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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Donald Trump Foreign Policy Hamas: In a major shift in US policy, the Donald Trump administration has engaged in direct talks with Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, to negotiate the possible release of American hostages. The talks, which represent a significant break from the longstanding US policy of avoiding direct communication with Hamas — designated a terrorist organization by Washington — have been confirmed by the White House.On Wednesday, President Donald Trump also posted a blunt ultimatum on social media, demanding the immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas and the return of…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Kingsley Wilson, appointed in January to be deputy press secretary at the Pentagon, last year tweeted a neo-Nazi talking point about Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank. The post came amid a flood of far-right social media content by the Trump administration appointee, who previously worked at an organization founded by the architect of Project 2025, the Christian conservative blueprint for a Trump White House. Many of Wilson’s posts, which remain online, reflect antisemitic conspiracy theories. The one about Frank has resurged in recent years. Frank was a factory manager in Georgia who was convicted on thin evidence…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir told the high command on Thursday night that 2025 will be a year of war focused on Gaza and Iran, with other fronts also being given attention.He said that he will emphasize the concept of “victory” as an important value, as, in recent years, the IDF had been focused on relative victory or deterrence.Additionally, he has decided that all efforts will be made to return the hostages from Hamas, though no specific policy changes have been named. Zamir’s shakeup of the IDFZamir has ordered breaking up the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Slain hostage Ohad Yahalomi was laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz on Wednesday morning, following a funeral procession that began in Rishon Lezion at 08:15 a.m.At the request of the family, both the eulogies and the ceremony itself were closed to media coverage.Vehicles of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, where Yahalomi worked, accompanied the procession to his final resting place.“The Israel Nature and Parks Authority bows its head in mourning as Ohad Yahalomi, a staff member of the authority who was abducted from his home on October 7 and murdered in Hamas captivity,”…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Donald Trump has warned Hamas to hand over Israeli hostages or “you are dead” – adding: “This is your last warning”.The US president made the post on social media hours after his White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed there had been “ongoing talks and discussions” between the US officials and Hamas. On his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump wrote: “Release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered or it is over for you.”Only sick and twisted people keep bodies and you are…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Wednesday evening officially began a procedure to remove Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara from her position.In an 84-page document sent to all of the government’s ministers, the justice minister argued that Baharav-Miara has used her power to serve as a “long arm of the opposition” and block the government from implementing its policies. The move is extremely contentious, as the Attorney-General is an important gatekeeper whose central responsibility is to ensure that the government operates according to the law.Levin and other ministers, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, made similar claims on numerous…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, has said Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies were among the underlying causes of the 7 October 2023 attack in which Hamas and other militants killed about 1,200 Israelis.In its report on the 7 October attack, Shin Bet acknowledged its own responsibility, admitting it was aware of warning signs that Hamas was planning an operation, but the agency, also known as the General Security Service (GSS), did not grasp the scale, timing and location of the planned attack.However, the report also argued that a string of Israeli government policies helped pave the way…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Qatar launched a scathing rebuttal of Shin Bet’s October 7 probe on Wednesday, denying that humanitarian aid provided by Doha had reached the political or paramilitary arms of Hamas.The probe, which was released on Tuesday night, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy of enabling Doha’s funding of Hamas as a contributing factor to the terror group’s decision to launch an invasion on October 7, 2023.No humanitarian aid was provided to Hamas’s political or military wings by Qatar, Doha’s International Media Office said. “Claims that Qatari aid went to Hamas are entirely false and serve as…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January, it has not been enough to make up for the 15 months of war when supply convoys were frequently blocked, impeded or cancelled by the Israeli military.Speaking from Gaza, UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen said that being unable to bring humanitarian relief into the enclave including vaccines and ventilators for pre-term babies “will have devastating real-life consequences” for children and their parents.“If we’re unable to bring that in, routine vaccination will come to a…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Eyal Zamir replaced Herzi Halevi as IDF chief of staff on Wednesday, also being promoted to lieutenant general, in the ceremony led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in the presence of all of the leaders of the defense establishment.Along with the entire IDF high command, Mossad Director David Barnea and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar were also in attendance, as was CENTCOM chief Michael Kurilla.Netanyahu opened the speech thanking Kurilla, saying, “Your relationship with General Herzi Halevi was a tangible asset to our national security.” “Until a few generations ago, we were pushed from…