Israel reportedly behind rare pair of recent strikes on Iran civilian infrastructure

Iranian oil minister insists disruption caused by attacks on gas pipelines was minor, but NYT report says the blasts caused major outages across five provinces By TOI STAFFToday, 3:33 am   Flames leap into the air after a natural gas pipeline explodes outside the city of Boroujen in the western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, early […]

Hezbollah says Israel will pay ‘in blood’ for civilian deaths during air strikes

Nasrallah says terror group will expand its operations; warns it has precision-guided missiles that can ‘reach from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat’ By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 9:07 pm   An image grab from Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV taken on February 16, 2024, shows the head of the Lebanese terror group Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised speech (Al-Manar / AFP) […]

Report: Israel behind explosions of gas pipelines in Iran

Officials tell The New York Times that Israel carried out covert attacks on two major gas pipelines in Iran this week. Israel National News   Feb 16, 2024, 11:24 PM (GMT+2)   00:11 Play 00:00 00:43 Mute Settings Enter fullscreen [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpvMZzk-9XM?autoplay=0&controls=0&disablekb=1&playsinline=1&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=auto&widget_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.israelnationalnews.com%2Fnews%2F385340&rel=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&customControls=true&noCookie=false&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.israelnationalnews.com&widgetid=1] Play Israel carried out covert attacks on two major gas pipelines inside Iran this […]

IDF strikes Hezbollah compound in Lebanon

Feb 16, 2024, 9:39 AM (GMT+2) Overnight, IDF fighter jets struck a Hezbollah military compound in the town of Qantara in southern Lebanon. As a result of the strike, a number of terrorists were killed. Furthermore, the IDF struck an additional Hezbollah military structure in the area of the town.

Netanyahu Rejects Outright American, Arab Attempts to Impose 2-State Solution

David Israel7 Adar I 5784 – February 16, 2024 Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon (GPO) PM Netanyahu and Minister Ben Gvir with members of the Israel Police special force, February 12, 2024.     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke overnight Friday with President Joe Biden, following reports that the White House is examining several options to […]

Netanyahu: We reject international dictates on settlement with Palestinians

  Feb 16, 2024, 1:15 AM (GMT+2) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on Thursday night on reports that the Biden administration, along with several Arab countries, are advancing a plan to establish a Palestinian state. At the Cabinet meeting, I clarified my position regarding the recent talk of imposing a Palestinian state on Israel,” Netanyahu said. […]

Israel blasts top UN aid official after he says ‘Hamas is not a terrorist group for us’

Slamming comments by OCHA deputy chief Martin Griffiths, Jerusalem says UN ‘reaches new lows every day’; official later says he meant group not designated by security council By LAZAR BERMAN,  TOI STAFF and JACOB MAGID  Today, 9:59 pm   Martin Griffiths, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, meets with the Syrian foreign minister in […]

Blinken says hostage deal still possible, Burns meets Netanyahu in Israel

High on the list of topics discussed by the agencies included speculation over whether or not hostages have received their medications. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 15, 2024 16:38 Updated: FEBRUARY 15, 2024 22:11 William Burns, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, attends his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2021.(photo credit: TOM […]

Netanyahu and Biden speak for the second time this week

Elad Benari   Feb 15, 2024, 11:39 PM (GMT+2) Joe BidenIsrael-USBenjamin Netanyahu   Biden and NetanyahuHaim Zach/GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Thursday evening with US President Joe Biden, their second conversation this week. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that the conversation lasted about 40 minutes. The conversation dealt with the negotiations […]

Report: IDF intel assesses that Hamas will ‘survive as terror group’ post-war

Document drawn up by Military Intelligence reportedly states that even if Israel dismantles Hamas’s organized military capabilities, it will continue to operate in Gaza By TOI STAFF16 February 2024, 12:14 am   Children stand alongside Hamas terrorists in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 29, 2023. (AFP) Israel’s military intelligence circulated a document […]

US carries out cyberattack on Iranian warship in Red Sea – NBC News report

The US operation was meant to inhibit the Iranian ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi militants in Yemen. JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 15, 2024 22:22 Updated: FEBRUARY 15, 2024 23:13 Iranian warships are seen during a joint naval exercise with Russian navy in the Indian Ocean, Iran February 16, 2021. Picture taken February 16, […]

Hamas claims: Israel agreed to 42-day ceasefire

Hamas source claims Israel agreed to 42-day ceasefire, release of terrorists with lengthy prison sentences, and exit of injured Gazans. Israel National NewsFeb 15, 2024, 11:10 AM (GMT+2) A Hamas source has claimed that Israel did not agree to fully withdraw from Gaza during the negotiations for a prisoner swap deal, Channel 12 News reported. […]

Biden signs memo shielding thousands of Palestinians in US from deportation

National security adviser says move will provide ‘temporary safe haven’ amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza; US condemns Jerusalem home demolition, urges probe in West Bank killing By JACOB MAGID  Today, 3:52 am   US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a $95 billion Ukraine Israel aid package being debated in Congress, in the White House, February […]

Israel not returning to hostage deal talks, says Netanyahu

February 14, 2024 Israeli prime minister orders negotiators not to return to Cairo talks, calling Hamas position ‘delusional.’ By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Israeli negotiators will not be returning to Cairo for talks on a possible hostage deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed, citing what he termed “delusional” demands by the Hamas terror […]