Netanyahu doubles down on Rafah op, Abbas asks Hamas to close hostage deal

In an unusual move, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to soften its demands, because a hostage deal was likely to prevent an IDF operation in Gaza. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 14, 2024 22:33 Updated: FEBRUARY 14, 2024 23:07Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that he planned to move forward with a military operation in […]

US informs Congress of intelligence on Russian nuclear capabilities, New York Times reports

BREAKING NEWS REUTERS FEBRUARY 15, 2024 00:16 The United States has informed Congress and its European allies of new intelligence about Russian nuclear capabilities that could pose an international threat, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed officials. Citing a current and a former US official, the newspaper reported the new intelligence was […]

Israel Vows to Press Ahead With ‘Powerful’ Rafah Operation

Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:58 PM EST https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/israel-hamas-gaza/2024/02/14/id/1153607/?fbclid=IwAR3aK7gttRaQIiHyd4sJsg14WlJuhW4Xkxv2i9V4oSgCq7bQmfS_kDeCoHc Israel vowed Wednesday to press on with a “powerful” operation in war-torn Gaza’s Rafah, even as calls mounted for it to hold off sending troops into the territory’s overcrowded far-southern city. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week ordered the Israeli army to prepare for an incursion into […]

UAE restricting US strikes against Iran axis from its bases – report

UAE restricting US strikes against Iran axis from its bases – report Arab countries are trying to balance the desire to help the US deter Iran, while also assuaging their citizens’ anger toward Israel. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 15, 2024 00:31   The United Arab Emirates and other Arab countries are restricting the US’s […]

1 Soldier Killed, 8 Wounded, IDF Base Targeted in Hezbollah Rocket Barrage

Hana Levi Julian5 Adar I 5784 – February 14, 2024 A female IDF soldier was killed and eight other people were wounded in Tzfat on Wednesday morning in a missile barrage fired by Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon in a clear escalation of the conflict launched on October 8th against Israel by the terror group. […]

Ukraine says destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea

February 14, 2024 3:12 am Ukraine said Wednesday it had destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea, a key battleground of the nearly two-year war where Kyiv’s campaign has been building momentum. While the frontline on land has remained static for over a year, Ukraine claims to have put Russia on the defensive in […]

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah made a big mistake on Oct. 7, and Lebanon could pay for it – analysis

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah may have assumed the war in Gaza would be short and the status quo restored after a ceasefire. But that isn’t what happened. PROF. EYAL ZISER SHAKED SADEH FEBRUARY 14, 2024 10:29 Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address at a memorial ceremony to mark one week since […]