Israel’s latest plan to displace people in northern Gaza has prompted a new wave of despair among Palestinian civilians in the territory, many of whom have already been displaced several times since the war began. The displacement plan would compound an already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where hunger has soared since Israel imposed a…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel declared on Monday that his country is “on the eve of a forceful entry to Gaza” after his security cabinet approved a new plan for tens of thousands of additional soldiers to seize and hold territory in the embattled enclave and relocate Palestinians to the south. In video posted…
Israel will mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday night, as the country appeared poised to expand its offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The move prompted fear in Gaza, where Israel has barred food, medicine and other humanitarian aid from entering for…
Firefighters battled wildfires on the outskirts of Jerusalem for a second consecutive day, hoping to extinguish some of the worst blazes in the country in recent years before an expected uptick in winds later on Thursday. The authorities reopened the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and allowed evacuees to return to their homes…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday publicly accused the head of Israel’s domestic security agency of lying to the country’s top court, the latest twist in a legal battle over Mr. Netanyahu’s attempt to fire the security chief, Ronen Bar. In an acerbic 13-page affidavit defending his decision to remove Mr. Bar, who leads the…
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that spared smartphones, computers, semiconductors and other electronics from some of the fees, in a significant break for tech companies like Apple and Dell and the prices of iPhones and other consumer electronics….
A brief handshake may be the most likely outcome from preliminary diplomatic talks set for Saturday between American and Iranian officials. It would probably be enough to keep the discussions going, and potentially lead to the first official face-to-face negotiations between the two countries since President Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear accord seven years ago….
Hundreds of reservists and retired officers in Israel’s air force signed a letter on Thursday urging the Israeli government to agree to a deal with Hamas to return hostages, even at the price of stopping the war in Gaza. The letter, which was signed by roughly a thousand people, including a former chief of staff…
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel visited the White House two months ago, President Trump sold him a brazen dream: The United States would take control of the Gaza Strip, relocate about two million Palestinians and turn the devastated seaside enclave into a glittering “riviera.” This week, as the two leaders faced reporters again…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in the past listed the three main threats facing Israel as “Iran, Iran and Iran.” He has largely staked his career on being Israel’s protector against Iranian nuclear ambitions, has openly confronted Tehran in recent months and is at war with Iran-backed militias around the region. Many Israelis were therefore…