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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Hamas disarmament talks stuck between Israeli security and Gaza guarantees – exclusive

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As Hamas rebuilds, Israel faces the same unresolved question: what comes after the fighting ends? Smoke rises from a fire, following an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians, earlier this year.(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)ByYAAKOV KATZMAY 8, 2026 09:18 Is war returning to Gaza? That is the question being quietly debated inside Israel’s security establishment. In the IDF Southern Command, for example, senior officers are adapting and redrafting operational plans for a renewed offensive, including conquering the part of Gaza not currently under Israeli control. And the reason is simple: Hamas is back. Not in the sense that it can immediately …

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Netanyahu: US, Israel in ‘full coordination’ on Iran

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IDF and security agencies are prepared for any scenario, says the Israeli prime minister. May. 7, 2026 JNS Staff, Amelie BotbolRepublish ( May 7, 2026 / JNS )  Israel is in “full coordination” with Washington on Iran and is preparing for all possible scenarios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday as he convened his Security Cabinet. “We are maintaining continuous contact with our friends in the United States,” said Netanyahu, according to his office, adding that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump “almost on a daily basis. My people and his people are in daily contact as well, …

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US strikes on Iran came after anger from Gulf states over Tehran’s attacks — Fox News

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Today, 12:30 am The US strikes on an Iranian port city and an island in the Strait of Hormuz came following anger from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over Iranian attacks on the UAE, which US officials had downplayed, according to a Fox News reporter. Iran shot more than a dozen missiles at the UAE on Monday amid an American operation to open up the strait, a key pathway for the global oil supply that Iran has blocked. On Tuesday, US officials said that the Iranian strikes did not mean the current ceasefire had ended. That statement sparked …

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Mladenov: Israel reaffirmed commitment to Gaza peace plan in J’lem meeting

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“Working with all sides to turn commitment into concrete actions,” the high representative for Gaza tweeted. May. 6, 2026 JNS Staff ( May 6, 2026 / JNS )  High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov said he held a “positive and substantive discussion” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Participants in the meeting “reaffirmed our commitment to the full implementation” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the Strip, the Board of Peace official wrote in a post on X. “Working with all sides to turn commitment into concrete actions. This will require decisions for …

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Report: Saudi fallout forced Trump to suspend Hormuz maritime mission

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NBC News reports that Trump halted “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz mission after Saudi Arabia pulled base access. Israel National News Published: May 7, 2026, 4:59 AM (GMT+3) Mohammed bin Salman and Donald TrumpPool/ABACA via Reuters Connect A report in NBC News on Wednesday shed light on the Trump administration’s sudden decision to halt the initiative to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom. Trump announced the operation, meant to escort foreign vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, on Sunday. However, on Tuesday he declared that the operation would be halted in order to allow for talks with Iran. The NBC News report indicated that Saudi …

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Iran Reviewing US Proposal to End War, Though Key Demands Remain Unaddressed

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving unresolved the key US demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson cited by Iran‘s ISNA news agency said Tehran would convey its response. US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted an agreement. “They want to make a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the …

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Ceasefire in Lebanon? 70 drones launched, five killed

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Since the ceasefire in Lebanon began, Hezbollah has launched 70 explosive drones at IDF forces, killing five and wounding 33. Israel National News Published: May 5, 2026, 10:15 AM (GMT+3) IDF soldiers in LebanonIDF Spokesperson Since the official cessation of hostilities 18 days ago, the fighting in Lebanon has not only continued, but has focused on a deadly and precise weapon: the explosive FPV drone. According to statistics published by Galei Tzahal military correspondent Doron Kadosh, Hezbollah has launched no less than 70 explosive drones at IDF forces operating in Lebanon and on the border. The results are severe: 11 of …

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President Trump declares a National Sabbath

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 May 5, 2026 President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) President Donald Trump proclaims Jewish American Heritage Month and calls on Americans to mark a National Sabbath later this month. By World Israel News Staff President Donald Trump on Monday proclaimed May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Month and called on Americans to mark a National Sabbath later this month as part of events tied to the country’s 250th anniversary. “This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor the countless contributions of Jewish Americans throughout our Nation’s 250 glorious years of independence,” Trump said in the proclamation. The president said Jewish Americans …

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May 4: IDF at ‘high readiness’ as Trump says Iran to be ‘blown off the face of the earth’ if it hits US ships

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Israeli-dispatched Iron Dome reportedly intercepts Iranian salvo targeting UAE * 3 IDF troops wounded in Lebanon * Aoun: No meeting with Netanyahu until deal reached, Israeli attacks end By ToI Staff4 May 2026, 12:50 am US President Donald Trump calls out the members of the press as he arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base […]

Live Updates: Iranian missiles strike UAE, Middle East gears up for renewed war as tensions surge in Hormuz

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Senior IDF official: No change in home front rules • US close to delivering Israeli “Gideon” KC-46 refueling aircraft • IDF strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval […]

Hezbollah MK: ‘Israel-Lebanon peace negotiations are irrelevant’

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May 4, 2026 Hezbollah. (Shutterstock) A Hezbollah lawmaker said the group would not be bound by any future agreement between Israel and Lebanon. By World Israel News Staff A Lebanese parliamentarian affiliated with Hezbollah’s political wing said on Sunday that the terror organization would ignore any potential peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon, pledging that the group will continue its fight against the Jewish state. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted senior Lebanese and Israeli officials at the White House for historic talks aimed at securing a formal peace agreement between the two countries, which have technically been in a state of …

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Iran Responds to Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ in Strait of Hormuz

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 May 4, 2026 A speedboat belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard approaches British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, July 21, 2019. (AP/Tasnim News Agency/Morteza Akhoondi) Iran issued a sharp warning following the launch of President Donald Trump’s “Project Freedom,” with a senior commander saying any foreign military presence in the Strait of Hormuz would face a “very harsh response.” Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters commander Ali Abdollahi said Iran “maintains and powerfully manages the security of the Strait of Hormuz,” urging all commercial vessels and oil tankers not to transit the waterway without coordination with Iranian forces “so that their security is not …

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IDF shifts focus to Iranian nuclear threat as ballistic missiles, regime change fall by the wayside

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All IDF officers are careful to state that the military never promised regime change, and at most the opportunity to improve conditions for such a change. A billboard with Iranian centrifuges illustrations and portraits of nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes is displayed on a street in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2025(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)ByYONAH JEREMY BOBMAY 1, 2026 17:00 As a series of complex post-Iran war dilemmas are set into place, the IDF has shifted to focus almost all of its Iran-related attention to the nuclear issue, with the ballistic missiles and regime change questions mostly …

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US embassy in Beirut urges direct Lebanon-Israel talks, cites ‘historic opportunity’

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“Lebanon stands at a crossroads,” the diplomatic mission said, calling for a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. May. 1, 2026 JNS StaffRepublish ( May 1, 2026 / JNS )  The U.S. embassy in Beirut on Thursday called for direct engagement between Lebanon and Israel, saying the Land of the Cedars faces a “historic opportunity” to reclaim its sovereignty and shape its future. “Lebanon stands at a crossroads. Its people have a historic opportunity to reclaim their country and shape their future as a truly sovereign, independent nation,” the embassy said in a statement posted on social media. Direct talks …

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