Month: December 2023

Nearly 75% of PA Arabs Say Hamas Was Right to Attack Israel on Oct. 7

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2 Tevet 5784 – December 13, 2023 (JNS) Nearly three in four Palestinian Authority Arabs believe that Hamas was right in launching its Oct. 7 cross-border attack, in which terrorists savagely murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel and wounded thousands, according to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. The Ramallah-based institute polled […]

US had staged plan for Palestinian statehood prior to October 7

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The Biden administration has spoken of the need to launch a new peace process after the Gaza war to create a two-state resolution. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:38 The Biden administration had intended to present Israel with a series of steps that needed to be taken to allow for the creation of a Palestinian […]

President Herzog: Houthis crossed redline in Red Sea

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Israel’s president call for the establishment of an international coalition to confront Houthi threats. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:30 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:33 Israeli officials called for an international coalition to halt the threat the Houthi Iranian proxy group poses to international shipping in the Red Sea. “The Houthis have crossed a redline […]

After Erdan’s trolling of Sinwar, Hamas responded by leaking Erdan’s number

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Erdan has had a slew of insults, personal attacks, and threats against his family sent to his phone. MAARIV DECEMBER 14, 2023 00:37 During yesterday’s debate at the UN General Assembly during the call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, waved a picture of Yahya Sinwar, while […]

Turkish lawmaker says Israel will suffer the wrath of Allah, has heart attack

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The Turkish Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca announced that Bitmez had arrived at the hospital and was taken to intensive care. YUVAL BARNEA DECEMBER 13, 2023 00:14 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:14 Turkish parliamentarian Hasan Bitmez was giving a speech to the Grand National Assembly on the war with Hamas when he collapsed, on Tuesday. […]

Israel close to ‘diplomatic solution’ to move Hezbollah away from border – report

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KAN further reported that Minister Benny Gantz held conversations on the subject with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and France. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 09:59 Israel is close to reaching a “diplomatic solution” to move terror organization Hezbollah away from the northern border with Lebanon, KAN News reported Wednesday morning. Along […]

Hamas used toxic substance to kill Nahal Oz troops on Oct. 7, IDF probe said to show

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Just seven soldiers escaped poisonous inferno that killed most within minutes; mother of soldier killed in attack says senior officers failed to protect her daughter By TOI STAFFToday, 9:59 am     A mural is seen outside an IDF surveillance command center at the Re’im base. The text reads: ‘The flowers will continue to bloom.’ November 5, […]

Iran is gambling on ceasefire to keep Hamas from defeat – analysis

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Iran may have overplayed previous coverage accusing Israel of various “crimes” and now is setting its hopes on larger movements at the UN and in other spaces. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 13, 2023 02:55 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:18  The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only a […]

Putin’s purpose served by nuclear warnings as he bids for new term

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By REUTERS DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:18 The prospect of six more years in power for Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to mean no let-up in nuclear tensions with the United States, as time runs out on the last remaining treaty that limits the number of warheads each side can deploy. Putin has boasted since […]

Houthi missile slams into Norwegian tanker in Red Sea

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Ship with no clear link to Israel hit as it made way to Suez Canal, days after Iran-backed rebel group vowed to target vessels going to or from Israeli ports By JON GAMBRELLToday, 9:21 am     A Yemeni man carries a gun as he takes part in march to express solidarity with the people of Gaza, […]

Qatar, Israel held secret meetings in Europe to discuss hostage deal – Saudi report

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A senior diplomatic source revealed that the deal is expected to include children, women, and men, including three senior IDF officers who were captured by Hamas. MAARIV ONLINE DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:42 Updated: DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:48 Qatar and Israel are holding secret talks in one of the European capitals regarding a potential hostage exchange, […]

Biden: US gave military aid to IDF for Gaza war, but opinions can change

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Biden, speaking at a White House reception for the Jewish Hanukkah festival, recalled his decades-long relationship with Netanyahu. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 12, 2023 03:54 Updated: DECEMBER 12, 2023 08:41 US President Joe Biden appeared to place a cautionary note on US military support to help the IDF oust Hamas from Gaza during the White House’s […]

Hezbollah warns of ‘new escalation’ as Israeli response to attacks intensifies

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Lebanese media portrayed the IDF’s response to Hezbollah attacks on Sunday as a significant escalation. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 11, 2023 09:52 Updated: DECEMBER 11, 2023 12:55 A Hezbollah MP warned that Israeli airstrikes that caused widespread damage in the town of Aitaroun near the Israeli-Lebanese border on Sunday were a “new escalation,” adding that the […]

Gantz tells Blinken that Israel will have to respond to rising Hezbollah attacks

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War cabinet minister ups pressure on international community to restore calm on northern border via diplomatic means, before Israel responds with greater military force By EMANUEL FABIAN and JACOB MAGIDToday, 11:41 pm   Black smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Yaroun, a Lebanese border village with Israel, in south Lebanon, December 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan […]