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עזתים מתנפלים על משאיות הסיוע בצפון הרצועה

Israel's real problem is what comes after a Rafah offensive

Opinion: Since Netanyahu refuses to discuss the day after the war, Hamas is retaking areas vacated by troops and reinstating governance, undermining the goal of ousting it from power

Avi Issacharoff | 03.19.24

U.S. confirms Hamas number 3 killed in Israeli attack

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says Marwan Issa was killed in an operation last week, adding justice is also coming for rest of the terror group's leaders, likely hiding in tunnels and that the U.S. is aiding in that effort

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.18.24

Netanyahu approves plans for Rafah operation

PM office says the IDF is preparing for the invasion and population evacuation in Rafah; adds that Hamas hostage deal demands remain unacceptable

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi | 03.15.24

US favors surgical strikes in Rafah over broad offensive, Politico reports

Biden administration signals may shield Israel from global criticism if Netanyahu opts for targeted strikes on 'high-value Hamas targets,' avoiding a full-scale attack to protect civilians; no plan yet in place

Ynet | 03.14.24

Rafah is key to winning the war in Gaza

Opinion: In Rafah there are suspected weapons-smuggling tunnels running into the Sinai, four Hamas battalions and an underground tunnel network for the Hamas leadership to fall back on unless the Iran proxy is destroyed

Brigadier General (res) Amir Avivi | 03.14.24

Senior Israeli official slams U.S. threat assessment report: 'Israel is not a protectorate of the U.S.'

Netanyahu's attacks on U.S. and Biden increase as intelligence report says the prime minister's rule is in jeopardy; 'We expect our friends to work to bring down the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel,' official says

Itamar Eichner , Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.12.24

Biden mulls conditioning military aid if Raffah offensive launched, report

Politico cites 4 American officials after administration says an assault on the southern Gaza city where some 1.3 million people sought shelter was a 'red line'

Ynet | 03.12.24

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ועידת הנשיאים של הארגונים היהודיים

Netanyahu: 'By defeating October 7 murderers, we're preventing next September 11'

Speaking at cadet graduation ceremony, PM says 'Israel defending most sacred values of Free World and all of human society,' IDF will push into Gaza's Rafah despite mounting international pressure

Ilana Curiel | 03.07.24

אנשי חמאס חמושים ועם מסכות מפקחים על המחירים בשווקים בעזה

Masked men in Gaza enforce prices in street markets

With chaos in Rafah ensuing due to IDF war with Hamas, the terrorist organization has taken upon itself to resort to extortion market stalls and local businesses, hoping to secure some quick cash before anyone is the wiser

Reuters, Einav Halabi | 02.29.24

הפגנה ב רפיח במחאה על מחירי המזון הגבוהים שם רצועת עזה

Gazans burn tires in protest of soaring food costs amid allegations Hamas misappropriating aid

Angry mob expells merchants from Rafah market, accusing them of price gouging; terror group accused of redirecting humanitarian aid intended for Gaza to traders for sale, rather than distributing it for free

Einav Halabi | 02.28.24

חמ"ל המצבעים המיוחד של השב"כ שממנו נוהל מבצע החילוץ של החטופים פרננדו סימון מרמן ולואיס הר

Shin Bet, IDF chief assure Egyptians of advance warning on Rafah offensive

Meeting in Cairo comes as relations between Israel and Egypt are strained, possibly risking peace agreement; They tell senior officials there that Hamas cannot be defeated without operation in Strip's most southern city

Yossi Yehushua | 02.27.24

רפיח רצועה רצועת עזה עזתים עזתי עזתית ערבים ערבי מלחמה לחימה חרבות ברזל

Israel to present Egypt with its offensive plans for Rafah

Southern Gaza city provides a lifeline for Hamas with advanced weapons being smuggled through there; PM says without Rafah offensive, Hamas cannot be defeated but officials in Cairo warn against Israeli action during Ramadan

Yossi Yehushua | 02.25.24

'Go away, Sinwar!' Gaza protests swell as crowds rally against Hamas

During a protest in Jabaliya in northern Gaza , demonstrators voice anger against Hamas' political chief Ismail Haniyeh and terror leader Yahya Sinwar

Hadar Adi | 02.21.24

Yahya Sinwar , IDF footage of Hamas leader in a tunnel

Where is Yahya Sinwar?

Senior members of the terror group say they are in contact with the Hamas leader while Israel denies reports that he has left Gaza and is in Egypt; as mystery around his whereabouts grows IDF forces continue to hunt Sinwar down in underground tunnels

Lior Ben Ari | 02.21.24

Saudi report says Sinwar escaped gaza to Egypt, Israel denies

Saudi news site Elaph cites unnamed Israeli security sources who claim that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar used the extensive tunnel system running between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula to flee the Israeli manhunt and that he took some Israeli hostages with him; A senior Israeli security official denied the report, saying that there is no intelligence to back it up.

Lior Ben Ari, Yoav Zitun | 02.20.24

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