Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 197?
White House not commenting on Israel's attack in Iran • Israel strikes Iran, defense officials confirm • Hamas leadership considering leaving Qatar
IDF operates in Tulkarm for over 40 hours, nine soldiers wounded
The IDF conducts 40-hour operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm. 9 soldiers have been injured in clashes with Palestinians.
The IDF has been operating in the West Bank city of Tulkarm for over 40 hours, according to reports from Israeli media on Saturday.
Nine soldiers have reportedly sustained lightly to moderate wounds in clashes with terrorists over the course of the operation. All the soldiers have since been evacuated from the area to receive medical treatment at a hospital.
The operation took place in Tulkarm's Noor al-Shams neighborhood.
Go to the full article >>Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers discuss how to boost aid to Gaza
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he addressed the "grave situation" in Gaza and how to step up humanitarian aid to the Strip with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry during a meeting on Saturday in Istanbul.
"We have discussed what more we can do to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and what can be done in the long run for a two-state solution," Fidan told a joint news conference with Shoukry.
Go to the full article >>UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Israel of lying about all aspects of Gaza
"Israel has been operating on the premise that if you tell a lie long enough. [If] you repeat it over and over, people will believe it," Francesca Albanese to European Parliament
At a public hearing at the European Parliament on April 9, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, accused Israel of destroying Gaza and committing genocide in the enclave.
Albanese was one of a series of invited speakers at the hearing held by members of the European Parliament. She was asked to give her view on the war in Gaza.
She accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and enacting apartheid on the Palestinians.
She called "Israel's genocide in Gaza" extremely conspicuous and ostentatious and slammed the world for failing other people after Rwanda, Srebrenica, and Myanmar.
Go to the full article >>Egypt calls on Iran and Israel to exercise restraint
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday urged both Iran and Israel to exercise restraint amid high tensions in the Middle East.
Separately, Shoukry said Egypt would host a Turkish delegation to prepare for a visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Turkey in the near future.
Go to the full article >>Southern Command operating in the area of the Karni Corridor in Gaza
Sirens sound in Northern Israel
Sirens sound in Even Menachem.
Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel
Hostile Aircraft Intrusion in northern Israeli towns of Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona, Misgav Am, Margaliot, Ma'ayan Baruch, Manara, Metulla, Kfar Yuval, Kfar Giladi, and Beit Hillel.
Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel
Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel, sirens sound in Snir, Shear Yeshuv, Kibutz Dan, Ghajar, HaGoshrim, and Dafna.
Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel
Hostile aircraft intrusion in Northern Israel, sirens sound in Tel Hai, Kiryat Shmona, Manara, Kfar Giladi, Kfar Yuval, Margaliot, Misgav Am, Ma'ayan Baruch, Beit Hillel, and Metulla.
Sirens sound in Sassa
Sirens sound in Sassa in northern Israel.
Israel-Hamas War: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
133 hostages remain in Gaza
37 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says