[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel’s military leadership faced heightened public scrutiny this past week after a string of damaging revelations in the Israeli media and The New York Times suggested that senior officers had ignored or dismissed intelligence reports about the likelihood of a major Hamas attack. According to those reports, the Israeli military obtained a copy of a battle plan that Hamas ultimately used during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but officers wrongly judged…
"Intelligence errors prompt scrutiny of Israeli generals, but little backlash"Tag: Israeli
[ad_1] Israeli airstrikes have hit apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries, the Hamas-run government said. The toll from Wednesday’s strikes was not immediately known. Meanwhile, dozens of people with foreign passports entered the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt. It appeared to be the first time that foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave the besieged territory since the…
"Live: Live updates | Israeli airstrikes hit refugee camp for a second day"
[ad_1] JERUSALEM — A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a nearly three-month-long hunger strike, Israel’s prison service announced, at a time of already soaring tensions between Israel and the Palestinians. Khader Adnan, a leader in the militant Islamic Jihad group, had begun staging protracted hunger strikes more than a decade ago, introducing a new form of protests against Israel’s mass detentions of Palestinians without charges or trials. On Tuesday, the…
"Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody"
[ad_1] BEIRUT (AP) — Satellite imagery showed widespread destruction at a giant military facility in western Syria targeted in a recent Israeli airstrike, and the head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said Sunday the strike targeted a depot housing hundreds of middle-range missiles for Iran-backed fighters. Syrian state media reported after the Thursday night attack near the cities of Tartus and Hama that two people were wounded and fires were sparked in nearby forests.…
"War monitor: Israeli strike targeted missile depot in Syria"
[ad_1] TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was on a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, a snap trip that came as efforts to salvage a deal over Iran’s nuclear program were stalled amid a deepening standoff with Tehran. The visit was Bennett’s second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize ties in 2020 after years of quiet cooperation, mainly over their…
"Israeli PM Bennett in snap UAE visit amid standoff with Iran"
[ad_1] Israel claims that its security forces have killed three militants from the occupied West Bank city Nablus, who were responsible for recent shooting attacks ByJOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press February 8, 2022, 8 :19 PM • Read for 3 minutes Share with FacebookShare this TweetSend this article JERUSALEM — Israel claims security forces killed three militants from the occupied West Bank city Nablus, who were responsible for recent shooting attacks. The Shin Bet internal security…
"Three suspected militants were killed in West Bank by Israeli forces"