Iran Sent Undercover Operatives to Sweden to Murder Jews

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)28 Shevat 5784 – February 7, 2024 Photo Credit: wiki Flag of Sweden     A Jewish community leader has started speaking out about a plot to kill him that was foiled in 2021. Aron Verständig, chair of the Official Council of Swedish Jewish communities, told Radio Sweden about Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary […]

Fuming, Saudi Arabia claims US suggested normalization could come without ceasefire

Riyadh says it ‘communicated its firm position,’ after US defense spokesman called hostage deal and normalization ‘distinct tracks’ and said ‘positive’ talks had been held By JACOB MAGID  Today, 10:18 am   US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the the White House in Washington, on January 31, 2024. (Mandel […]

Saudis: No Palestinian State No Normalization

David Israel28 Shevat 5784 – February 7, 2024 Photo Credit: DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Pentagon, June 16, 2016.     According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia has conveyed to the US that diplomatic ties with […]

Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war

By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 10:06 am   Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File) Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four and a half months, […]

Nearly quarter of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza dead, IDF believes – report

The families of the 32 deceased individuals whose deaths have been confirmed have been informed. SAM HALPERN FEBRUARY 6, 2024 17:37 Updated: FEBRUARY 6, 2024 18:01 At least 32 hostages held in Gaza, nearly a quarter of the estimated 136 hostages held captive in the Hamas-run enclave, are dead, the New York Times reported on […]

Hamas, responding on hostage deal, demands an end to the war – a non-starter for Israel

Biden calls terror group’s reply to framework deal ‘a little over the top’; Mossad reviewing it; Qatar ‘optimistic’; PM has insisted campaign won’t end until Hamas destroyed By JACOB MAGID  Today, 11:43 pm   Israelis block a highway as they demand the release of the hostage from Hamas captivity during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, […]

As US, Iran trade blows, Afghans and Kurds in Syria may pay price

The Afghans were killed because their bases in Syria tend to be simple, poorly constructed and they are used by Iran as cannon-fodder in Syria. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 6, 2024 10:51 Iranian-backed militias in Iraq targeted US forces in Jordan on January 27, killing three Americans. On Friday, February 2 the US responded, striking […]

Iranian media lifts veil on Iran’s kamikaze drone program

The essence of these drones is that the drone itself is a warhead, so it flies into a target like a cruise missile. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 6, 2024 11:49 Updated: FEBRUARY 6, 2024 11:54 Iranian pro-government Tasnim News published an important and long article on February 6 detailing the history and extent of Iran’s […]

PM Netanyahu orders IDF to find new alternatives to UNRWA within the week

Prime Minister Netanyahu has told Chief of Staff Halevi to find an alternative to UNRWA which currently receives all aid destined for Gaza. Israel National NewsFeb 6, 2024, 7:59 AM (GMT+2) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and the military to find other alternatives to the reliance on UNRWA in […]

Iran could be nuclear within a week, new report says

Moreover, using its remaining stock of enriched uranium, the country could have in total enough weapon-grade uranium for six weapons in one month. JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 6, 2024 10:41 A new report from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) is sounding the alarm on Iran’s closeness to going nuclear, upgrading its threat […]

US diplomat visits Israel in an attempt to prevent escalation of war with Hezbollah

February 5, 2024 Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) meets with US envoy Amos Hochstein in Tel Aviv. (Twitter Screenshot) US trying to secure Hezbollah withdrawal from Israeli border. By Pesach Benson, TPS In a bid to head off an escalating war with Hezbollah, White House envoy and mediator Amos Hochstein met with Israeli Defense […]

Reports suggest Hamas rejected latest hostage deal

February 5, 2024 Hamas is reportedly demanding a complete cessation of operations in the Strip, a demand that Israel has repeatedly refused. By Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS The Hamas terrorist organization is expected to turn down an offer for a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Israel along the lines of the previous agreement, which saw over 100 […]

Russia to summon Israeli envoy over criticism of its Hamas ties, Holocaust distortion

Moscow laments ‘extremely unsuccessful start’ for recently appointed Ambassador Simona Halperin, claims her remarks misrepresent its foreign policy By REUTERS and TOI STAFF5 February 2024, 12:31 pm   Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin (right) presents her credentials to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, January 1, 2024. (Simona Halperin’s X account) Russia’s Foreign Ministry will summon Israeli […]

Blinken heads to Mideast to press for Gaza truce, address humanitarian crisis

Deal not ‘right around the corner,’ says US national security adviser, as secretary of state visits region for 5th time amid mounting tensions with Israel By AFP, JACOB MAGID  and TOI STAFF5 February 2024, 12:31 pm   US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards a plane at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on February 4, 2024, […]