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May 12, 2024 Hamas Targets Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing and Israeli City of Ashkelon Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepted two rockets launched from Rafah toward the Kerem Shalom area in Israel on May 12, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. No damage... May 12, 2024 Israel Establishes Eighth Field Hospital in Gaza Israel announced on May 11 that it opened an eighth field hospital in Gaza — this one in central Gaza. The development comes as the Israeli military encourages Palestinians... May 11, 2024 Biden Faces Bipartisan Criticism for Withholding Key Arms from Israel Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed disapproval throughout the week regarding President Joe Biden’s decision to withhold key munitions from Israel. Biden admitted... May 11, 2024 Israel Expands Rafah Operation After Hamas Launches Rockets at Beersheba Hamas launched nine rockets from the southern Gaza city of Rafah toward the Israeli city of Beersheba on May 10. Early on May 11, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged Gazans... May 11, 2024 UN Halves Its Estimate of Women and Children Killed in Gaza The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revised its child fatality figure from the Gaza war sharply downward, reporting more than 14,500 deaths... May 10, 2024 Houthis Target Ships Linked to Israel The leader of the Houthis announced on May 8 that the Yemen-based, Iran-backed rebel group would target “ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel... May 10, 2024 UN General Assembly Facilitates Palestinian End Run around Security Council The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on May 10 to provide “additional rights and privileges of participation of the State of Palestine.” The United Arab Emirates-sponsored... May 9, 2024 Palestinian Statehood Bid Risks Triggering U.S. Defunding of UN The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution asserting its opinion that the “State of Palestine” is qualified for UN membership. The... May 9, 2024 Hamas Fires Rockets at Kerem Shalom Crossing Hours After Reopening Hamas launched rockets at a key Gaza humanitarian aid entry point on May 8, just hours after Israel reopened it following a fatal strike by the terrorist group the previous week.... May 9, 2024 Canada’s House of Commons Presses Trudeau to Designate IRGC The Canadian House of Commons unanimously passed a motion on May 8 to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under the Criminal Code.... May 9, 2024 Hezbollah Attack Kills IDF Soldier A Hezbollah attack killed a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on May 8 in northern Israel. “Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, a 20-year-old infantry soldier from Holon, was killed... May 8, 2024 U.S. Announces Completion of Gaza Aid Pier The Pentagon announced on May 7 that the U.S. military had completed construction of the humanitarian aid pier off the coast of central Gaza. However, bad weather was still preventing... May 8, 2024 Spanish Government Minister Targets Trade With Israel A Spanish government minister on May 8 called on Spanish companies conducting business with Israel to ensure that they do not contribute to human rights violations against Palestinians.... May 8, 2024 Iran Uses Malaysia to Fund Terror Proxies Undersecretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson embarked on a four-day trip to Singapore and Malaysia on May 6 to address terror financing in Southeast Asia. On May 7, Nelson reported... May 8, 2024 Israel Reopens Kerem Shalom Gaza Crossing Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, three days after closing it due to a Hamas attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on May 8. The re-opening... May 8, 2024 Reports Claim U.S. Delaying Munitions to Send Message to Israel The Biden administration is pausing shipments of offensive weapons to Israel due to its objections to military operations in Rafah, senior U.S. officials told journalists on May... May 7, 2024 Ongoing Hezbollah Attacks Have Killed 22 Israelis Since October 7 Hezbollah claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers on May 6. The deaths bring to 22 the number of Israelis killed in assaults launched by the Lebanon-based... May 7, 2024 IDF Takes Control of Gaza Side of Rafah Crossing The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing on May 7 in what they described as a “pinpoint operation.” The crossing, which lies two miles inside... May 7, 2024 IAEA Chief’s Visit to Iran Fails to Sway Tehran on Nuclear Cooperation The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) returned from a two-day visit to Iran on May 7 without reaching an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear activities.... May 6, 2024 Iranian Warship Sails Into Southern Hemisphere A ship in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) crossed into the southern hemisphere, Iranian state media reported on May 4. The Shahid Mahdavi, a converted container... May 6, 2024 Israel Strikes Hamas Command Center Under UNRWA Complex Israeli planes on May 5 destroyed a Hamas command center located in a complex run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in central Gaza. According to a statement... May 6, 2024 Israel Calls on Civilians to Evacuate Rafah Israel called on Gazan civilians to evacuate the eastern part of the city of Rafah ahead of a limited operation by Israeli forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on May 6.... May 6, 2024 Four IDF Soldiers Killed as Hamas Rockets Strike Humanitarian Aid Crossing Hamas fired 10 rockets on May 5 from Rafah toward Kerem Shalom, a key Israeli logistical hub for Gaza aid deliveries, killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10 people.... May 5, 2024 Israel Shutters Al Jazeera Bureau Israel carried out a long-threatened temporary closure of Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel on May 5, accusing the Qatari-owned television channel of pro-Hamas incitement. “Al... May 5, 2024 Hezbollah Rocket Fire Targets Israel’s Kiryat Shmona Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a barrage of at least twenty rockets fired at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on May 5. The attack resulted in damage to an ambulance... May 4, 2024 October 7-Linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad Commander Killed in Rafah An Israeli airstrike on Rafah on May 4 killed a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Israeli military reported. Warplanes bombed an apartment used by Aiman... May 4, 2024 Israeli Commandos Kill 5 West Bank Terrorists Israeli special forces killed five Palestinian terrorists in an overnight West Bank stand-off from May 3 to May 4. Israel said the slain terrorists, including four Hamas members,... May 3, 2024 Hamas Must Strike Deal Within Week or Rafah Ground Offensive Will Begin, Israel Signals Hamas must agree to the latest ceasefire and hostage proposal within the week, or Israel will go ahead with a ground operation, Egyptian officials involved in ongoing negotiations said on May 2. The current proposal — drafted by the United States and Egypt and accepted by Israel — is awaiting approval from Hamas’s Gaza chief, Yahya Sinwar. May 3, 2024 Hamas Diverts Jordan Aid Convoys in Gaza Hamas hijacked a major humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip, Washington said on May 2. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called the incident the “first widespread... May 3, 2024 Hamas Condemns Palestinian Authority Over Death of Islamic Jihad Gunman Hamas condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) on May 2 for the death of a terrorist in a West Bank shootout. Earlier on May 2, PA security forces in the West Bank city of Tulkarm... May 3, 2024 Executions Surge in Iran as Protests Persist Executions in Iran are surging. The Islamic Republic executed 63 people in the last two weeks of April, bringing the total number in 2024 to 175, the Norway-based nonprofit Iran... May 3, 2024 Two More October 7 Victims Declared Dead Two Israeli hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 have been declared dead. Dror Or, a 49-year-old chef and cheesemaker from Kibbutz Beeri whom the terrorist group captured along... May 2, 2024 Jordan Rejects Hosting Hamas as Pressure Rises on Qatar A senior Jordanian diplomat on May 2 firmly rejected the suggestion that Hamas could move its political bureau to Jordan if forced to leave its current base in Qatar. “Hamas behaves... May 2, 2024 Qatar-Owned Al-Jazeera to Close Israel Bureau Pending Israeli Cabinet Vote Israel’s attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, greenlit the closure of Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera’s Israel-based news operations on May 2, allowing the Israeli cabinet to bring the... May 2, 2024 Turkey Suspends Trade With Israel Turkey suspended trade with Israel on May 2, according to two unnamed Turkish officials quoted by Bloomberg. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that Ankara... May 2, 2024 Lacking Hostage Deal, Blinken Continues to Stall Israeli Ground Operation in Rafah Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 1 emphasized his unease with Israel’s pledge to carry out a ground operation in Rafah. Blinken, who concluded another Middle East troubleshooting... May 2, 2024 Israel Thwarts West Bank Terrorist Cell Planning Bombing Attacks Israel recently detained three Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists suspected of planning bombing attacks, the Shin Bet said on May 2. The Shin Bet said that troops from the Israel Defense... May 2, 2024 Turkey Poised to Join South Africa’s Genocide Lawsuit Against Israel at ICJ Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on May 1 that Turkey plans to join South Africa’s genocide complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice... May 1, 2024 U.S. Legislators Push Back Against Possible ICC Warrants for Israeli Officials In response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague could soon issue arrest warrants for one or more senior Israeli officials, Speaker of the U.S. House... May 1, 2024 World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations Aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) resumed operations in Gaza this week, providing 200,000 meals to Palestinians in Gaza on April 30. The aid organization had suspended operations in Gaza after... May 1, 2024 Hezbollah Targets Israeli Forces on Northern Border The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah carried out several attacks on northern Israel on April 30 and May 1. Hezbollah claimed it targeted an Israeli military barracks at Biranit,... May 1, 2024 IAEA Director General May Attend Iran Nuclear Technology Conference The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammed Eslami, claimed on May 1 that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will attend... April 30, 2024 Progress Elusive as China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks Chinese officials said that Fatah and Hamas appear willing to smooth over their longstanding differences following a round of negotiations over the weekend between the... April 30, 2024 Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was... April 30, 2024 EU Members Gear Up for Palestinian State Recognition At least five European Union member states are moving to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 29.... April 30, 2024 Israel Dismantles Terror Tunnels in Gaza The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dismantled two underground tunnels in Gaza operated by Palestinian terrorist organizations, according to an IDF statement on April 29. The tunnels... April 29, 2024 The Netherlands Considers Restoring UNRWA Funding, Pending Reform The Netherlands is the latest country to consider reinstating funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the release of a report on April 22 into the agency’s... April 29, 2024 Israel Readying for U.S. Military’s Floating Pier off Gaza Coast for Humanitarian Aid The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 27 that it is preparing to receive a floating pier that the United States is building off the Gaza coast for the purpose of “receiving... April 29, 2024 IDF Strikes Hamas Positions in Rafah Ahead of Planned Offensive The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in Rafah on April 29 ahead of a planned offensive on the southern Gazan city, where several battalions of Hamas terrorists... April 28, 2024 Egypt Seeks Hostage Negotiations Breakthrough Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met his Israeli counterpart David Barnea on April 26 to continue deadlocked negotiations over a potential deal to free the hostages still in Hamas captivity...

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