless they release the remaining Israeli hostages and reach an agreement by Sunday evening. “They will be given one last chance,” Trump said in a post on …
Read More »UK warns Palestinian protest group to stand down after synagogue attack: 'Respect the grief of British Jews'
The United Kingdom’s government and police urged organizers of a planned anti-Israel protest to cancel the event following this week’s deadly synagogue attack, saying demonstrators should “respect the grief of British Jews.” “I know that planned protests over the weekend, just a few days before the anniversary of the October …
Read More »DR. MARC SIEGEL: From Horror to Hope: What Gaza's freed hostages teach a weary world
Any person who can survive captivity under extreme conditions is a hero in anyone’s book. Yes, there are variations in the degree of starvation, torture, mental anguish and deprivation; the degree of exposure to respiratory and gastrointestinal infections; not to mention the compounded torment for those who have been injured, …
Read More »After Trump declares ‘war is over,’ Hamas executes rivals in Gaza to reassert control
AfterPresident Donald Trump declared in Israel’s Knesset that “the war is over” and celebrated the returnof the remaining living hostages, Hamas terrorists across the border in Gaza were reportedly killing its opponents in Gaza City’s main square — in full view of the public. Videos circulating on social media appear …
Read More »MORNING GLORY: Two years later, the world still fails to grasp Israel's 10/7 horror
On this, the second anniversary of the massacre in Israel following the invasionfrom Gaza by Hamas and other terrorists, all commentaries about that day of horrors, should begin by recalling the specifics of that attack — its immediate toll, the brutality of the mayhem and the extraordinary cruelty of killers …
Read More »Trump says Hamas may release 20 hostages ‘a little bit early’ as he heads to Middle East
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Hamas may release the 20 hostages it is holding “a little bit early.” Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, where he was asked about the latest on the hostages and when they might be released. “So, …
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