Israel’s top security agency admits failures in 7th October Hamas attack
Jerusalem Reuters Israel’s top security agency ignored signs Hamas would attack in October, 2023, and was fooled into believing the militant group did not want all-out war, the agency reported in its own inquiry into one of Israel’s most devastating security failures. The Shin Bet’s report was published on Tuesday, five days after the military […]
Israeli military inquiry says it “failed to protect” civilians on 7th October
Jerusalem Reuters The Israeli military drastically underestimated the capabilities of Hamas before its attacks on Israel on 7th October, 2023, and “failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians”, a summary of an Israeli military investigation published on Thursday said. The perception that Hamas was not interested in a full-scale conflict and that Israel would […]
Sinwar’s death came at the end of months of searching by Israel
Jerusalem, Israel Reuters Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed during a gun battle in southern Gaza on Wednesday by Israeli troops who were initially unaware that they had caught their country’s number one enemy, Israeli officials said. Intelligence services had been searching for Sinwar for months and had been gradually restricting the area where he […]
Hamas leader Sinwar killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, Netanyahu says war will go on
Updated: 11am (AEDT) Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the 7th October, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Israel said on Thursday. His killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in the year-long conflict. There are […]
Trauma of 7th October attack still hangs over Israel as war spreads
Jerusalem Reuters While much of the world has focused on Israel’s military response to the 7th October Hamas attacks, and the devastation it has caused, Israelis’ lives in the past year have been overshadowed by the trauma of that day. The attack was the worst disaster in Israel’s history, leaving the country reeling from the […]
Marking 7th October, Israel vows to fight for hostages, assails UN
United Nations Reuters Israel hosted an event at the United Nations on Monday to mark one year since a deadly Hamas attack, vowing to fight until all hostages held in Gaza by the Palestinian militants are freed and assailing the world body for failing to condemn the massacre. “The UN has failed in its most […]
Israel steps up Gaza bombing on war’s first anniversary, civilians desperate for return to calm
Cairo, Egypt/Gaza Reuters Israel stepped up air and ground attacks on Hamas in Gaza, killing at least 52 people according to Palestinian medics, on the first anniversary of a war that has left most of the territory in ruins and shattered the lives of its people. For its part on Monday, Hamas said it struck […]
Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, as memorials mark war anniversary
Jerusalem/Beirut Reuters Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel’s third-largest city Haifa and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday, one year after the devastating Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis held ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the 7th October attack as the Gaza conflict […]
Thousands stage pro-Palestinian protests worldwide, on eve of 7th October attack that triggered Gaza war
Paris, France Reuters Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in cities around the world on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly 7th October Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. Demonstrations were held in major cities from Jakarta to Istanbul to Rabat, and followed protests on Saturday in […]
Thousands around the world protest Middle East war as 7th October anniversary nears
Paris, France/ Washington DC, US Reuters Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East as the start of Israel’s war in the Palestinian enclave approaches its first anniversary. About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London […]