Day: August 7, 2020
3 Iranian planes landed in Beirut after explosion – what did they bring?
If Iran was moving medical supplies, as Iran’s leaders have said they would like to provide, then why not have photos and news media on hand to document the delivery of the Iranian aid? SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 6, 2020 20:44 Large Iranian planes, including 747s, have been flying into Beirut in the wake of […]
Israel TV: Hezbollah apparently wanted Beirut’s ammonium nitrate for Israel war
TV cites assessment Nasrallah may have intended to use stockpile that caused port blast in ‘Third Lebanon War’, notes cases in Germany, UK where Hezbollah caught with same material TOI staff8 August 2020, 1:09 am Hezbollah apparently planned to use the ammonium nitrate stockpile that caused a massive bast at Beirut’s port this week against […]
Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday. The harsh warning in the official military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) is directed at the United States, which has worked to develop long-range non-nuclear […]
Erdogan rejects new Egyptian-Greek agreement in Mediterranean
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 42nd Mukhtars Meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on December 20, 2017. (Photo by AFP) /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f2d87f66788b_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f2d87f66788b_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, that […]
Dems seeking House foreign affairs job would restrict Israel aid over annexation
All 3 candidates running to chair powerful committee say American assistance shouldn’t go toward Israel annexing parts of West Bank, representing a shift in party policy By Eric Cortellessa Today, 11:30 pm 0 Edit WASHINGTON — All three of the Democratic congressmen running to chair the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee support either restricting or […]
Nasrallah denies responsibility for Beirut blast
Hezbollah leader: We have no rockets or explosives at Beirut Port. We know more about the port of Haifa than the port of Beirut. Elad Benari, Canada , 07/08/20 22:00 Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday stressed that his group was not responsible for the blast in Beirut earlier this week. “We have no rockets […]
Lebanon president: Beirut blast possibly caused by bomb or rocket
“The cause has not been determined yet. There is a possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act,” President Michel Aoun said. REUTERS AUGUST 7, 2020 14:30 Lebanon’s president said on Friday an investigation into the biggest blast in Beirut’s history would examine whether “external interference” had a role, as residents […]
IDF: Drone infiltrated Israel in Mt.Hermon area during night, shot down
JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 7, 2020 13:29 A drone infiltrated Israeli territory in the Mt. Hermon area close to the border area with Lebanon on Thursday night, the IDF announced on Friday. The drone’s movement was tailed by IDF forces and it was shot down.”The IDF is highly prepared in the northern arena and will […]
France’s Macron tells Hezbollah to stop serving interests of a foreign country
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What exploded in the Beirut port?
Was it nuclear? Was it fertilizer? Was it an arms depot? A scientific look at the evidence after close examination of the films. Opinon. Ra’anan Elozory , 07/08/20 This last Tuesday, 04.08.2020, there was a huge explosion in the Beirut dockyards. The first accusations by media were that Israel had used a tactical nuke. Later, […]
Palestinian factions plotting violent third intifada: report
‘The first Intifada and the second Intifada achieved a lot for the Palestinian cause,’ senior PLO member says Fatah, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and other Palestinian factions are plotting a violent uprising — intifada — against Israel, Palestinian Media Watch NGO reported Thursday. The NGO cited a broadcast on official Palestinian Authority TV channel featuring Wasel Abu […]
Is another election looming over Israel in mid-covid19-cum-economic crisis?
Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:53Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:54 Diane Shalem 4 Views Coronavirus., fourth election?, Netanyahu-|Gantz budget dispute It will happen in November unless Israel’s two equally stubborn co-prime ministers give way on their budget dispute before Aug. 25. Alternate prime minister, defense minister Benny Gantz, is holding PM Binyamin Netanyahu to his coalition […]