Sami Vaderlip - Drop Site News
Dec. 11, 2024
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”
Maya Gebeily, Timour Azhari - Reuters
Dec. 10, 2024
Syria's new interim leader announced on Tuesday he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad three days ago.
Times of Israel
The US and Egypt, who are mediating renewed talks for a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, are pressuring Israel to agree to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border
Carrie Keller-Lynn, Dov Lieber - Wall Street Journal
Strikes aim to keep weapons from falling into rebel hands, Israel says
Lazar Berman - Times of Israel
Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi were in Cairo today to meet senior Egyptian officials
Alex Marquardt, Jennifer Hansler, Kristen Holmes, MJ Lee - CNN
Arno Rosenfeld - Forward
Dec. 9, 2024
Yoav Gallant, former Israeli Defense Minister, was scheduled for an event at Washington, D.C., synagogue Adas Israel.
Galit Altstein - Bloomberg.com
Finance minister rejects establishment of Palestinian state. Says economy will bounce back, steadying finances in 2025
A prominent US Conservative synagogue in Washington, DC, has reportedly canceled an event hosting former defense minister Yoav Gallant due to pushback from congregants over Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza.
Government pointman dismisses Arabic paper’s claim that would indicate advanced stage of talks; FM Sa’ar says he is more optimistic than before, ‘but we are not there yet’
Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon - Times of Israel
Dec. 8, 2024
Far-right Uri Tzafon Movement says families set up tents in southern Lebanon, but military says group’s claims are false and that the settler activists never crossed the border
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff - The Washington Post
Two student activists with ties to GMU protesters were given four-year trespass notices for alleged vandalism.
Emanuel Fabian - Times of Israel
The IDF says it temporarily closed a route leading from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, used to deliver aid to Palestinians, after troops came under mortar fire from the area.
Dec. 7, 2024
London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reports that Hamas has begun efforts to check the status of hostages held by other terror groups in Gaza, as it expects potential movement on a hostage and ceasefire deal with Israel.
Kavitha Chekuru - The Intercept
Dec. 6, 2024
The Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
Anat Peled, Dov Lieber - Wall Street Journal
The Netzarim corridor and other areas help Israel keep authority in Gaza indefinitely, raising concerns about occupation
Mera Aladam - Middle East Eye
Senior commanders order shooting of Palestinians over ethnicity without facing repercussions, Israeli journalist and reserve soldier writes
Nisa Khan - KQED
The pro-Israel lobby AIPAC’s major spending this election season has drawn national attention — but the group has also been spending large amounts in California. Here’s what that looks like.
Nadav Rapaport, Oscar Rickett - Middle East Eye
Lee Mordechai says his country is committing genocide, as his report documents a wide range of atrocities committed by Israeli forces
Matt Sledge, Nikita Mazurov - The Intercept
The biggest question in the case against Asif Rahman, a CIA employee accused of leaking Israel’s battle plans, is motive.
Hossam Shabat - Drop Site News
Dec. 5, 2024
Hossam Shabat reports from northern Gaza on Israel’s mass expulsion campaign
Arab News
Dec. 4, 2024
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state solution.
Jessica Washington - The Intercept
In a new 300-page report, the human rights group joins a growing chorus of legal scholars and activists describing Israel’s assault on Palestinians as genocide.
