Day: July 24, 2020

Report: Russia taking over Golan Heights in Syria to Israel’s north

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Jerusalem deems development positive, report says, as Russian-backed militia hostile to Iran The Russians have been steadily gaining control over the Syrian Golan Heights region in recent weeks, establishing their own strong militia in the area, Hebrew-language outlet N12 reported Friday. Dubbed “The Huran Army,” the biblical name of the region, the militia is headed by a […]

Is the Golan incident linked to tensions over Hezbollah’s ‘retaliation’

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The incident comes on the backdrop of the accusation that Israel sabotaged the Iranian Natantz nuclear facility, in addition to cyberattacks carried out on Iran. SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Friday afternoon, just around noontime, an incident unfolded near the large Druze town of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights. Initial reports by the IDF said […]

Explosions from across the Syrian Golan border with Israel

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Jul 24, 2020 @ 13:02 The IDF reports that on Friday, a building and a civilian vehicle were damaged on the Golan by falling shrapnel apparently coming apparently from explosions on the Syrian side of the plateau. The damage occurred 200 m from Majdal Shams. Damascus radio reported Syrian air force anti-air fire directed in […]

Israel sent de-escalation message to Hezbollah via Moscow – report

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The source states that Hezbollah’s response to the attack will be calculated, and would arrive at a place and time that Israel would be able to contain, in order to avoid escalation. CELIA JEAN JULY 24, 2020 13:00 Israel sent a message of de-escalation to Hezbollah in Lebanon via Moscow, Kuwaiti news outlet Al Jarida […]

Syria 2.0? Turkey and Russia establish joint working committee on Libya

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News Desk2020-07-24   Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu, 5 June 2017 (Photo by AP Photo/ Burhan Ozbilic) /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f1a9c2187e5a_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f1a9c2187e5a_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Despite supporting opposing sides in another conflict in the Mediterranean, both Russia and […]

Was the Iranian Uranium Enrichment Plant at Natanz Sabotaged?

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By Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek July 24, 2020 Anti-aircraft guns guarding the Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran, image via Hamed Saber – Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,658, July 24, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: According to the international media, the fingerprints of Israel and the US are all over the recent series of […]

Greece warns Turkey it will do ‘everything necessary’ defend its territories

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By News Desk – 2020-07-24 0 BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – Greece warned on Thursday that it would do “everything necessary” to defend its sovereign rights, in response to Turkey’s plans to explore for oil and gas in the southern Greek islands of  the eastern Mediterranean. According to the Associated Press, the Greek government spokesman, […]

Key site from biblical kings’ time unveiled near US Embassy in Jerusalem

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An impressive structure built of concentric walls was uncovered during the preparation works for building a new residential area in the neighborhood of Arnona. ROSSELLA TERCATIN JULY 22, 2020 21:26 A 2,700-year-old archaeological site recently uncovered in Jerusalem now offers an extraordinary glimpse into the life of the region at the time of biblical kings. […]

Mysterious rise in explosions inside Iran not related to sabotage attacks: FM

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