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November 18, 2019

Trump administration eases US stance toward Israeli settlements in West Bank

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. government will ease its stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, in the latest move by the Trump administration to bolster Israel's position and undermine Palestinian claims regarding land sought for a future state.

November 15, 2019

Israeli airstrikes flatten Gaza terrorist group's facilities after rocket fire

Israel’s military announced Friday that it has carried out a series of airstrikes on a terrorist group’s facilities within Gaza hours after a barrage of rockets were fired into its territory.

November 14, 2019

Pro-Palestinian charity funneled money to Hamas, terror victims allege in lawsuit

A pro-Palestinian charity allegedly funneled money to Hamas, a Palestinian terror group controlling the Gaza strip, terror victims claimed in an unprecedented lawsuit filed this week in Washington, D.C..

November 14, 2019

Two more rockets fired from Gaza hours after 'cease-fire' declaration; Israel responds by striking Islamic Jihad 'terror' targets: IDF

Rockets continue to be launched from Gaza into southern Israel, hours after a cease-fire was declared between Israel and Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group early Thursday, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which added that the Israeli military is responding by striking "terror" targets.

November 14, 2019

Gaza militants fire 5 rockets at Israel hours after cease-fire declared

Five rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel just hours after a cease-fire was declared between Israel and Gaza’s militant Islamic Jihad group early Thursday morning, an Israeli Defense Force spokesperson confirmed.

November 14, 2019

Cease-fire reached with Israel to end Gaza fighting, Islamic Jihad says

The Islamic Jihad militant group early Thursday announced it had reached a cease-fire with Israel. The deal, brokered by Egyptian mediaries, took effect at 5:30 a.m. local time, Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Berim said.

November 13, 2019

US opposes EU rule requiring labels on Israeli settlement products

The State Department said Wednesday it’s “deeply concerned” by a new European Union requirement that goods produced in Israeli settlements must carry a specific label, saying that the ruling encourages the Boycott, Divestment and Sactions (BDS) movement.

November 13, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: Gaza violence shows that human suffering spares no sides in war

On Wednesday morning Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip, serving as my alarm clock. After more than 20 straight hours of reporting the day before, I was thankful for the three hours of rest I managed to get. 

November 13, 2019

Israel blasts European Court of Justice ruling to label settlement products

Israeli officials are blasting the European Union’s announcement that goods from Jewish settlements in the country must be specifically labelled, with Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations saying, “Anti-Semitism in Europe now has legal cover.”

November 12, 2019

More than 200 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza after Islamic Jihad leader killed

Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip sent a barrage of more than 200 rockets into Israel Tuesday and vowed further revenge after the Israeli military carried out a pair of targeted airstrikes on senior Islamic Jihad commanders, killing one in Gaza and missing the second in Syria.