Palestinian Affairs

The secretary-general of the Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates accused the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas on Monday of provoking Israeli forces by firing rockets from a field hospital during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, a war crime under international law, Ynet reported. According to Secretary-General Mohamed Ateeq...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations last week that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) should be disbanded and absorbed into the UN High Commission for Refugees. Netanyahu told ministers at Sunday’s Cabinet meeting that he made the comments to Ambassador Nikki Haley after...

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“Hamas for Israel is like ISIS for the Western world,” the former head of Israel’s Southern Command said on Monday, 10 years since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip. Yoav Galant, the commander of Israel’s Southern Command from 2005 to 2010, is currently a member of Knesset with the Kulanu party and...

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A terror tunnel was discovered under two United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools, prompting Israel to file a letter of protest with the United Nations on Friday. Following discovery of two Hamas #terror tunnels built under @UNRWA elementary schools in #Gaza, Israel submits letter of protest to #UNSC....

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Israel’s security cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to agree to a request from the Palestinian Authority chairman to reduce the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip. The request from PA President Mahmoud Abbas is part of escalating tensions between his Fatah faction and Hamas, which runs Gaza. Hamas continues...

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Hamas has amassed an army of 27,000 men in preparation for its next war with Israel, including a unit dedicated to attacking civilians inside Israeli territory, Avi Issacharoff reported Monday in The Times of Israel. “Hamas is built like an army in every way,” Issacharoff reported, with fighters broken up into six regional...

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