EU, UN Urge ‘Restraint,’ Call for ‘Independent Investigation’ of Hezbollah Rocket Attack on Majdal Shams

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By  Hana Levi Julian  – 22 Tammuz 5784 – July 28, 2024  The European Union and United Nations condemned a horrific Hezbollah rocket attack Saturday on northern Israel that killed 12 children and wounded 30 others while they were playing soccer in the Israeli Druze village of Majdal Shams. The rocket used in the attack was an Iranian-made Falaq-1 that carried a warhead with 53-kilograms explosives, the Israel Defense Forces found in its initial investigation. But despite their condemnations, top officials in both international bodies urged “restraint,” while offering no proposals that would end the threat to northern Israel posed by …

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Time Is Short, You Need To Make A Decision

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Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved! In the New Testament, a jailer at Philippin asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). Paul and Silas answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). What does it mean to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ? What does it mean to be saved? First of all, it means being saved by faith, not works, Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not …

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Middle East on edge as US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes Gulf bases

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July 9, 2026 The Middle East moved closer to a wider regional war overnight as the United States launched a second straight wave of strikes on Iran, hitting more than 90 military targets, while the Iran regime retaliated with missile and drone attacks against US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.  According to US Central Command, American forces targeted air defenses, missile and drone sites, naval assets, and military infrastructure along Iran’s coastline. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, warning that any further American attacks would trigger an even broader …

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Will Turkey box Israel out of Hamas’s future role in Gaza?

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Israel watches Turkey’s rise with concern as F-35 talks, Hamas’s refusal to disarm and Iran’s uranium stockpile reshape the regional threat map. https://www.youtube.com/embed/VPXFCAtsRF0?si=QddXDKg5iXFvhdaQWill Turkey box Israel out of Hamas’s future role in Gaza ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTSJULY 9, 2026 08:03Updated: JULY 9, 2026 08:04 Watch this episode without interruptions.  Listen wherever you get your podcasts. As US President Donald Trump meets Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to talk F-35s, Israel is bracing for Turkey to become its next great threat. In the last Deep Dive episode, the host, Jacob Laznik, was joined by Or Horvitz, head of the American program at the JPPI, who …

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White House preparing for prolonged Iran conflict over Hormuz – report

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US officials believe the conflict could last from several days to weeks, depending on whether Iran continues attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported. US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)BySHOSHANA BAKERJULY 9, 2026 09:44 The White House is preparing for what could turn into a multi-day or even multi-week exchange of fire with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials told Axios on Thursday. The duration and intensity of …

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Turkey doesn’t need F-35s to threaten Israel. It’s already testing its arsenal in Libya – opinion

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While Trump dangles sanctions relief and fighter jets in Ankara, the more revealing story about what Turkey does with advanced military technology is already unfolding on Libya’s coast (illustrative) A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.(photo credit: AXEL SCHMIDT/REUTERS)ByAMINE AYOUBJULY 9, 2026 08:31Updated: JULY 9, 2026 08:47 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News this week to make an urgent argument, just before US President Donald Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. Asked about Turkey’s …

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Iran claims attacks on 85 US targets in Bahrain, Kuwait

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RGC claims combined missile and drone attack on 85 US military sites in B ahrain and Kuwait, warns they are prepared for further escalation. Israel National News Published: Jul 8, 2026, 8:20 AM (GMT+3) Drone attackiStock Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday that its Navy and Air and Space forces launched a combined missile and drone attack targeting 85 US military sites and facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait. In an official statement, Tehran said the attack was carried out in response to “the United States’ violation of the ceasefire,” after the US Air Force reportedly struck approximately 80 targets inside …

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit Israel following overnight strikes on Iran

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Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President Donald Trump for the NATO summit, is expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS) ByIDAN KWELLER JULY 8, 2026 08:35 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to arrive in Israel on Wednesday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, a senior US …

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‘Absolutely necessary’: NATO’s Rutte, world leaders show support for US strikes on Iran

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“When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully react,” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Follow us on Google NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte looks on before meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the NATO leaders’ summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)What did Iran violate?➤Why were US attacks on Iran necessary?➤What did NATO’s chief say about attacks?➤Who called US attacks ‘absolutely necessary’?➤ ByJONAH DAVIDOVJULY 8, 2026 08:41Updated: JULY …

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‘A military option is still on the table:’ Senior Israeli defense officials expected to travel to US

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A source familiar with the matter tells i24NEWS ‘the military option is still on the table’ as senior Israeli officials are expected to travel to Washington DC in coming days and weeks Guy Azriel ■ Diplomatic Correspondent, i24NEWS Hebrew Channel ■  3 min read July 05, 2026 at 11:37 AM ■ latest revision July 05, 2026 at 12:02 PM A series of senior Israeli officials are expected to travel to Washington in the coming weeks for high-level meetings, as concerns grow over US-Iran negotiations, i24NEWS has learned. According to a source familiar with the matter, “the military option is still on the table,” underscoring that Israel …

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At Khamenei funeral, speaker calls to kill Trump; posters and grafitti urge death to Netanyahu, too

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Iranian poet leads chants of ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America,’ threatens Trump’s life, as mourners declare fealty to new leader and urge revenge; 3 of Khamenei’s sons appear, but not Mojtaba By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell5 July 2026, 2:27 pm Masoud, Meysam, and Mostafa Khamenei, sons of the slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pay their respects to their father at a funeral ceremony at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, July 5, 2026; Iranian poet Mohammad Rasouli leads chants of ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America,’ as he threatens Trump’s life in his address. …

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Iran, US to work on negotiating peace deal in Doha after de-escalating weekend strikes

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Mediators have established communications channels to de-escalate any incidents, and technical talks are set to continue, the source, with knowledge of the discussions, added. IRAN’S DELEGATION including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi (C) and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf (2ndR) arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex.(photo credit: URS FLUEELER / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) ByREUTERSJUNE 29, 2026 13:50 Iranian and US technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the …

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Lebanese Speaker vows: Israel-Lebanon accord will not pass

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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri rejects the trilateral framework agreement with Israel and the US, calling it an unenforceable document of “dictates.” Elad Benari Published: Jun 29, 2026, 3:22 AM (GMT+3) Nabih BerriAmr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, on Sunday firmly rejected the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United States. The Makor Rishon Hebrew newspaper this weekend described Berri as “one of the wealthiest people in Lebanon” and the man “who is as powerful as the president and prime minister and has functioned for years as Hezbollah’s political face and ‘flak jacket’ vis …

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US and Iran agree to halt Hormuz attacks, will reportedly hold talks about strait in Qatar on Tuesday

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US official says sides to stand down ‘for now’ after Tehran skips technical talks scheduled for Sunday; Iran’s FM threatens to ‘increase tensions’ if ships don’t traverse route it controls By Agencies and ToI StaffToday, 3:08 amUpdated at 5:48 am This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. (AFP) Iran and the United States have agreed to halt attacks, a US official said Sunday, and will reportedly meet again on Tuesday in Doha to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. The Axios news site, citing US officials and a source with knowledge …

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80 tons of explosives: IDF destroys massive Hezbollah terror tunnel in southern Lebanon

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IDF destroys a Hezbollah underground infrastructure spanning over 200 meters in length and reaching a depth of more than 25 meters in the Majdal Zoun area. Uzi Baruch Published: Jun 28, 2026, 11:07 PM (GMT+3) Updated: 6/29/2026, 12:08:17 AM 0:00 / 0:07 1x תיעוד: השמדת מנהרת הענק של חיזבאללה בלבנוןצילום: דובר צה”ל As part of Operation Closing Verse, the IDF on Sunday evening destroyed an underground terror infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the vicinity of the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun. The tunnel network, spanning over 200 meters in length and reaching a depth of more than 25 …

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