Clashes rage in Israel as Hamas fighters hold out 'longer than expected'
Israel's retaliation is also on a scale unseen despite four wars in Gaza since Hamas took control there 16 years ago
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Israel's retaliation is also on a scale unseen despite four wars in Gaza since Hamas took control there 16 years ago
Israel's troops were battling on Monday to clear out Hamas gunmen more than two days after they burst across the fence from Gaza on a deadly rampage, and the army said it would soon go on the offensive after the biggest mobilization in Israeli history.
AMMAN: Mainstream Palestinian leaders on Friday remained shtum over news that Morocco had become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize relations with Israel. Opposition factions such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) were quick to criticize Morocco’s pledge to set aside hostilities toward Israel “in the near future.” Under the US-brokered deal, announced by American President Donald Trump, the US will recognize Morocco’s long-standing claim to the Western Sahara region, rejecting calls by the territory’s Saharawi people for ...