Israel’s Knesset conducting two major investigations of 50-day war with Hamas

Israel’s Knesset conducting two major investigations of 50-day war with Hamas

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has been bracing for an official inquiry into the latest war with Hamas. Officials said the military and government have been preparing for at least two major investigations into the indecisive 50-day war with the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014. They said investigators from the Knesset, or […]

From Iron Dome to ‘Iron Spade’: Israeli contractors tasked with countering Hamas attack tunnels

From Iron Dome to ‘Iron Spade’: Israeli contractors tasked with countering Hamas attack tunnels

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has selected two defense majors to develop a solution to Hamas and Hizbullah attack tunnels. Officials said the Defense Ministry has assigned two defense contractors to develop a comprehensive system that would detect and prevent the infiltration of enemy tunnels into the Jewish state. The officials identified the […]

Egypt: Hamas built underground rocket sites in Sinai, anticipating Israeli invasion

Egypt: Hamas built underground rocket sites in Sinai, anticipating Israeli invasion

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has determined that Hamas and its Palestinian allies established rocket launch sites in the northeastern section of the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security sources said Hamas and Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip have developed an underground infrastructure of rockets and tunnels in northeastern Sinai. The sources said the infrastructure […]

Israel’s ‘Flying Camel Squadron’ confirmed, tracked bomb targets

Israel’s ‘Flying Camel Squadron’ confirmed, tracked bomb targets

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has detailed an air reconnaissance unit that approves strikes in urban areas. The Israel Air Force has provided a glimpse of the Flying Camel Squadron, an air group that oversees and approves targets in urban areas, particularly in the Gaza Strip. The squadron is said to have […]

Israel levels apartment building housing Hamas military command emptied of civilians

Israel levels apartment building housing Hamas military command emptied of civilians

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel was said to have destroyed Hamas military headquarters in the Gaza Strip. Military sources said the Israel Air Force targeted a 13-story building in Gaza City that contained the Hamas command center. They said the building was leveled and senior commanders were killed on Aug. 23 after civilians […]

Palestinian Authority: Hamas arrested, shot activists during war with Israel

Palestinian Authority: Hamas arrested, shot activists during war with Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has reported a Hamas crackdown on the Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip. PA officials said Hamas rounded up hundreds of Fatah activists amid the war with Israel. They said the activists were either imprisoned or confined to house arrest and ordered not to hold meetings or […]

Hamas claims first rocket attack on Israeli gas platform in Mediterranean

Hamas claims first rocket attack on Israeli gas platform in Mediterranean

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Hamas has reported its first attack on Israel’s offshore natural gas infrastructure. Hamas said it fired two rockets toward an Israeli gas installation in the Mediterranean Sea some 35 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. The area contains a platform from the Tamar field, Israel’s largest producing gas reserve and operated […]

Israel fails in 10th attempt to take out Hamas military chief

Israel fails in 10th attempt to take out Hamas military chief

Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Israel has again targeted the commander of Hamas’ military. Israel Air Force fighter-jets struck the home of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. The air strike on late Aug. 19 was said to have killed at least two members of Deif’s family in the southern Gaza Strip city of Dir […]

Obama blocked arms deliveries to Israel, ordered no shipments be made without his approval

Obama blocked arms deliveries to Israel, ordered no shipments be made without his approval

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered his administration not to approve U.S. weapons deliveries to Israel. Officials said the White House ordered the State Department and Defense Department to suspend any Israeli request for weapons or other military supplies. They said Obama issued a directive that any Israeli request, regardless of […]

Hamas complains mediator Egypt has taken harder line than Israel in ceasefire talks

Hamas complains mediator Egypt has taken harder line than Israel in ceasefire talks

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Hamas has been dismayed by Egypt’s mediation of a ceasefire with Israel. Hamas has signaled its dismay in more than two weeks of mediation by Egypt for a ceasefire with Israel. Hamas sources said Egypt sought to harden’s Israel’s positions on such issues as demilitarization, a Gaza sea port and […]