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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 569

Matthew Miller

Israeli soldiers on the border fence with Syria, near the northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams. December 9, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 10, 2024, 4:23 am
UN slams ‘violation’ of 1974 Syria disengagement deal as Israel acts in buffer zone
US defends Israeli decision to fill vacuum after Syrian soldiers fled posts along border, but stresses measure must be temporary; Iran condemns ‘flagrant violation’
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Israeli settlers flash middle fingers from rooftops as they taunt Palestinian locals near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, as they mark a yearly Jewish religious event in Hebron in the West Bank on November 23, 2024. (Hazem Bader/AFP)
November 26, 2024, 12:04 am
US: Administrative detention was one of the few tools Israel used to curb settler violence
State Department condemns Katz’s decision to end practice only against Israeli extremists, says it will continue taking its own actions, while admitting that steps are reversible
By Jacob Magid
Trucks loaded with aid drive down the Salaheddin road in the central town of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
November 8, 2024, 2:23 pm
US says Israel will open new Gaza aid crossing as Nov. 13 aid deadline approaches
State Department says Israel committed to opening Kissufim crossing and has made progress on aid delivery; Trump win may remove US leverage on arms support after Biden ultimatum
By Jacob Magid and AFP
People scramble to receive sacks of flour at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid distribution centre in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 3, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
November 5, 2024, 5:36 am
Blinken speaks with Gallant as US says Israel failing to boost Gaza aid deliveries
State Department says Israel ‘failed’ to sufficiently improve humanitarian conditions as deadline to meet requirements or risk restrictions on military assistance draws near
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
An injured man sits on the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, October 29, 2024. (AFP)
October 30, 2024, 2:57 am
US presses Israel to explain ‘horrific’ Gaza strike in which over 20 kids said killed
Hamas health ministry reports 93 killed in Beit Lahiya, a figure the IDF says shouldn’t be trusted; Biden envoy: Israel’s words on providing aid to civilians don’t match its actions
By Jacob Magid
UN vehicles escort a destroyed truck reportedly used by UNRWA workers that was fired upon by Israeli forces, as it is carried by a trailer vehicle along Gaza's main Salah al-Din road outside Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on October 23, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
October 29, 2024, 6:24 am
US urges Israel to rethink anti-UNRWA laws, warning millions at risk of ‘catastrophe’
US official blasts ‘disingenuous’ PM for saying Israel ready to work with int’l community on Gaza aid after approving laws that will crimp UN agency without an alternative in place
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the government's response to Hurricane Helene in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, as Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, look on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 2, 2024, 1:40 am
US: We will help Israel exact ‘severe consequences’ from Iran for missile attack
Pledge to assist goes further than DC’s support after April attack, when Biden sought to limit Israel’s response; president says strike unsuccessful partly due to US assistance
By Jacob Magid
Relatives and officials look at the coffin of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who the IDF says was likely shot dead inadvertently by Israeli forces while protesting against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, during her funeral ceremony at the Didim central mosque in Aydin Province on September 14, 2024. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
September 14, 2024, 7:48 pm
American-Turkish activist killed in West Bank is laid to rest in Turkey
Ankara vows death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi won’t go unpunished, while US calls for accountability and urges Israel to reexamine IDF’s rules of engagement
By AFP and ToI Staff
Volunteers lays flowers at an installation by the charity Oxfam, depicting a Mark-84 2,000-pound bomb with the words 'Stop Arming Israel,' opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London on July 30, 2024. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
September 4, 2024, 2:50 pm
US said to have warned UK its weapons restrictions to Israel may impact hostage talks
Unnamed UK minister tells newspaper there must be a review of other arms exports, including to Saudi Arabia, ‘otherwise it just looks like we’re picking out the one Jewish state’
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, left, visits the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 21, 2023. (Courtesy: Minhelet Har Habayit)
August 28, 2024, 2:45 am
US: Ben Gvir ‘sowing chaos, undermining Israel’s security’ with Temple Mount remarks
State Department ‘reaffirms commitment to preserving the historic status quo at Jerusalem’s holy sites,’ as far-right minister asserts Jewish right to prayer at flashpoint compound
By Jacob Magid
A man walks outside the West Bank Ramallah municipality building on May 24, 2024, adorned with flags of Spain, Ireland and Norway. (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)
August 9, 2024, 8:38 am
US, EU say Israel revoking Norwegian diplomats’ status ‘unwarranted,’ not ‘helpful’
Josep Borrell says EU in ‘full solidarity’ with Oslo, after Israel says it will withdraw accreditation of eight Norwegian diplomats who dealt with Palestinian Authority
By Agencies and Sam Sokol
(L-R) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organization and political party Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024 (Pedro Pardo / AFP)
July 26, 2024, 9:33 pm
With Palestinian declaration and Ukrainian FM visit, China showcases rising influence
By brokering unity efforts by Palestinian factions and hosting Kyiv’s top envoy, Beijing is seen as cementing its role as a global diplomatic force
By HUIZHONG WU and Didi Tang
Supporters cheer as newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) arrives at the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on July 6, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
July 9, 2024, 3:49 am
US not expecting policy change from Iran after election of reformist president
Administration spokespeople downplay chances to resume nuclear talks with Tehran, noting that supreme leader Khamenei still calls shot as Massoud Pezeshkian enters office
By AFP
IDF soldiers tie injured Palestinian detainee to hood of car after an operation in the West Bank, June 22, 2024. (X, formerly Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 24, 2024, 10:52 pm
US condemns ‘shocking’ video of Palestinian tied to hood of IDF car in West Bank
State Dept. calls for those responsible to be held accountable, pans Smotrich effort to expand Israeli civilian control in West Bank
By Jacob Magid
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents next to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
May 29, 2024, 1:21 am
US mourns ‘tragic’ deaths in Rafah strike but stresses Israel didn’t cross red line
Spokespeople say Israeli op in southern Gaza city still more limited than previous ones in Strip, US waiting for full probe on weekend strike before passing further judgement
By Jacob Magid
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