“It’s on all of us — government, international organizations, civil society and businesses — to forcefully condemn the sexual violence of Hamas terrorists without equivocation. Without equivocation, without exception,” he added. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and captured some 240 hostages on Oct. 7. Since the attack, stories have continued to emerge of sexual assault and […]
TEL AVIV — Israel and Hamas said they have agreed on a temporary truce that would suspend their 47-day war to allow the release of 50 women and children kidnapped by Hamas in exchange for a group of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. The move calls for a pause in fighting in a war that began […]
Until recently, USC professor John Strauss was known mostly for his research on the economics of developing countries, with decades of fieldwork in Indonesia and China. That changed Nov. 9, when Strauss stopped before students staging a walkout and protest calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and holding a memorial to thousands of […]
TEL AVIV — All the stories are the same; all the stories are different. They were held underground or aboveground; together with loved ones or separated; cut off from the outside world or keenly aware ofthe catastrophic battle unfolding around them; plunged in grief or unaware of the fate of a husband, a mother, a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating the deaths and kidnappings of Americans during the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. Garland’s comments came as he announced a war-crimes case filed against four Russian soldiers accused of torturing an American during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The […]
Israeli men, armed with U.S.-made M16 automatic assault rifles, walk in a shopping center in Jerusalem on Oct. 25, amid the ongoing battles in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images Israeli men, armed with U.S.-made M16 automatic assault rifles, walk […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should consider toughening sanctions on Hamas and its finances, and imposing sanctions on Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank, the bloc’s diplomatic service says in a paper prepared for EU foreign ministers. The “orientation note”, seen by Reuters on Wednesday, sets out options for ministers to […]
Mia Leimberg, 17, one of the hostages freed by Hamas in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners during a week-long cease-fire in Israel’s war with the Palestinian militant group, emerged from captivity on Nov. 28 holding her small white dog Bella. The Israeli teenager told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Bella helped […]
The Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza has pushed into the limelight an issue that’s been seething on the back burner for nearly a decade: the funding networks for terrorism. Now U.S. and other Western governments have refocused on the problem. This goes especially for terrorists’ use of digital money – or cryptocurrency – that can be […]