Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hitting the campaign trail in the southern city when the rocket was fired.
An interview with Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu Rokon, the IDF’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).
Jamila al-Shanti is the widow of Hamas terrorist mastermind Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, killed by Israel in 2004.
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, the military has been holding large-scale war-training exercises as it makes sure to possess sufficient capabilities to deal with all kinds of current threats.
The International Criminal Court’s ruling to investigate Israel for alleged war crimes in Gaza “was made in sin and will inevitably end in sin,” say the families of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrach.
A new IDF course puts into practice the “Victory” concept, which calls for an unprecedented integration of units from different branches.
“We view the exploitation of Israeli citizenship for the aiding of terrorist activities with severity,” says the Shin Bet.
The campaign, spearheaded by UNICEF’s Gaza and West Bank branch, is aimed at putting the Israel Defense Forces on the list of child-rights abusers published annually by the U.N. Secretary-General, says the watchdog group.
The funds are earmarked for a new industrial zone, which according to the Palestinian Authority will span an area of 272 acres and provide 5,000 new jobs.
The two contracts in the works, with Doha and Europe, aim to solve Gaza’s energy-supply crisis and save the Palestinian Authority hundreds of millions of dollars, says Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi.
Palestinian parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 22, with a presidential vote set to be held on July 31. How it will turn out is “the million-dollar question.”
Maj. Gen. Itai Veruv, who heads the Israel Defense Forces Military Colleges, is overseeing a team that includes an international-law expert.
