Defense and Security
The Israeli minister for Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism criticized the moves by Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
“Once again, Hamas is using photos of sick children to push the ‘starvation’ narrative and blame Israel,” COGAT says.
The White House said that pushing for statehood rewards the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza.
Unknown individuals spray-painted the building hours after the paper amended a controversial report on a starving Gazan boy.
Naim Qassem also accused U.S. envoy Tom Barrack of “intimidating” Lebanon with the aim of aiding Jerusalem.
“Documentation project ensures that the evidence will never be lost,” Antiquities Authority announces.
Ottawa said recognition is conditioned on a series of reforms by P.A. chief Mahmoud Abbas.
Jimmy Pacheco, who endured 49 days of Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, honors the Jewish state.
“While our hostages are languishing in Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza, these countries choose to engage in hollow statements,” stated the Israeli envoy to the United Nations.
The U.K.'s announced intention to recognize such a state is “not diplomacy—it is a moral failure,” said the British-Israeli dual citizen, who was a Hamas captive for 471 days.
“We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated him and his medical records,” wrote a New York Times spokesperson.
