Israeli forces take up position on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as part of the ongoing offensive against Hamas, May 15, 2025. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)
Approved on May 5 by Israel’s war cabinet, the operation dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots” was launched in Gaza on May 16 by the Israeli war machine, coinciding with the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s three-day tour of the Middle East.Drawing its name from a judge of Israel in the Old Testament, the plan reportedly calls for the “conquest” of Gaza and supports a project for the “voluntary departure” of its residents, according to AFP, citing an official Israeli source.Biblical references have occasionally appeared in past Israeli military operations, such as “Grapes of Wrath,” the 1996 campaign in Lebanon that included the Qana massacre in southern Lebanon. But they remain rare. On the same note ‘Greater Israel’ emblem surfaces on Israeli soldier uniforms What does the use of such explicitly religious language mean in the context of...
Approved on May 5 by Israel’s war cabinet, the operation dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots” was launched in Gaza on May 16 by the Israeli war machine, coinciding with the end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s three-day tour of the Middle East.Drawing its name from a judge of Israel in the Old Testament, the plan reportedly calls for the “conquest” of Gaza and supports a project for the “voluntary departure” of its residents, according to AFP, citing an official Israeli source.Biblical references have occasionally appeared in past Israeli military operations, such as “Grapes of Wrath,” the 1996 campaign in Lebanon that included the Qana massacre in southern Lebanon. But they remain rare. On the same note ‘Greater Israel’ emblem surfaces on Israeli soldier uniforms What does the use of such explicitly religious...
Israeli strikes kill 20 people in 24 hours in Lebanon 