Images of death and devastation in Rafah rattle some of Israel’s most ardent defenders:The viral images of devastation — including that of a decapitated child — triggered an outpouring of horror on social media. Avi Mayer, a longtime pro-Israel activist and former editor of The Jerusalem Post, called for Hamas’ surrender, but his tone was one of exhaustion. “The images from Rafah are terrible,” he said. “This war has gone on for too long. It’s time for it to end.” Read the story ➤
The latest… The IDF said its airstrike on a targeted area in Rafah was nearly a mile from a displaced persons camp, and is investigating if a hidden stockpile of weapons and other combustibles may have caused secondary blasts leading to dozens of deaths.
The White House said the Rafah attack was “heartbreaking,” but would not cause President Joe Biden to freeze additional arms shipments to Israel.
U.S.-made weapons were used in the Israeli strike in Rafah on Sunday, according to a CNN analysis.
The U.S. military temporarily suspended aid deliveries into Gaza by sea, after the $320 million floating pier it set up was damaged by bad weather.
Israeli intelligence has been spying on the International Criminal Court for nine years, according to a new investigation by the Guardian and two Israel-based magazines.
We told you last week about a non-Jewish Palm Beach County executive who is investing more than $700 million of county funds in Israel bonds — money that goes to finance Israel’s military efforts as it wages war with Hamas in Gaza. Now a group of Palestinian Americans is suing him.
A Seattle museum temporarily closed after dozens of its staff members walked out to protest an exhibit about fighting discrimination across ethnic groups that they claimed “conveyed Zionist perspectives.”
New York City’s annual Israel parade is set for this Sunday. Gone will be the festive decor, the bands, and the overall celebratory atmosphere. Instead, the message of the parade can be boiled down to three words: “Bring them home.” | 