Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Iran has been directing its proxies to attack Israel, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that Iran was ordering its Palestinian and Lebanese proxies to attack Israel. In a report, the center cited rocket and improvised explosive device strikes along Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has discovered what officials termed the most advanced Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip. The military said the tunnel began near the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis and reached an Israeli kibbutz. The tunnel, reported on March 20, was said to be the longest and deepest discovered […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Iran’s leading Palestinian proxy has acquired a multiple-launch rocket system. The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad unveiled what it termed an indigenous MLRS deployed in the Gaza Strip. Jihad said the platform was employed against Israel in the rocket war against Israel in mid-March. “We are ready for your invasion,” a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has been hampered by the failure of Qatar and Turkey to relay massive aid to the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Hamas failed to garner significant financial assistance from either Ankara or Doha. The sources said the two Sunni Muslim states, despite their rhetoric, did not […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has conducted ceasefire negotiations with the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad. Security sources said Egypt’s intelligence community held contacts with Jihad in mid-March in an attempt to restore the ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip. They said Egypt ignored the Hamas regime, which allowed Jihad to fire nearly 200 rockets […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has been bracing for massive Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said the Hamas military has evacuated all of its bases in the Gaza Strip amid intense rocket fire by the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad. The sources said Hamas was not trying to stop […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip was running out of fuel. Hamas said diesel fuel supplied by Qatar would be exhausted in mid-March. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has not committed to additional natural gas shipments to the Gaza Strip. “Without fuel, there will be a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hamas regime is said to have lost the financial support of its major Middle East backers. Military sources said Hamas rulers in the Gaza Strip no longer benefit from the hundreds of millions of dollars from such allies as Iran and Qatar. The sources said the two Middle […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Qatar has agreed to recruit tens of thousands of Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority said Qatar would recruit 20,000 Palestinians to work in the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate. The PA Labor Ministry said Doha would employ skilled Palestinians for long-term contracts. “The responsibilities of the Labor Ministry, in efforts aimed at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Hamas regime has sent a message to Israel to halt retaliation for rocket attacks on the Jewish state. Israeli sources said Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh urged Israel to stop air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh said Israel should refrain from responding to Palestinian rocket attacks on […]