(JNS) – Israel denounced on Saturday a proposal by Elon Musk to provide internet connectivity to aid organizations in Gaza, saying Hamas would take advantage. With electricity and internet connectivity nearly non-existent, Musk said on X, formerly Twitter, “Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza.” Starlink is a constellation of satellites providing internet connectivity in more than 60 countries, in areas with limited telecommunications infrastructure. Starlink is operated by Musk’s California-based SpaceX spacecraft manufacturer and launch service provider. Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi criticized the idea on X, formerly Twitter. “Israel will use all means at…
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JERUSALEM (JNS) – Hamas has systematically turned hospitals in the Gaza Strip into terror command centers and hideouts, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday, as volleys of rockets fired by Hamas targeted central and southern Israel. Four people were injured in a direct rocket strike on a residential building in Tel Aviv on Friday afternoon, ranging from moderate to light injuries. Half an hour after that attack, central Israel was again targeted by rockets. According to IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military is affixing a red flag to the world about Hamas’s war crime of using…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian telecom provider Paltel says internet service in Gaza Strip has been cut off by Israeli bombardment. Services were cut Friday evening, following a heavy round of Israeli airstrikes that lit up the night sky over the darkened territory. The Palestinian Red Crescent, the main emergency service in Gaza, said it was cut off from its operations room in the strip because of the internet blackout. Photo by: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — One of the youngest hostages being held captive in Gaza by Hamas is a 9-month-old Argentine baby, according to the head of Argentina’s embassy in Israel. “The youngest hostage, a baby of only nine months, is Argentine. It’s very difficult to talk about such painful topics,” Francisco Tropepi told Vis á Vis, a news outlet focused on reporting related to Israel and the Jewish community in Argentina, in an interview. Tropepi did not reveal the baby’s identity. There are 21 Argentine citizens who remain missing and are presumed to be held hostage by Hamas, Foreign Minister…
The Writers Guild of America (WGA), the moving force behind Hollywood and the American entertainment industry, is usually vocal over matters of so-called “social justice”. Yet, in the face of the inhumane October 7 slaughter of more than 1,400 innocent Israeli civilians by the Hamas terror group, the Guild has been silent. Israeli-American screenwriter Dan Gordon resigned from the Writers Guild to protest its unwillingness to speak out against the massacres in Israel. Gordon, writer of The Hurricane, Wyatt Earp, and other films, is an IDF veteran and holds dual citizenship. Noting that the Guild has taken stands in support…
(October 27, 2023 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces deployed tanks and soldiers into the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday to carry out a second targeted raid in as many days, the military said. The incursion included infantry, combat engineering and armored forces, with drones and combat helicopters providing cover, according to the IDF. Additionally, artillery and airstrikes targeted Hamas terror assets, including command centers and anti-tank missile launch sites. Israeli tanks also rolled into the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday night in a pinpoint raid “as part of preparations for the next stages of combat.” Under the lead of…
(October 27, 2023 / JNS) Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Wednesday banned the Student for Justice in Palestine organization from operating on state college campuses. SJP, long accused of antisemitism and of threatening Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus, was banned for providing “harmful support for terrorist groups,” according to the State University System of Florida. National SJP, the organization’s umbrella group, has come under growing scrutiny after releasing a statement on Instagram describing Hamas’s bloody Oct. 7 invasion of the western Negev, in which it killed more than 1,400 people, wounded thousands more and took…
(October 26, 2023 / JNS) The “Lights of Hope” exhibit on Thursday night in Jerusalem served as a symbol of solidarity with the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, aimed at raising international awareness of their plight. Representatives of the captives’ families took part in the inauguration event, which was sponsored by the Jerusalem Municipality, via the Ariel Company, at Pais Arena Square (formerly the Jerusalem Arena). The “Lights of Hope” exhibit at Pais Arena Square in Jerusalem illuminates the sky to raise awareness of those being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 26,…
A Jewish mother and her child in Washington D.C. experienced a distressing incident when a man obstructed a bike lane and subjected them to harassment and anti-Semitic abuse. The mother-of-three found herself facing an unlawful driver who refused to yield the bike lane for her and her toddler as they attempted to make their way to a school pickup. When she requested that the man move his large SUV out of the lane to ensure their safety, he callously responded, “I don’t give a [expletive removed] about your safety. Your life is not my concern.” In response to the escalating…
Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, of Louisiana, meets with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Joe Biden met with the new House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the White House on Thursday to discuss his request for nearly $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and other national security needs. Johnson, a staunch conservative allied with Donald Trump, has shown little interest in providing additional money from Congress to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Biden met briefly with Johnson and Jeffries before a…