Nasrallah says device blasts ‘could be seen as declaration of war,’ vows vengeance

Hezbollah leader promises attacks on Israel until Gaza war ends, says country’s northern ‘settlers’ won’t be able to return home until then; IAF jets fly low over Beirut during speech By Gianluca Pacchiani,  Agencies and ToI Staff19 September 2024, 8:09 pm   An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV shows the Lebanese terror group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah […]

Completely compromised: Hezbollah faced a ‘multidimensional blow’ with pager attack

Completely compromised: Hezbollah faced a ‘multidimensional blow’ with pager attack Tel Aviv University Professor says that Hezbollah is compromised at an organizational level. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFSEPTEMBER 19, 2024 23:27  Ambulances arrive to American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers […]

IDF strikes 100 launchers and about 1,000 barrels in southern Lebanon

Sep 19, 2024, 11:50 PM (GMT+3) Over the last two hours, directed by IDF intelligence, the IAF struck hundreds of rocket launcher barrels that were ready to be used immediately to fire toward Israeli territory, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said. Since Thursday afternoon, the IAF has struck approximately 100 launchers and additional terrorist infrastructure sites, […]

Israeli recruited by Iran to assassinate top Israeli officials arrested

Israeli recruited by Iran to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrested, defense echelon says. Israel National News   Sep 19, 2024, 9:23 AM (GMT+3) IranShin Bet 2 minutes Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ronen BarYonatan Sindel/Flash90 The target: the Prime Minister, […]

Austin Reaffirms US Support for Israel Against Hezbollah, Iranian Threats

By Hana Levi Julian  – 16 Elul 5784 – September 19, 2024 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed America’s support for Israel against Lebanon’s Iranian proxy, the Hezbollah terrorist army, Iran itself and Iran’s “other regional partners.” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters in a statement on Wednesday that Austin expressed America’s […]

Netanyahu: Israel Agreed to Every US Hostage Deal – Blame Hamas for Failure

By Hana Levi Julian  – 16 Elul 5784 – September 19, 2024 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was busy on Wednesday parrying attacks against his government from leftist elements in Israel over the continuing failure to reach a hostage release and ceasefire deal with the Hamas terrorist organization. Netanyahu was accused on a televised Israeli newscast […]

20 killed, 450 wounded as Lebanon hit by 2nd wave of Hezbollah device explosions

Walkie-talkies blow up around country; one explosion witnessed at funeral for victim of Tuesday’s pager attack; some solar energy systems said to also detonate By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian  Today, 8:10 pmUpdated at 11:58 pm   A fresh wave of explosions ripped across Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, appearing to mainly target hand-held radios used by Hezbollah members, a […]

Netanyahu digs in on North, US urges diplomacy after beeper attack

On the night before the attacks, Israel’s security cabinet expanded its war goals to include the return of over 60,000 residents of the northern border communities. TOVAH LAZAROFF SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 20:05Updated: SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 22:49 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dug in Wednesday on his stance that the security situation in the North must change, […]

Israeli Cyber Expert: Explosives Planted in Hezbollah Pagers in Op Planned Months Before War

by Debbie Weiss An ambulance arrives at a hospital as thousands of people, mainly Hezbollah fighters, were wounded on Sept. 17, 2024 when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir An Israeli cyber and national security expert has claimed that the exploding pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, which left thousands […]

Why the Hamas hostage deal won’t bring peace – opinion

A proposed hostage deal may offer temporary relief, but it fails to address Iran’s broader strategy of unifying its proxies against Israel. By SARIT ZEHAVISEPTEMBER 17, 2024 01:01  HEZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last November. The writer calls for shifting international pressure away from Israel and redirecting it […]

Blinken to visit Egypt to continue talks on hostage release

State Department announces that Blinken will travel to Egypt on Wednesday and meet local officials to discuss ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza that secures the release of all hostages. Elad Benari   Sep 17, 2024, 4:13 AM (GMT+3) Antony BlinkenDavid Azagury, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Egypt […]

Netanyahu asserts Israel may act militarily against Hezbollah if diplomacy fails

Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized Israel’s right to act militarily against Hezbollah if diplomatic efforts fail to ensure security. TOVAH LAZAROFF SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 21:19Updated: SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 21:53 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) The IDF must be free to act to end attacks by the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin […]

42% Drop in Russian Aliyah, 50% Rise in Western Aliyah Since January 2024

David Israel13 Elul 5784 – September 16, 2024 The Knesset Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Committee chaired by MK Oded Forer (Israel Beitenu) on Sunday debated the immigration policy of the Nativ liaison bureau and the Jewish Agency, in light of alarming data about the trends of immigration in the past year. According to the Jewish […]

Claiming attack, Houthis say Tel Aviv targeted with hypersonic missile

By Gianluca Pacchiani  Today, 11:50 am   In a short televised speech, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claims responsibility for this morning’s ballistic missile attack on central Israel. Saree says a hypersonic missile was launched at an unspecified military target in the Tel Aviv area, boasting that the projectile eluded the gauntlet of American and Israeli […]