US probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north, says report

The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on September 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive. In an interim report of its investigation – seen by Reuters ahead of a presentation […]

Arab League warns Brazil against embassy relocation

Arab League warns that Brazil’s policy shifts on Jerusalem will “seriously damage Arab-Brazilian relations and interests”. Elad Benari, 20/12/19 The Arab League on Thursday condemned Brazil’s opening of a trade office in Jerusalem and warned it against carrying out President Jair Bolsonaro’s pledge to move its embassy to the city, AFP reported. Earlier this week, […]

Islamic Jihad: Any aggression will be met with a response

Islamic Jihad leader says his organization has reached agreement with Hamas and other organizations on a response to any Israeli attack. Dalit Halevi, 20/12/19  Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nahala on Thursday pledged to continue on the path of jihad regardless of the challenges and victims and to unite the forces fighting against Israel. Speaking at […]

Iran will be buried in ‘Syrian sand dunes,’ warns Defense Minister Bennett

As Bennett toured the Golan Heights with the IDF chief of staff, he reiterated Israel’s commitment to thwarting Iranian military entrenchment on Israel’s borders. By World Israel News Staff On Wednesday, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett issued statements on the sidelines of an IDF drill simulating combat in the Golan Heights. Bennett specifically targeted Tehran in […]

US military rebuilds presence in northeast Syria by returning to 6 abandoned bases

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IDF attacks Hamas weapons production site following rocket fire from Gaza

The IDF was retaliating for a rocket fired by Hamas toward Israel overnight Wednesday. The rocket was intercepted by Israel’s iron dome. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 19, 2019 10:17 Several Palestinians were lightly injured after IDF fighter jets attacked a Hamas weapons production site in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian media. According […]

Canceling injunction, court allows contentious gas rig test to go forward

Local councils have warned of potential hazard to population from pollutants at Leviathan offshore field, but judge says they failed to refute state’s assertion that action is safe TOI staffToday, 9:35 amUpdated at 9:55 am Jerusalem’s District Court on Thursday ruled that a gas rig test off Israel’s coast that has been denounced by local […]

Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’

Rouhani said the U.S. sought to cripple Iran with the “heaviest sanctions” but the country’s economy is on the mend and moving away from reliance on oil. KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he described as U.S. economic hegemony, using […]