Author: Josef Federman
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Israel, Hamas trade heavy fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Palestinian militants bombarded Israel with dozens of rockets and mortar shells Monday, while Israeli warplanes struck targets throughout the Gaza Strip in what appeared to be the most intense exchange of fire since a 2014 war. Palestinian officials said at least three people, including two militants, were killed by Israeli…
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Hamas: Gaza cease-fire reached with Israel
JERUSALEM • Gaza’s Hamas rulers said late Thursday that a truce had been reached with Israel, ending an intense two-day burst of violence that had pushed the region closer to war. But the deal did not appear to address the deeper issues that have prevented the bitter enemies from reaching a longer cease-fire arrangement. Hamas’…
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Deadly Gaza protests cloud US Embassy opening in Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a jarring contrast, Israeli forces shot and killed at least 58 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,700 during mass protests Monday along the Gaza border, while just a few miles away Israel and the U.S. held a festive inauguration ceremony for the new American Embassy in contested Jerusalem. It…
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Reports: Police recommend indictments of Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Tuesday recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted in a pair of corruption cases, media reported, in an embarrassing blow to the embattled prime minister that is likely to fuel calls for him to step down. The recommendations marked a dramatic ending to a months-long investigation into allegations that Netanyahu accepted…
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Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests. Trump will instruct the State Department to begin the multi-year process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to…
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United Nations passes resolution condemning Israeli settlements, U.S. abstains from vote
UNITED NATIONS — In a striking rupture with past practice, the United States allowed the U.N. Security Council on Friday to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation” of international law. In doing so, the outgoing Obama administration brushed aside Donald Trump’s demands that the U.S. exercise its…