The Israeli government denied Monday that the withdrawal of ground forces from southern Gaza on Sunday meant that it was giving up on its plan to attack Hamas in the city of Rafah and destroy the last four terrorist battalions.
The Biden administration rebuked Israel on Sunday as a Jewish political leader visited the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, to emphasize Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem’s holy places, which are open to all.
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s minister of public security, has threatened to lead his faction out of the coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a tepid response to a hail of Palestinian terror rockets.
The Biden administration declined to defend Israel at a United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday called to rebuke Israel for allowing a Jewish minister to visit the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. The site, located in the Old
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog was caught on tape Wednesday warning the “entire world is worried” about firebrand rightwing lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir, who is likely to become a minister in the incoming government.
Israel’s Shin Bet security agency busted a Hamas terror cell comprised of east Jerusalem Palestinians who planned to carry out attacks against high profile targets, including hawkish Member of Knesset Itamar Ben Gvir. Five men were arrested for planning a shooting
