Month: September 2024

Turkey’s Erdogan urges UN to endorse use of force against Israel

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Leader criticizes Muslim countries’ lack of action against Israel, pushes them to enact economic, diplomatic, political measures By Reuters and ToI Staff1 October 2024, 12:23 am   Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that […]

Biden to speak with Netanyahu amid dispute, fear of all-out war

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The US warns Iran against escalating violence following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, while strained relations between Washington and Jerusalem continue. By TOVAH LAZAROFFSEPTEMBER 29, 2024 23:00Updated: SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 04:38  U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, en route to Washington, D.C., at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, […]

Drone intercepted over northern waters may have been heading for offshore Karish gas field

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By Emanuel Fabian  Today, 10:07 am The IDF releases footage of the drone interception over the sea in northern Israel this morning by a Navy ship. The military has not yet specified where the drone was launched from, but according to its initial assessments, it may have been heading for offshore infrastructure at the Karish gas […]

IDF strikes Lebanon and Yemen simultaneously

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IDF strikes Hezbollah commanders in Beirut and Houthi targets in Yemen. Commander of Hezbollah chemical unit reportedly targeted. Israel National News Published: Sep 24, 2024, 3:47 AM (GMT+3) Updated: Sep 29, 2024, 10:30 PM LebanonYemenHezbollahrocket fireHouthisSwords of IronNorthern Arrows 2 minutes <img src="data:;base64, .cls-1{fill:#fff} ” alt=”enlarge” data-v-63fefeec=”” /> IAF fighter jetIDF Spokesperson Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on […]

IDF confirms launching strikes on Houthi-controlled port, power plants in Yemen

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By Emanuel Fabian  Today, 6:07 pm   Fire and smoke can be seen rising in the distance in a video captured in Yemen following an Israeli strike on the Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port, September 29, 2024. (Screenshot, X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law) The IDF confirms launching airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthis […]

US Defense Sec. Austin furious with Gallant over lack-of-notice on Nasrallah strike

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Multiple times, the US has urged Israel to act less aggressively or not to take certain actions against Hezbollah, to avoid a larger regional war. YONAH JEREMY BOB SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 09:50Updated: SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 11:06 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was furious with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel when he was informed […]

US policy must stop prolonging the war with ‘de-escalation’, Hamas needs to go – opinion

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The American interest is for the war to end as quickly as possible. However, the path to achieve this is entirely different. By AKIVA LAMMSEPTEMBER 29, 2024 04:56  US President Joe Biden speaks to the media after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. August 20, 2024(photo credit: Craig Hudson/Reuters) Sometime in the future, […]

31,000 new olim moved to Israel over the last year

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Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and Jewish Agency Release Aliyah Numbers Ahead of Jewish New Year showing how over 30,000 Jews made aliyah over the last year despite the war. Israel National News   Sep 29, 2024, 9:24 AM (GMT+3) OlimAliya   Ofir Sofer, Doron Almog, with French OlimGuy Yechiely/Jewish Agency Over the course of the […]

‘I don’t care about Palestinian issue,’ says Saudi crown prince

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September 29, 2024 Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, says he does not care about Palestinian statehood – but explains why Riyadh continues to insist on two-state solution regardless. By World Israel News Staff The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has little interest personally in Palestinian statehood and would not link normalization of […]

Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for a Palestinian state

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Norway and Saudi Arabia co-host a conference attended by 90 countries on the sidelines of UN General Assembly to accelerate push, bolster two-state solution By Edith M. LedererToday, 11:27 am   Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) UNITED NATIONS […]

Hezbollah fires 65 rockets at northern towns hours after Nasrallah targeted in Beirut

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House in northern city of Safed sustains direct hit, sparking fire; 68-year-old woman lightly wounded from blast; IDF jets strike several Hezbollah targets deep inside Lebanon By Emanuel Fabian and ToI StaffToday, 1:34 am   Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system over the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on […]