Israel’s finance minister says Jerusalem will give Hamas a deadline in the next few days, ordering the terror group to disarm within two months – or be destroyed. Israel is poised to give Hamas a deadline for handing over its arsenal, a senior government minister announced Monday, after which the IDF will launch a new […]

White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday, this time without Jared Kushner. He is set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director David Barnea. The visit comes against the backdrop of contacts with Iran. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported […]

The Israeli government is preparing to normalize the status of 140 Jewish farms across Judea and Samaria, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday, as part of a larger effort to combat unauthorized land seizures by Palestinian Arabs. “Anyone who seeks to see Zionism at its best—what deep commitment to the Land of Israel is, […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel is entering a new phase in Gaza focused on dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities and fully demilitarizing the territory — not on reconstruction. Speaking at a press conference Netanyahu outlined what he described as the three pillars of Israel’s “absolute victory.” The following remarks are translated from Hebrew. […]