Report: Israel notifies Palestinians it will not annex Jordan Valley

Kushner asks Israeli PM to suspend annexation bid in order not to harm relations with Gulf states Jerusalem has let Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas know that the plan to annex parts of the West Bank will not include the Jordan Valley, Hebrew-language outlet N12 reported on Friday. A senior Palestinian official in Ramallah, unnamed in […]

Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program Continues Unabated

An IAEA inspector at an Iranian nuclear facility. Photo: IAEA. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General issued a report on June 5 that is worded to deflate Iran’s renunciation of its signing of the JCPOA nuclear agreement. The report notes Tehran’s announcement on January 5 that its nuclear program is no longer “subject to […]

Likud said weighing offering Gantz presidency to skirt rotation agreement

Only 40 days into new government and with Blue and White sinking in the polls, official’s in Netanyahu’s party reportedly seek to back out of unity deal premier vowed to uphold By TOI staff Today, 11:01 am   Little more than a month since the formation of the new government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud […]

Hamas warns Israel’s annexation of West Bank will lead to war

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The ‘Ezzeddine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stressed its rejection of Israel’s plans to annex large parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, vowing to confront it firmly. The military spokesman for the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu ‘Obeida, said in a speech, Thursday, that the Palestinian resistance considered the decision […]

Iraqi security forces raid Iran-backed militia headquarters: government sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces raided a headquarters belonging to an Iran-backed militia south of Baghdad late on Thursday, seized rockets and detained three leaders of the group at the site, two Iraqi government officials said. The officials said the militia group targeted was Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group that U.S. officials have accused […]

MASSIVE EXPLOSION outside Tehran reportedly rocks military base or research site (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Videos that appeared on social media showed a major explosion outside Tehran, fueling speculation of an attack against a military base, a research site, or a power plant. Details remain a mystery so far. Rumors initially said the explosion took place at a power station in Sarkh Hasar, east of Tehran, and that similar explosions […]

Israel believes Iran will try to retaliate against airstrikes on its positions in Syria

Israel believes Iran will try to retaliate against airstrikes on its positions in Syria  Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:00:00 PM       Former Head of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence Directorate, now head of Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) , Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin commented on the latest […]

Abbas: Any Israeli application of sovereignty is ‘null and void’

PA chairman: If Israel implements sovereignty plan, it will have to undertake its responsibilities over the area.   Elad Benari , 25/06/20 05:01   Mahmoud Abbas Reuters Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas warned on Wednesday that if Israel implements its plan to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, it would have to undertake its […]

Jerusalem, Jordan and the Jews

    King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, Jan. 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Vincent Kessler. JNS.org – The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas famously deny any Jewish historic or religious connection to Jerusalem. To cite one example, Ikrima Sabri, the city’s mufti, announced in 2001 that “there is […]

Kellyanne Conway says Trump to make ‘big announcement’ on West Bank annexation

Top adviser to US president says he aims to be ‘agent for peace in the Middle East,’ calls fears of backlash to planned move a ‘scare tactic’ TOI staffToday, 5:12 am Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to Donald Trump, said on Wednesday the US president would soon have a “big announcement” about Israel’s planned annexation […]

Ethiopia hit by major cyber attack from Egypt amid row over Renaissance Dam

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US will help Lebanon if gov’t moves away from Hezbollah: Pompeo

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