Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel
Acting against one’s own security interests is not peculiar to Israel. The United States believed it needed to protect itself by fighting in Vietnam and Iraq. Russia insisted on fighting in Afghanistan. Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 and in the process midwifed Hezbollah, now one of its great enemies.
Fierce fighting on streets of Gaza's Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked Rafah on Saturday, as Israel pressed an assault against Hamas militants that has led hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee the southern Gaza city.The Israeli military said its air forces hit more than 70 targets across the Gaza Strip while ground troops conducted "targeted raids" in eastern Rafah,
While Egypt has played a mediatory role in all previous wars and crises between Israel and Hamas since 2007, its current ...
For Portland nurse Monica Johnston, returning to the United States after being trapped in the Gaza Strip felt bittersweet.
Regarding your editorial “Why Israel Must Take Rafah” (May 7): Why, oh why, has the U.S. put the sudden halt on the very ...
The Israel Defense Forces said they discovered nearly 700 tunnel shafts in Rafah, with some crossing into Egypt. Israeli ...
Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the current status of a ...
Benjamin Netanyahu has been left facing Cabinet chaos as a key minister threatens to resign over Israel’s invasion of ...
Hamas security guard at the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, May 17, 2013. The IDF revealed about 50 tunnels leading from Egypt to Rafah, Kan 11 News ...
Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the ...
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