Henry Bodkin

Jerusalem

Jerusalem Correspondent at The Telegraph

Senior Reporter @Telegraph [email protected]

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Qatar to give Trump $400m jet to replace Air Force One

4 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Henry Bodkin

Donald Trump boarding Air Force One in January. The new jet could remain in his use after his presidency - Mandel Ngan/AFP via GettyDonald Trump will accept a luxury jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal family to be used as a new Air Force One. The aircraft, worth about $400 million (£300 million), will be available to the president throughout his second term, before being transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation in 2029, sources told US media.
British ICC chief 'used Gaza to silence sexual assault accuser'

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Henry Bodkin

The British prosecutor seeking the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu tried to silence a woman accusing him of sexual assault by citing the plight of the Palestinians, it has been claimed. Karim Khan KC, who as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is leading the war crimes case against Israel, allegedly told the complainant that a scandal would harm the success of the prosecutions.
US will only respond to Houthi attacks that hurt Americans

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Henry Bodkin

The US will only respond to Houthi attacks on Israel that affect American citizens, the country’s new ambassador has suggested. In comments that have prompted concern about a cooling of relations between the two allies, Mike Huckabee told Israeli TV that US forces would take action against the Iran-backed terror group if any of the 700,000 Americans living in the Jewish state got hurt.
US will only respond to Houthi attacks that hurt Americans

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Henry Bodkin

The deal with Iran has prompted concern in Israel's corridors of power that Mr Trump may seek a deal on the far more important Iranian nuclear issue that, similarly, fails to take Israel's interests into account. Mr Trump begins a tour of the Middle East next Tuesday which, according to the current schedule, will include Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, but not Israel.
Three Israeli hostages feared dead in Gaza

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Henry Bodkin

Three more hostages may have died in captivity in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. In a video message on Wednesday, the Israeli prime minister said: “We know for certain that there are 21 alive, about this there is no dispute.”However, he added: “There are another three who, unfortunately, there is doubt if they are alive.”The statement follows days of anger from hostage families after Donald Trump announced that “three have died” during a press conference in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Three Israeli hostages feared dead in Gaza

1 week ago | aol.co.uk | Henry Bodkin

Three more hostages may have died in captivity in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. In a video message on Wednesday, the Israeli prime minister said: “We know for certain that there are 21 alive, about this there is no dispute.”However, he added: “There are another three who, unfortunately, there is doubt if they are alive.”The statement follows days of anger from hostage families after Donald Trump announced that “three have died” during a press conference in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Three Israeli hostages feared dead in Gaza

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Henry Bodkin

It follows weeks of heavy air strikes and, in some areas, ground fighting, after the ceasefire deal with Hamas broke down in mid-March. Last month, Hamas announced that it had "lost contact" with its militants who were guarding Edan Alexander, the last-remaining US-Israeli hostage. On Wednesday, an Israeli official was quoted as saying that two of the hostages whose fate is in doubt are foreign and one is Israeli.
US ‘could take over post-war Gaza’

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Henry Bodkin

Officials from Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s governments are reported to have discussed a US takeover of post-war Gaza - Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe US could take over the administration of post-war Gaza under plans discussed by American and Israeli officials, it has been reported. The leaked discussions propose US leadership of a temporary government that would oversee the war-torn region until a viable Palestinian administration emerges.
US 'could take over post-war Gaza'

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Henry Bodkin

The US could take over the administration of post-war Gaza under plans discussed by American and Israeli officials, it has been reported. The leaked discussions propose US leadership of a temporary government that would oversee the war-torn region until a viable Palestinian administration emerges. Sources compared the proposed American takeover with the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, which ran the country in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion.
Activist in Louis Theroux Settlers documentary ‘targeted in revenge raid’

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Henry Bodkin

Theroux’s documentary aims to shine a light on radical members of the Jewish settler community in the occupied West Bank - Josh BakerAn activist who featured in Louis Theroux’s BBC documentary about the West Bank has allegedly had his home raided in “revenge” for his participation in the film.