Month: February 2024

Report: Biden quickly advancing plan for Palestinian state

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Biden administration and several Arab countries are advancing a plan to declare a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza ends; timetable expected to be announced within weeks. Israel National News   Feb 15, 2024, 9:33 AM (GMT+2) Joe BidenBiden administrationSwords of Iron   US President Joe BidenArie Leib Abrams/Flash90 The Biden administration, together with several […]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Biden tells Jordanian king that status quo must be preserved at Al-Aqsa

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February 13, 2024 The US president also acknowledged ‘the crucial role of Jordan in the holy places for Muslims in Jerusalem.’ By World Israel News Staff In a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of preserving the status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, while […]

ICC prosecutor warns against Rafah operation

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According to International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan, an Israeli offensive into Rafah exposes Israel to international prosecution. Israel National News   Feb 13, 2024, 8:34 AM (GMT+2) RafiahInternational Criminal CourtSwords of Iron International Court of JusticeReuters Karim Ahmad Khan, a prosecutor with the International Criminal Court (ICC), voiced grave concerns Monday over the recent hostage […]

A frustrated Biden berates Netanyahu, calls him ‘a–hole’ and ‘pain in my a–‘

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 February 12, 2024 PM Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and then Vice-President Joe Biden at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2016. (AP/Michel Euler) Some reports suggesting Biden called the Israeli Prime Minister a ‘bad actor.’ By World Israel News Staff President Biden has expressed frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in private […]

Egypt pushes back on reports that it may suspend Camp David Accords with Israel

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BY RON KAMPEAS FEBRUARY 12, 2024 3:10 PM Palestinians at the site where two Israeli hostages were rescued overnight in an Israeli operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 12, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Egypt’s foreign minister dampened speculation that the country’s peace treaty with Israel would be at risk if Israel invaded […]

Jordan in ‘balancing act’ between Palestinian majority and key allies US, Israel

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Caught between Hamas-supporting population and strategic partnerships with US and Israel, Jordanian King Abdullah to try to bring weight to bear this week in DC, says expert By GIANLUCA PACCHIANI  Today, 11:40 pm   President Joe Biden, right, meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July […]