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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian unfazed by reports of possible strikes on his country’s nuclear facilities: If you strike a hundred of those we will build a thousand other ones. Elad Benari   Feb 14, 2025, 6:56 AM (GMT+2)   Masoud PezeshkianReuters/Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Thursday that while Tehran’s adversaries might succeed in […]

February 13, 2025 Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon. (Shutterstock) The Lebanese government is fulfilling a provision in the ceasefire agreement with Israel, which requires it to prevent Iran from transferring funds to Hezbollah. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The Lebanese government is preventing a plane scheduled to fly to Beirut from leaving […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a strong supporter of the State of Israel, is expected to arrive in Jerusalem this weekend as part of his first Middle East diplomacy tour. Rubio’s first stop is not in the region – he is heading to Munich to participate in a security conference as well as the […]

 February 13, 2025 IDF troops operating in Lebanon. (IDF) Trump administration reportedly authorizes Israel to maintain a ‘long-term’ presence in key strategic areas in southern Lebanon, again pushing back the deadline for the full withdrawal of IDF forces. By World Israel News Staff The United States has granted Israel’s request to maintain a military presence […]

‘We’re working hard with mediators to get the deal back on track,’ senior Israeli official tells news site; report says talks between Egypt and Hamas ‘headed toward a breakthrough’ By Lazar Berman  Today, 1:50 am   Families of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip and supporters attend a silent protest calling for their release outside […]

Shortly after, Hamas said it was keen that the hostage-ceasefire deal would not break down. By AMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 13, 2025 02:53Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2025 10:27  Woman walks past a poster calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, December 5, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/STOYAN NENOV) Israel is optimistic that the hostage […]

 February 13, 2025 Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon. (Shutterstock) IDF spokesman said that Iran has successfully smuggled money, intended for re-arming Hezbollah, through the airport. By World Israel News Staff Iran is trying to rebuild its battered proxy group Hezbollah by flying millions of dollars to the terror organization through Beirut International Airport, a […]

February 12, 2025 Marco Rubio. (AP/Carolyn Kastner) ‘It’s not a stupid ceasefire,’ says US Secretary of State, emphasizing Israel must not allow Hamas to rebuild itself during the Gaza truce, as Netanyahu warns of return to war if hostages not released on Saturday. By World Israel News Staff U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared […]

“The right answer is not a real estate operation, this is a political operation,” Macron told CNN in an interview. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 12, 2025 02:34Updated: FEBRUARY 12, 2025 08:56  France’s President Emmanuel Macron looks on next to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati during an international press conference in support of Lebanon, in Paris on October […]

Foreign ministry says it wants to cooperate with US, but stresses its solution will enable Palestinians to stay ‘in enclave with the legitimate and legal rights of this people’ By AFP and ToI StaffToday, 8:31 am   A Palestinian family cooks on fire next to their tent, in an area largely destroyed during the war against Hamas in […]

Egypt’s statement comes as Trump continues to press for his plan to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its population to neighboring Egypt and Jordan. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 11, 2025 23:49Updated: FEBRUARY 12, 2025 08:17  U.S. President Trump meets with with Egypt’s President el-Sisi in New York City, New York(photo credit: REUTERS) Egypt plans to offer […]