Blinken: Arabs won’t fund Gaza rebuilding without path to Palestine statehood

“We’re not going to get into the business… of rebuilding Gaza, only to have it leveled again in a year or five years,” Antony Blinken reported Arab leaders as saying. TOVAH LAZAROFF JANUARY 16, 2024 22:37 Palestinian statehood is the best path to the reconstruction of Gaza and normalized Israeli ties with its Arab neighbors, […]

The West must attack the Islamic Regime

Attacks on the Houthis are not enough. FARHAD REZAEI JANUARY 17, 2024 01:18 Since the onset of the Gaza War, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have significantly disrupted naval traffic around Bab al Mandab, intensifying their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea through missile strikes, drone deployments, and hijacking activities. Despite military interventions by […]

North Korea’s Kim calls for South to be seen as ‘primary foe,’ warns of war

In a speech on Monday, Kim Jong Un said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption. REUTERS JANUARY 16, 2024 09:27 Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 10:00 North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th National Meeting of Mothers […]

Hezbollah – a pawn in Iran’s aim to obliterate Israel – opinion

Initiated by Hezbollah at the behest of its paymaster, Iran, the true function of the cross-border skirmishes is to fulfill Iran’s desire to cause as much trouble in the Middle East as possible. NEVILLE TELLER JANUARY 16, 2024 02:14 Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 03:29 A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by […]

Barrage of 50 rockets fired at southern Israel; soldier killed in Gaza fighting

Rockets impact in Netivot, Givolim; no injuries * IDF says two other troops seriously wounded during battles in Strip as ground op toll reaches 189 14min ago IDF chief said to warn Gaza military gains being eroded due to lack of plans for after the war 48min ago Officials say more than 50 rockets fired […]

Rocket hits building in southern Israel

Around 50 rockets fired in barrage on southern Israel, one strikes store in Netivot. Israel National NewsPublished: Jan 16, 2024, 10:21 AM (GMT+2) Sirens sounded Tuesday morning in Netivot and in communities near the Gaza border. No injuries were reported. However, in Netivot, one of the rockets struck a store selling electrical appliances. Firefighters are searching […]

Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack Israel’s ‘spy HQ’ in Iraq, vow more revenge

The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through the Middle East since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7. REUTERS JANUARY 16, 2024 08:44 Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 09:33  Smoke rises in the aftermath of a missile attack by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on what they […]

Shin Bet exposes Iranian cyber espionage targeting Israeli hostage families

Shin Bet exposes several online platforms allegedly operated by Iranian security agents. JOANIE MARGULIES JANUARY 15, 2024 17:15 Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 09:08 Iran is using fake online profiles to gather intelligence in Israel, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) reported Monday. Among its tactics are operations to photograph the homes of security personnel and […]

Explosions heard in Aleppo, Israel responsible say Syrian media – report

GUY ULSTER JANUARY 15, 2024 23:34 Media in Syria are reporting Monday evening about explosions in the city of Aleppo according to the Syrian Organization for Human Rights, an opposition-affiliated organization, the explosions were the result of an attack by Israel. This is a developing story.

IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran increase

By HAIM ISEROVICH JANUARY 15, 2024 23:46   According to a report on Al Jazeera, the American consulate in Erbil was attacked Monday evening by drones. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) accepted responsibility for the attack in northern Iraq. The IRGC announced that they attacked an “intelligence headquarters and gathering place of anti-Iranian terrorist […]

In 1st attack since US-led strikes, Houthis fire missile at American warship in Red Sea

Fighter jet shoots down cruise missile launched from area of Yemeni port city of Hodeida, as Iran-backed rebels continue high-stakes standoff affecting global trade By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 9:32 am     US Central Command forces vessel preparing to strike hostile Houthi targets, January 11, 2024 (US Central Command / X) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi […]

Report: Qatar to transfer medication for some 40 hostages

CNN reports Qatar will soon make shipment of medication to Egypt, which will then hand it over to the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Red Cross won’t be involved. Elad BenariJan 15, 2024, 4:15 AM (GMT+2) Negotiators have struck a deal that will allow medicine to be delivered to more than 40 hostages being held […]

Iranian President threatens: The elimination of Israel is possible in our generation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi claims that Israel must be “punished, persecuted and forced to pay reparations.” Dalit HaleviJan 15, 2024, 1:11 AM (GMT+2) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi sees the military campaign being waged against Israel on the various fronts as the beginning of the road towards the elimination of the “Zionist entity”.In a speech on […]

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In speech commemorating death of top commander, Hezbollah leader says US strikes on Yemen ‘will harm the security of all maritime navigation,’ vows Houthi strikes will continue By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 9:56 pm     Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a televised speech in Kherbet Selm in southern Lebanon on January 14, 2024. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) All […]