IDF

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a weekly cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Middle East

Military draft bill creates rift in Israeli government

A picture taken from southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over northern Gaza on December 16, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
Hamas-Israel war

Hostages killed by Israel forces waved white flag, cried for help

A customer speaks to a member of staff at a gun shop at the Caliber 3 shooting range in Gush Etzion, an Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli military, asked about Gaza coms blackout, says we do what needed to protect forces