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☆ Israeli Military Near End of Most Intense Phase of Gaza Fighting, Defense Minister Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Rory Jones | Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One woman was killed and at least 18 people were injured after two Palestinians rammed cars into crowds and stabbed at least one person in the city of Ra’anana on Monday, according to Israeli police. Photo: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Israeli military is close to completing its most intensive phase of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s defense minister said Monday, warning that the lack of a plan for postwar Gaza could hurt the military campaign. In northern Gaza, the most intensive phase of fighting is complete, while the military is close to completing intense fighting in the south, around the city of Khan Younis, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday.

Persons: Jack Guez, Khan Younis, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Getty, Hamas Locations: Ra’anana, AFP, Gaza, Khan

Israeli officials say they believe several women and children still held hostage in Gaza aren’t held by Hamas, potentially complicating efforts to revive a truce in the Palestinian enclave where the Israeli military is expanding its attacks. Israeli bombardment of the southern Gaza Strip ramped up over the weekend after a seven-day pause in fighting collapsed, with strikes on a packed residential district in the north on Saturday killing a large number of people, according to health authorities in the Hamas-controlled territory. Residents in the south said Israeli tanks there advanced westward.

Organizations: Residents Locations: Gaza

Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations have stopped. That said, what hasn’t stopped is our own involvement, trying to get those back on track. …We would like that to happen today,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC. He blamed Hamas for failing to provide a fresh list of civilian women and children to be released.

Persons: hasn’t, John Kirby Organizations: National Security, NBC Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

TEL AVIV—Their Hamas captors told 13-year-old Hila Rotem Shoshani and 9-year-old Emily Hand to keep their voices low when speaking. A day after the close friends’ release, safe in the arms of family and doctors, Hila was still whispering to Emily. Yair Rotem, Hila’s uncle, is now her primary guardian, as his sister Raaya remains a Hamas hostage. He said his niece doesn’t show emotion when talking about her time in captivity, held in the dark for 50 days with little food and no showers. He is reluctant to press her for details of what happened when Hamas’s bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel interrupted a sleepover she was having with Emily at Hila’s house in Kibbutz Be’eri.

Persons: Hila Rotem Shoshani, Emily Hand, Hila, Emily, Yair Rotem, Hila’s Organizations: TEL AVIV — Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, Hila’s, Kibbutz Be’eri

TEL AVIV—Neta Heiman Mina awoke Wednesday morning to news that Israel had reached a deal to release hostages held by Hamas, bringing some small measure of relief and hope that her 84-year-old mother might be among those freed. By the evening, she was tempering her expectations as media outlets started reporting that the deal might be delayed. A call from a military liaison officer, who is assigned to give her updates, confirmed her fear.

Persons: Heiman Mina, Israel Locations: TEL AVIV

TEL AVIV— Mark Shindel and his Israeli friends arrived at the music festival about 1 a.m. and drank and danced until sunrise. Shindel’s high-school pal Orel Dorf shouted over the music how great it was to share so many happy times. Last year, they traveled to Mexico and Miami, where they had rented Jet Skis and partied at dance clubs on a night that ended with takeout burgers at 6 a.m.

Persons: Mark Shindel, Orel Dorf Locations: TEL AVIV, Mexico, Miami

TEL AVIV—Israeli forces have taken control of much of northern Gaza—at least the parts that are above ground. Beneath the strip’s devastated urban landscape, Hamas still reigns. The war is entering a new phase, as the Israeli military takes its fight underground and into Gaza’s legendary subterranean tunnel network.

Locations: TEL AVIV, Gaza

TEL AVIV—With fears rising about the safety of hostages held in Gaza, the White House sent its top Middle East adviser to the region on Wednesday to push for the captives’ release. Brett McGurk , National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, met with Israeli leaders at the start of a regional visit that is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to prevent the conflict in Gaza from spiraling into a broader regional war. McGurk, who is also a deputy assistant to Biden, will next meet with Palestinian, Jordanian and Persian Gulf officials.

Persons: Brett McGurk, Biden, McGurk Organizations: White House, National Security Locations: TEL AVIV, Gaza, East, North Africa, Persian

Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Palestinian Authority, attending an emergency meeting in Riyadh. Photo: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/AFP via Getty ImagesIsrael is diverging from the U.S. and Arab world on a postwar solution for Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a role for the Palestinian Authority, which Washington and some Arab leaders prefer to take over from Hamas. Netanyahu, under pressure from his right-wing political base, said Saturday Israel wants a solution other than the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas . The Israeli leader didn’t put forward an alternative, saying only that Israel wants to avoid governing Gaza and needs to maintain security control over the strip after it defeats Hamas, which Netanyahu has sworn to do.

Persons: Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, didn’t Organizations: Palestinian Authority, Photo, SAUDI PRESS, Getty Images Israel Locations: Riyadh, U.S, Gaza, Washington

U.S. and Israeli interests in the ongoing Middle East conflict are diverging in both the short and long term, muddying the path to ending Israel’s war against militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Above all, Israel views Hamas as an existential threat and sees eradicating it as a crucial goal; anything short of that is a failure. The U.S. has committed to helping Israel defeat Hamas, but for President Biden, the threat goes beyond Hamas. His administration is trying to keep its allies united against Iran, Russia and China. Both countries want to avoid a larger regional war, but Israel is willing to take more risks in pursuit of defeating Hamas.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, Iran, Russia, China

TEL AVIV—The body bags arrive by the dozen in a refrigerated truck first thing every morning. Some contain corpses, some only fragmentary remains, burned almost to ash. Another shipment usually comes before noon. Three weeks after the bloody massacre that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel, the cramped yellow building that houses Israel’s government forensic laboratory is still inundated with unidentified remains. The bags line the morgue hallway, on gurneys and the floor, spilling into an outdoor courtyard.

Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel, gurneys

TZE’ELIM, Israel—In the sun-torched plains of southern Israel, thousands of soldiers wait for the go-ahead from politicians and commanders to do what the Israeli military has trained for years to do: fight in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has built a replica of a generic Palestinian village nicknamed “Little Gaza” at a base in the Negev Desert, where soldiers train for combat against armed terrorists in narrow streets and a labyrinth of tunnels.

Persons: Israel — Organizations: Gaza Locations: TZE’ELIM, Israel, Gaza

President Biden said American leadership “is what holds the world together,” during an address Thursday from the Oval Office. Biden announced he is sending a budget request to Congress for funding for U.S. national security, Israel and Ukraine. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Press PoolAs Israel fights its bloodiest war in decades, many Israelis have found comfort and strength from an unexpected wartime leader: President Biden. Biden’s popularity has soared in Israel, with the president’s staunch support for the country’s response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack earning him widespread praise. That stands in contrast to the bitter criticism directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the failure both to prevent the assault and to comfort Israelis shaken by the massacre.

Persons: Biden, “, Jonathan Ernst, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: U.S, Israel Locations: Israel, Ukraine

☆ American Hostages Judith Raanan, Daughter Natalie in Gaza Are Released by Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Judith Raanan, left, and her daughter Natalie in an undated photo. (Associated Press)The Israeli government identified the two American hostages released by Hamas as Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie. The two women, who both have U.S. citizenship, had been visiting family in Nahal Oz, a kibbutz, at the time of Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The women are from Evanston, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.

Persons: Judith Raanan, Natalie Organizations: Associated Press Locations: Nahal Oz, Israel, Evanston, Ill, Chicago

☆ When Hamas Attacked, This Israeli Kibbutz Fought Back and Won
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( David S. Cloud | Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, 4057fb1f Locations: israel

☆ Sirens Interrupt Israeli Parliament Opening
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sirens interrupted the opening of the winter session of the Israeli parliament on Monday evening as a barrage of rockets was detected close to Jerusalem. It couldn't immediately be learned if the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense shield. Earlier in the session both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's president, Isaac Herzog, had addressed parliament, known as the Knesset. We will investigate everything thoroughly,” said Netanyahu in his speech. “But now we are focused on one goal - uniting forces and move forward towards victory.”

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Isaac Herzog, ”, Netanyahu Organizations: Israel's Locations: Jerusalem

☆ In Israel, Tradition Requires 10 to Attend a Funeral. Hundreds Came.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, d09d4fa1 Locations: israel

Persons: Dow Jones Locations: hamas

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☆ Israelis Praise Biden's Speech, Question Netanyahu's Response
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden's speech describing the attacks by Hamas on Israel as "sheer evil" was welcomed by Israelis on Wednesday as a powerful show of support for the country in its hour of need. It was "the first time I heard a leader speak" since Saturday, an Israeli woman told Army Radio on Wednesday. "We don’t have a leader here,” she said, adding that, "Israelis watched the speech and cried." Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu's government is coming under pressure for what is perceived as an inadequate response to the situation. Hogeg spoke from a medical center where his family members were being treated for burns after their house was set on fire by Hamas militants in hard-hit Kfar Azza, near the Gaza border.

Persons: Biden's, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Mr, Shirel, Netanyahu, Hogeg, Kfar Organizations: Army Radio Locations: Israel, Kfar Azza, Gaza

☆ Missing Israelis, Thai Citizens Found Alive in Israeli Kibbutz
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Thirty people who were missing since Hamas's assault on Israel began were found hiding in a kibbutz in southern Israel, Israel's Army Radio said on Tuesday. The group of 16 Israelis and 14 Thai citizens had been sheltering in Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha before being rescued on Monday night by Israel Defense Forces. Many families in Israel haven't heard from their loved ones since fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas poured across the border taking hostages back with them to Gaza on Saturday.

Persons: Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, Israel haven't Organizations: Israel's Army Radio, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Kibbutz, Gaza

☆ Bedouin Leader in Israel Says Community Lost Lives in Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The mayor of the predominantly Arab Bedouin city of Rahat, Israel, said that 19 Bedouins had been killed in the assault by Gaza militants and urged the government not to forget that his community were victims of the attack. Ata Abu Mediam said dozens of Bedouins had also been wounded and others kidnapped and taken to Gaza. “We are suffering. We do not have shelters," he said, breaking down in tears on army radio on Tuesday morning. "The country has abandoned us for many years,” he added.

Persons: Ata Abu Mediam, ” Organizations: Gaza Locations: Rahat, Israel, Gaza

☆ Israel’s Hostage Crisis Deepens With Execution Threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( David S. Cloud | Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ More Than 100 Bodies Discovered in Israeli Kibbutz
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli volunteer rescue organization ZAKA said Monday night that it had discovered more than 100 bodies in Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border. “Large teams cleared bodies all day from kibbutz Be'eri," the organization said. "There were weapons everywhere, grenades, and RPGs. We cleared 108 bodies and we are not done yet."

Persons: ZAKA Organizations: Be'eri Locations: Kibbutz Be'eri, Gaza, “

☆ Israeli Army Searches for Militants Inside Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Anat Peled | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israel’s military is still searching seven different locations in the south of the country near the border of the Gaza Strip where Palestinian militants launched a cross-border attack, the army’s radio station reported Sunday morning. The areas include the city of Sderot and other smaller villages and communities, army radio said.

Organizations: Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Sderot

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