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After midnight: Rocket barrage on Kiryat Shmona, Hezbollah claims responsibility

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At least eight rockets fired, of which two exploded in the city. Hezbollah: A response to Israel’s continued aggression. Israel National NewsDec 21, 2023, 1:17 AM (GMT+2) Sirens were sounded shortly after midnight on Wednesday night in Kiryat Shmona and the nearby area. At least eight rockets were fired from Lebanon. The city of Kiryat […]

North Korea’s Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack’ when enemy provokes it with nukes -KCNA

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North Korea said it had tested its newest ICBM on Monday to gauge the war readiness of its nuclear force against mounting US hostility, drawing condemnation from the United States and its allies. REUTERS DECEMBER 20, 2023 23:25 Updated: DECEMBER 21, 2023 00:04 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would not hesitate to […]

Hamas kills bid to revive ceasefire deal, hostage release -WSJ

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Part of the Hamas leadership was in Cairo to discuss the, now axed, ceasefire deal. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFDECEMBER 20, 2023 23:56Updated: DECEMBER 21, 2023 00:46  People display signs, chant, and sing as they await arrest during a protest in the US Capitol rotunda to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and oppose a military aid […]

Israel fires at Syrian army, Hezbollah attempts to hit IDF helicopters

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At least three Hezbollah terrorists were killed on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Hezbollah members killed since October 7 to 118. By TZVI JOFFREDECEMBER 20, 2023 18:29Updated: DECEMBER 20, 2023 22:42  IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. December 20, 2023(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) Hezbollah said that it fired surface-to-air missiles at IDF helicopters near […]

Hezbollah doesn’t foresee all-out war with Israel

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The Lebanese group backed by Iran buried six more of its fighters on Wednesday, their coffins draped in its yellow flag. By REUTERS DECEMBER 20, 2023 19:47 Hezbollah is paying a growing price in weeks of hostilities with Israel that have killed more than 100 of its fighters, but does not foresee all-out war even […]

WSJ: Hamas holding secret talks with Fatah about teaming up under PLO

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Today, 12:08 pm     Fatah and Hamas officials wait for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (AP/Pavel Golovkin) Doha-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and former chief Khaled Mashaal are in contact with top Palestinian official Hussein Al-Sheikh from rival Palestinian faction Fatah about an alliance under […]

IDF says it hit Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, in rare preemptive strike

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By EMANUEL FABIAN Today, 9:37 am     The IDF says it carried out airstrikes against a series of Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, amid the ongoing border skirmishes with the terror group. The sites include military sites where Hezbollah members operated and other infrastructure, according to the IDF. It is rare for Israel to strike first amid […]

Hamas leader Haniyeh arrives in Cairo for talks on possible hostage deal

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By GIANLUCA PACCHIANIToday, 11:00 am     Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh tours the site of a destroyed building in Gaza City, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) Hamas announces that its leader Ismail Haniyeh has arrived in Cairo this morning to conduct talks with Egyptian officials on the latest developments in the war in Gaza and on […]

The Global Empire of Palestine

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The Palestinians have something better than a state. They have the backing of today’s worldwide power brokers. BY LEE SMITH DECEMBER 19, 2023 olls showing that Palestinians in the West Bank as well as Gaza continue to celebrate and support Hamas, with nearly 75% backing the Oct. 7 massacre that killed 1,200 in southern Israel, […]

Israel informed Qatar that they’re ready for week-long truce for 40 hostages

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BARAK RAVID/WALLA DECEMBER 19, 2023 23:43 Israel informed Qatar that it would be ready for at least a week-long truce in the fighting in Gaza in exchange for the release of about 40 hostages held by Hamas, Walla learned on Tuesday. This is a developing story.

Hamas’s Haniyeh to hold Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt

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Israel focused on release of Gaza hostages, Netanyahu tells families • Herzog: Israel is ready for another humanitarian pause TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 19, 2023 21:39 Updated: DECEMBER 19, 2023 22:42 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is expected to visit Egypt on Wednesday to hold Gaza ceasefire talks, the AFP reported Tuesday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Abbas says willing to reform PA to rule Gaza, but Israeli policies ‘the problem’

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Top aide to Palestinian Authority president lambastes Hamas for bringing destruction upon Gaza: ‘There will be a hard reckoning’ By JACOB MAGID and TOI STAFFToday, 9:33 pm   0   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looking on as he receives Palestinian athletes in Ramallah in the West Bank on August 4, 2023. (Wissam Khalifa/PPO/AFP) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has […]

Houthis slam US-led naval force in Red Sea, threaten Middle East – analysis

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Houthis slam US-led naval force in Red Sea, threaten Middle East – analysis Houthis aim to derail economic cooperation between the United States, India, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates as new railway transport corridor is announced. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 19, 2023 12:21 Updated: DECEMBER 19, 2023 18:25  […]

Report: Israel demands Hezbollah be pushed 6 miles from border

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Attacks by the Lebanese terror organization were one of the main issues discussed during the meeting between US Defense Sec. Austin, Defense Min. Gallant, and PM Netanyahu. Dec 19, 2023, 7:54 AM (GMT+2) Israel has told the Biden administration that it wants Hezbollah to be pushed roughly six miles from the border as part of a […]