Hamas calls for Day of Rage in West Bank amid continued tensions

A passing vehicle fired at a bus stop near Kiryat Arba on Friday morning with no injuries reported in the incident. TZVI JOFFRE JUNE 4, 2021 12:56 Hamas called for a Day of Rage in the West Bank on Friday, encouraging mass rallies by Palestinians against what it termed a “frenzied settlement attack on the […]

Honduras to open embassy in Jerusalem this month, president to travel to Israel

Move comes after Central American nation followed Trump in recognizing city as capital; inauguration was apparently delayed by pandemic By AFP and TOI staff Today, 12:53 pm TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras will open an embassy in Jerusalem this month, the country’s president said Thursday, in a bid to build closer ties with Israel after decades […]

Hamas threatens escalation after Qatari grant held up by Israel – report

JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 4, 2021 11:24 Hamas is threatening to renew clashes with Israel after the Qatari grant intended for families in need in the Gaza Strip was reportedly halted by Israel, sources from the terrorist group told the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper on Friday. The terrorist group reportedly warned Egyptian mediators that they would […]

Khamenei: Iran wants action, not promises, for revival of 2015 nuclear deal

BREAKING NEWS Khamenei: Iran wants action, not promises, for revival of 2015 nuclear deal By REUTERS JUNE 4, 2021 10:41 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech in Tehran, Iran March 11, 2021. (photo credit: OFFICIAL KHAMENEI WEBSITE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran wanted […]

Kremlin Warns Against ‘Inflated Expectations’ From Putin-Biden Summit

Russia 07:07 GMT 04.06.2021(updated 07:57 GMT 04.06.2021)  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden, scheduled for 16 June, is highly important, but one should not expect too much from it, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “This is indeed a very important meeting. At […]

Iran fuming after UN voting rights suspension over unpaid membership dues

i24NEWS June 03, 2021, 04:50 PM  2 min read AP Photo/Jason DeCrowIranian President Hassan Rouhani sits before addressing the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Zarif blames ‘inability to fulfil its financial obligation’ on US sanctions Iran on Thursday slammed the United Nations’ decision to suspend its voting rights for […]

US sees sixth round of Iran nuclear talks

The European Union envoy coordinating the talks on Wednesday said he believed a deal would be struck at the next round starting next week By REUTERS JUNE 3, 2021 22:25 The United States expects to have a sixth round of indirect talks on reviving compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and probably more, US […]

Settler leader: Bennett, Sa’ar have promised there will be no settlement freeze

Yesha chairman tells ToI that Yamina, New Hope lawmakers assured him building in settlements will continue as usual, even if annexation is off the table in a unity government By Jacob Magid 4 June 2021, 1:41 am Right-wing lawmakers in the prospective unity government have promised settler leaders that there would not be a freeze […]

New Coalition Government in Israel Set to Replace Longstanding PM Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be replaced in twelve days following the announcement of a new coalition government; The primary coalition consists of Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Mansour Abbas. Wednesday evening marked the beginning of what is going to be a new era for the Jewish state following the announcement from Yair […]

Oil refinery fire near Iran’s capital burns into second day

Today, 10:41 am TEHRAN, Iran — A massive fire at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital burns into a second day Thursday as firefighters struggle to extinguish the flames. The fire began at the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran on Wednesday night, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the […]