Top Iranian commanders killed in Damascus airport strike – report

Syrian media also claimed on Thursday evening that Israel had targeted sites in southern Syria and near Damascus with airstrikes in two separate waves. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 29, 2023 15:27 Updated: DECEMBER 30, 2023 15:02  11 leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an airstrike targeting Damascus International Airport on […]

Douglas Murray, Col. Richard Kemp explain uphill battle for Israel

Douglas Murray and Col. Richard Kemp – two of Israel’s most beloved friends, indeed – answer some FAQs on the current war. DECEMBER 29, 2023 23:07 It might have been mistaken for a rock concert as hundreds of 20- and 30-somethings streamed into Tel Aviv’s Carlton Hotel last week. But these young adults weren’t there […]

Report: Hamas willing to discuss new hostage release deal

Hamas reportedly no longer insists on ending the war as a condition for moving forward with new deal. Several proposals being discussed. Israel National News   Dec 29, 2023, 10:24 PM (GMT+2) HamasQatarEgyptGaza RegionhostagesSwords of Iron Hamas releases hostagesFlash 90 Mossad chief David Barnea on Thursday passed on a message from Qatar to the War Cabinet, […]

IDF strikes targets in Syria and Lebanon, Islamic Jihad terrorists killed

The Islamic Jihad terrorist organization announced that two of their members were killed on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 29, 2023 21:06 Updated: DECEMBER 30, 2023 00:41 The IDF struck targets in Syria on Friday after launches identified as having originated in the Arab Republic fell in an open area, the […]

Israel attacked Iran in 2022, ex-PM Naftali Bennett admits in WSJ

Bennett, who was Israeli prime minister from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, admitted Israel was behind attacking an Iranian base and the assassination of a senior IRGC commander. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 29, 2023 08:43 Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2023 08:48 Israel attacked an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base in Iran and assassinated a […]

Egypt says its awaiting responses on plan to free hostages, end war in Gaza

By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 6:54 am   Egypt confirmed on Thursday that it had put forward a framework proposal to end the war in Gaza including a three-stage plan for a ceasefire, says the head of its state media body. Egypt is yet to get responses on the proposal from the parties involved, and will give details about the […]

Syria claims: Israel carried out air strikes in Damascus

Syrian media report explosions in and around the capital following air strike attributed to Israel. Two hours earlier, Syrian media reported another Israeli strike in the area. Elad Benari   Dec 29, 2023, 12:58 AM (GMT+2) SyriaDamascusair strikes DamascusReuters Syrian media reported overnight Thursday that explosions were heard in and around the capital of Damascus following […]

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target southern Syria, Damascus twice within hours

Syrian air defenses were activated in the Damascus area during the strikes. By TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 28, 2023 22:18 Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2023 01:12  (photo credit: SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites in southern Syria and near Damascus on Thursday night in two separate waves, according to Syrian reports. Syria’s state news agency SANA […]

Western powers condemn Iran’s accelerated uranium enrichment

December 28, 2023 2:11 pm Western powers on Thursday condemned Iran accelerating its production of highly enriched uranium, after a watchdog said it had upped manufacture following months of slowdown. In a joint statement, Britain, France, Germany and the US said they “condemn this measure that further aggravates the continued escalation of the Iranian nuclear […]

Will Iran escalate the conflict against Israel, US in the Middle East? – analysis

Will Iran escalate the conflict against Israel, US in the Middle East? – analysis As Iran seeks to inflame borders around Israel and manage the conflict in the region, are concerns of wider war relevant? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 28, 2023 18:08 Updated: DECEMBER 28, 2023 20:55  A man carries a giant flag made […]

IDF attacks Hezbollah deep in Lebanon after drone, rocket barrages

Earlier, Israel shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that had crossed into its territory from Lebanon on Thursday, the military said. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 28, 2023 19:23 Updated: DECEMBER 28, 2023 21:38Israeli fighter jets, tanks, and artillery forces struck several Hezbollah terror compounds and infrastructure across southern Lebanon on Thursday in response to a […]

Russia’s Lavrov attacks US, Israel in interviews, garners praise from Hamas

The Hamas terror organization stated that they appreciated Lavrov’s comments, saying his comments “confirms Washington’s criminal role in the continued suffering of our Palestinian people.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 28, 2023 20:17 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, […]

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target southern Syria, Damascus – report

Syrian air defenses were activated in the Damascus area during the strikes. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 28, 2023 22:18 Updated: DECEMBER 29, 2023 00:41 Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites in southern Syria and near Damascus on Thursday night in two separate waves, according to Syrian reports. Syria’s state news agency SANA reported that Israeli fighter jets […]

IRGC threatens ‘direct action’ against Israel over senior commander’s slaying

Spokesman for Iranian paramilitary group says either it or allied partners will enact revenge for death of Razi Moussavi, who will be buried in Iran Thursday By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 11:40 pm     A memorial poster for Razi Moussavi, a senior commander in the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was killed on […]