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Netanyahu in a rare apology says he was wrong in criticising security apparatus

October 29, 2023 admin

Faced with sharp criticism from allies and opposition alike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 29 apologized for an earlier statement in which he blamed the security services for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7. “I was wrong. The things I said following the press conference should not have been said…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Takes Jab At Intel Chiefs Over Hamas Attack, Later Apologises

October 29, 2023 admin

“I give full backing to all the heads of the security branches,” Netanyahu said. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday took a jab at his intelligence chiefs on the X platform, saying they never warned him Hamas was planning its wide-scale attack on Oct. 7, but later retracted his comments and issued an…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israel Is Preparing Ground Invasion Of Gaza

October 26, 2023 admin

“We are preparing for a ground incursion”, Netanyahu told in his address to the nation. Tel Aviv: Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Wednesday, but he declined to provide any details on the timing or other information about the operation. He said the…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Says Will Have To Answers On Hamas Attacks Lapses

October 25, 2023 admin

“The fault will be examined,” PM Netanyahu said over Israel’s massive intelligence failure. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that he would “have to give answers” for security lapses exposed in the deadly October 7 attacks by Hamas. “We will examine in detail, we will get to the…

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Why Israel’s Ground Invasion Of Gaza Is Delaying

October 24, 2023 admin

Israel has not launched a ground invasion of Gaza 18 days after the deadliest attack by Hamas. Jerusalem: Israel has not launched a ground invasion of Gaza, despite announcing its imminence, a delay media reports and experts attribute to international pressure, political-military divisions and concerns over hostages. Eighteen days after the deadliest attack ever launched…

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“Working Together As Iron Fist To Eliminate Hamas”: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

October 24, 2023 admin

“We back each other and we back the IDF – our soldiers and our commanders.” Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he along with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Israeli Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lt General Herzi Halevi are at the security assessment working together as an “iron fist” to eliminate…

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Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia: U.S. President Joe Biden

October 21, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on October 20 he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was…

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U.S. President Biden wraps up visit to wartime Israel with warning against being ‘consumed’ by rage

October 19, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume…

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Israel-Hamas War, Gaza, Palestine – Taking Away IDs, Car Keys: Israel Claims Hamas Not Letting Gazans Flee

October 15, 2023 admin

Thousands of residents in the Gaza Strip have fled their homes. New Delhi: Amid a looming ground assault by Israel on the Gaza Strip, its defence forces has claimed that Hamas was not letting the civilians in the densely populated territory flee south towards a closed border with Egypt. The Israel Defence Forces today released…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Says Israel’s Gaza Offensive “Just The Beginning”

October 13, 2023 admin

“Our enemies have only just started paying the price”, Netanyahu said as army began invasion in Gaza. Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Israel’s fierce bombardment of Gaza was “just the beginning” of his country’s response to a Hamas onslaught that left 1,300 dead. With tens of thousands of Israeli troops massed…

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