Rina Bassist
Senior Editor at Al-Monitor
International Correspondent at Jerusalem Post
Al-Monitor; Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN; MITVIM Policy Fellow, Ifriqiya, often at LCI, France Info, France24, RCJ, Radio J
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2 days ago |
al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist
Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, 21, was released from Gaza captivity Monday evening after 584 days, in a deal negotiated between the Trump administration and Hamas. Alexander, the only Israeli-American hostage known to be still alive, was released in Khan Younis in the south of the Strip, where Red Cross representatives received him. The handover did not include a release ceremony, as was the case in prior Israel-Hamas hostage-release deals.
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1 week ago |
al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist
As wildfires continue to rage for a second day around Jerusalem, 20 Israeli environmental organizations on Thursday urged the government to act swiftly, blaming climate change and state inaction for the crisis. The fires broke out early Wednesday in multiple locations near Jerusalem and along Highways 1, 3 and 11, threatening nearby villages and forcing the evacuation of 7,000 people.
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2 weeks ago |
al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist
Israel asked Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Croatia to help extinguish major wildfires that broke out Wednesday morning in several locations near Jerusalem and along Highway 1 leading to the city as communities along the road were instructed to evacuate. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar asked his counterparts in the four countries to send firefighting airplanes and helicopters to Israel, including supertankers.
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2 weeks ago |
al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist
The Israeli military said Tuesday it had foiled an attempt Monday night to smuggle 10 assault rifles into Israel from Egypt using a drone. A statement issued by the Israeli military said that the drone was identified crossing the Egyptian border into Israel and intercepted in the air by troops of the Border Defense Corps’ Caracal Battalion, part of the southern Israel command. The troops recovered the debris of the downed drone, which was found to have carried 10 M16 rifles and ammunition.
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3 weeks ago |
al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist
Three days after a second round of talks between the United States and Iran on a potential new nuclear deal, President Donald Trump spoke Tuesday by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The call focused on the Iranian nuclear threat and ongoing efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, including the release of hostages. It was their first conversation since Netanyahu’s visit to the White House two weeks ago, when Trump announced direct talks with Iran.
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Israeli-American Edan Alexander could be home today, 584 days after being kidnapped by Hamas. We are all waiting for his release! Trump-Hamas deal secures release of Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander https://t.co/n2mjoSutES דרך @AlMonitor
Edan Alexander, soon coming home?
RT @RinaBassist: @AlMonitor received exclusive info on recently revealed talks between Israel & Syria that suggests possible change in the…
