Hamas fired rockets at Kerem Shalom on Wednesday afternoon, hours after Israel reopened the crossing for the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
A deadly Hamas rocket attack from Rafah on Sunday had caused the IDF to close the crossing.
The terrorist group’s “military” wing took responsibility for Wednesday’s attack, saying that it fired 114 mm short-range Rajum rockets at IDF soldiers at the crossing.
Separately, the IDF said that shots were fired at vehicles carrying Palestinian workers to the crossing, wounding several people. The source of the fire was unclear.

Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Wednesday that Hamas will still pose a threat even after a military operation in Rafah city, its last stronghold in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking at the Ynet and Yediot Ahronot “People of the State” conference at Expo Tel Aviv, Hagari said, “I want to tell the public, so that they do not delude themselves: Even after we deal with Rafah, there will be terror. Hamas will move northwards and try to reconstitute itself, even in the next few days. In every place Hamas returns to, including in northern and central Gaza, we will return to operating.”
The spokesperson put the Gaza war in perspective from the military’s point of view on the 215th day of fighting since the Hamas-led massacre of Oct. 7.

Pesach – חג הישועותThe Festival of Redemption As we approach Pesach in just a week, we recall so many miracles in Egypt and during the departure from slavery, and the beginning of Klal Yisroel’s journey to receive the Torah and to fully become and live as עם ה’.  For so many centuries, departure from one […]

The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had been expected in light of still-unresolved issues in the case and because Trump is currently on trial in a separate […]

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson and far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene met for a second day at the Capitol on Tuesday, political adversaries trying to engineer an off-ramp from the escalating standoff over her threat for a vote to oust him from office. The stakes are high for both. Republican Johnson is hoping to avoid […]

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to another company, arguing that it vaguely paints it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment. The widely expected lawsuit filed on Tuesday may be setting […]

In a secret letter dated 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu urged the Qatari government to maintain financial support to Gaza.
In the letter, Netanyahu explained that the funding would reduce the motivation of terror groups there to carry out attacks, would prevent a humanitarian crisis and was vital for preserving regional stability.
Qatari funding played a pivotal role in Hamas’s evolution from a marginal militant group to a formidable force, marked by extensive military infrastructure, including tunnels and substantial firepower. Initially, between 2007 and 2014, Qatar’s financial aid to Hamas operated independently of international oversight. Subsequently, from 2014 onwards, Qatar coordinated its assistance with the United States and Israel.

Border Police officer Yitav Lev Halevi, H’yd, who was critically wounded in a counterterrorism operation on Shabbos succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. He was wounded in a 13-hour gun battle in an operation near Tulkarm during which five terrorists involved in the murder of Elchanan Klein, H’yd, were killed. He was evacuated to Beilinson […]