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WSJ: Hamas Rejects Ceasefire If Required to Disarm

Yayha Sinwar, the Gaza-based leader of Hamas, has reportedly rejected any ceasefire that would require the terror group to disarm, according to the Wall Street Journal — making a new hostage deal almost impossible.

GAZA, PALESTINE - 2023/04/14: Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas

Jake Sullivan: Biden’s D-Day Address to Focus on Russia

President Joe Biden’s upcoming address in Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6 will focus on the threat of Russia invading Europe, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Tuesday.

Joe Biden awkward salute (Hiro Komae / Associated Press)

WATCH: Biden Backtracks on Criticism of Netanyahu

U.S. President Joe Biden backtracked Tuesday on criticism he made earlier about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when he claimed in an interview that Netanyahu was prolonging the Gaza war for political reasons.

US President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, o

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Refuses to Boycott Israel

Jonny Greenwood, the legendary lead guitarist of the British rock group Radiohead, issued a statement Tuesday explaining why he continues to work with Israeli artists and criticizing anti-Israel boycotts of Israeli arts and culture.

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 20: Jonny Greenwood of The Smile performs at Tempodrom on May 20, 20

Fires Started by Hezbollah Rockets Blaze Across Northern Israel

Fires started by Hezbollah rockets and drones ignited and spread throughout northern Israel early this week, posing a new challenge for the Israeli military and leading to public demands for action against the Iranian terror group.

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War Looms in Lebanon as Hezbollah Intensifies Fire at Israel

Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terror group in southern Lebanon, are near a war footing as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets and projectiles at Israel over the weekend, causing widespread fires near Israel’s northern borders.

IDF northern command (IDF)

Shock as South African Opposition Has Chance to Take Power

South Africa’s opposition parties have a chance to take power from the ruling African National Congress (ANC), as the final results appear to show the Democratic Alliance (DA) could have enough votes to form a governing coalition.

Leader of the main opposition Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen, right, shakes hands wi

Report: IDF Exposes Secret Egypt-Gaza Bridge in Rafah Operation

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Rafah has exposed the existence of a secret overpass between Egypt and Gaza, which Hamas could use to import anything without international supervision, according to the Jerusalem Post.

An Egyptian military officer watches at a post in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, a

Netanyahu on Biden ‘Proposal’: Hamas Must Be Destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel would not accept a ceasefire deal that prevented it from destroying Hamas, after U.S. President Joe Biden presented a so-called Israeli “proposal” that allowed Hamas to survive.

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Polls Show Netanyahu, Right-wing Surging in Wartime Israel

Two new polls show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surging politically in Israel, despite pressure by Democrats in the United States, and left-wing protests in Israel, to force new elections and a change in government

Benjamin Netanyahu (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO)

Israel Takes Gaza-Egypt Border, Destroys Tunnels in Rafah

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) secured control of the entire length of the Gaza-Egypt border on Wednesday, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, and discovered some 20 tunnels nearby, as it continued military operations in Rafah.

Philadephi Corridor (IDF)

Rioters Set Fire at Israeli Embassy in Mexico

Rioters in Mexico City threw Molotov cocktails at the Israeli embassy on Tuesday as international condemnation continued against Israel’s airstrike Sunday on two Hamas terrorists in Rafah, after which several dozen civilians died.

Mexico Israeli embassy Molotov (Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty)