• Live updates: Israel says it intercepted 99 percent of Iran's drones and missiles

    Live updates: Israel says it intercepted 99 percent of Iran's drones and missiles

    Apr 14, 2024 03:04 PM EDT

    JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday hailed the interception of virtually all of the more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones targeting its territory as a significant strategic success. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on social platform X: “We intercepted. We blocked. Together, we will win.” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant added ...

  • Israel draws international outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers

    Israel draws international outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers

    Apr 05, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... the convoy split. And that's when the IDF admits one of its commanders mistakenly assumed that Hamas gunmen remained inside the convoy. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari: This operational misidentification and misclassification was the result of internal failures. Nick Schifrin: Between 11:09 and 11:13 p.m. The IDF ...

  • Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80 percent of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed

    Gaza doctor says gunfire accounted for 80 percent of the wounds at his hospital from aid convoy bloodshed

    Mar 01, 2024 04:15 PM EDT

    WATCH: Refugees International head discusses difficulties getting humanitarian aid into Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put forward a plan under which Israel would retain open-ended security and political control over the territory — an effective reoccupation — after Hamas is destroyed. Under the plan, Palestinians picked by Israel would ...

  • Biden warns Israel to protect Palestinians after Gaza raid to rescue hostages kills dozens

    Biden warns Israel to protect Palestinians after Gaza raid to rescue hostages kills dozens

    Feb 12, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    ... pressure. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, Spokesperson, Israeli Defense Forces: This rescue mission underscores the importance of our ground operation in Gaza. Nick Schifrin: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose brother died freeing kidnapped Israelis 48 years ago, called the rescue historic. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister (through interpreter): I want to ...

  • Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as military rescues 2 hostages

    Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Rafah as military rescues 2 hostages

    Feb 12, 2024 02:18 PM EDT

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted persistent military pressure will bring about the captives' freedom — a position he repeated on Monday — even as other top officials have opposed this, saying a deal is the only way to secure their release. A dramatic raid Israeli military spokesman Read Adm. Daniel ...

  • Israel warns of 'another war' as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon escalates

    Israel warns of 'another war' as cross-border fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon escalates

    Jan 08, 2024 12:25 AM EDT

    ... pressure on Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, was rising and it would either be effective “or we will get to another war.” Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari asserted that Israel’s focus on Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force was pushing it away from the border.Israel has mostly sought to ...

  • Israel says it has dismantled Hamas military infrastructure in northern Gaza, shifted focus to the south

    Israel says it has dismantled Hamas military infrastructure in northern Gaza, shifted focus to the south

    Jan 07, 2024 07:09 PM EDT

    ... war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday. Israel did not address troop deployments in northern Gaza going forward. Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said late Saturday that forces would focus on the central and southern parts of the territory and strengthen defenses along the Israel-Gaza ...

  • What the ruling against Netanyahu's judiciary overhaul means for Israel and war in Gaza

    What the ruling against Netanyahu's judiciary overhaul means for Israel and war in Gaza

    Jan 01, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    ... The plan sparked deep divisions, but they have largely been put aside since Hamas attacked on October 7. We turn now to NPR international correspondent Daniel Estrin, who is in Tel Aviv, for more on all of this. So, Daniel, tell us, on what grounds did Israel's Supreme Court ...

  • Live updates: Israel’s allies call for winding down of assault in Gaza

    Live updates: Israel’s allies call for winding down of assault in Gaza

    Dec 18, 2023 03:34 PM EDT

    ... than half of prewar imports, even as needs have soared and fighting hinders delivery in many areas. The Israeli army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said on Monday that Israel is not restricting the amount of humanitarian aid. “We know civilians in Gaza are suffering. This is because ...

  • Live updates: Israel widens attacks in Gaza as UN warns no safe place left in territory

    Live updates: Israel widens attacks in Gaza as UN warns no safe place left in territory

    Dec 07, 2023 12:36 PM EDT

    Sinwar grew up in the refugee camp of Khan Younis which over the decades evolved into a crowded neighborhood of the city. Mohammed Deif, the shadowy military leader of Hamas, is from the camp as well. Earlier Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that troops "are encircling Sinwar's ...