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Hamas used toxic substance to kill Nahal Oz troops on Oct. 7, IDF probe said to show

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Just seven soldiers escaped poisonous inferno that killed most within minutes; mother of soldier killed in attack says senior officers failed to protect her daughter By TOI STAFFToday, 9:59 am     A mural is seen outside an IDF surveillance command center at the Re’im base. The text reads: ‘The flowers will continue to bloom.’ November 5, […]

Iran is gambling on ceasefire to keep Hamas from defeat – analysis

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Iran may have overplayed previous coverage accusing Israel of various “crimes” and now is setting its hopes on larger movements at the UN and in other spaces. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 13, 2023 02:55 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:18  The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Only a […]

Putin’s purpose served by nuclear warnings as he bids for new term

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By REUTERS DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:18 The prospect of six more years in power for Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to mean no let-up in nuclear tensions with the United States, as time runs out on the last remaining treaty that limits the number of warheads each side can deploy. Putin has boasted since […]

Houthi missile slams into Norwegian tanker in Red Sea

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Ship with no clear link to Israel hit as it made way to Suez Canal, days after Iran-backed rebel group vowed to target vessels going to or from Israeli ports By JON GAMBRELLToday, 9:21 am     A Yemeni man carries a gun as he takes part in march to express solidarity with the people of Gaza, […]

Qatar, Israel held secret meetings in Europe to discuss hostage deal – Saudi report

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A senior diplomatic source revealed that the deal is expected to include children, women, and men, including three senior IDF officers who were captured by Hamas. MAARIV ONLINE DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:42 Updated: DECEMBER 12, 2023 09:48 Qatar and Israel are holding secret talks in one of the European capitals regarding a potential hostage exchange, […]

Biden: US gave military aid to IDF for Gaza war, but opinions can change

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Biden, speaking at a White House reception for the Jewish Hanukkah festival, recalled his decades-long relationship with Netanyahu. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 12, 2023 03:54 Updated: DECEMBER 12, 2023 08:41 US President Joe Biden appeared to place a cautionary note on US military support to help the IDF oust Hamas from Gaza during the White House’s […]

Hezbollah warns of ‘new escalation’ as Israeli response to attacks intensifies

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Lebanese media portrayed the IDF’s response to Hezbollah attacks on Sunday as a significant escalation. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 11, 2023 09:52 Updated: DECEMBER 11, 2023 12:55 A Hezbollah MP warned that Israeli airstrikes that caused widespread damage in the town of Aitaroun near the Israeli-Lebanese border on Sunday were a “new escalation,” adding that the […]

Gantz tells Blinken that Israel will have to respond to rising Hezbollah attacks

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War cabinet minister ups pressure on international community to restore calm on northern border via diplomatic means, before Israel responds with greater military force By EMANUEL FABIAN and JACOB MAGIDToday, 11:41 pm   Black smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Yaroun, a Lebanese border village with Israel, in south Lebanon, December 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan […]

Hezbollah warns of ‘new escalation’ as Israeli response to attacks intensifies

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Lebanese media portrayed the IDF’s response to Hezbollah attacks on Sunday as a significant escalation. By TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 11, 2023 09:52 A Hezbollah MP warned that Israeli airstrikes which caused widespread damage in the town of Aitaroun near the Israeli-Lebanese border on Sunday were a “new escalation,” adding that Hezbollah would continue its attacks […]

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Iranian stronghold near Damascus

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Ambulances reportedly rushed to the area shortly after the strikes. TZVI JOFFRE DECEMBER 10, 2023 22:27 Updated: DECEMBER 11, 2023 08:05 Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted sites near Set Zaynab, a stronghold of Iranian militias, near Damascus on Sunday night, according to Syrian reports. A site used by Iranian militias between Set Zaynab and Al-Bahdaliyah, south […]

Cyprus and Mossad Thwart Iranian Terror Attacks on Israelis

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28 Kislev 5784 – December 10, 2023 Photo Credit: Mossad Mossad     Cypriot security and law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with the Mossad, thwarted an Iranian terrorist cell that planned to carry out attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets in Cyprus. Thanks to the counter-terrorist action and the arrest of the cell by the […]

Netanyahu tells Putin: Your cooperation with Iran is dangerous

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a 50-minute conversation with Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions between Israel and Russia. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 10, 2023 13:32 Updated: DECEMBER 10, 2023 17:41 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Moscow’s “dangerous cooperation” with Iran and pushed back at its harsh criticism of the Gaza war during a prolonged conversation with […]

Diaspora Jewry’s days are over, all Jews must move to Israel for safety – opinion

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The Golden Age for British Jews – in fact, I believe for Jews in the entire Diaspora – is over. Consider your children’s future. Relocate to Israel, the home for all Jews. WALTER BINGHAM DECEMBER 9, 2023 03:41 Updated: DECEMBER 9, 2023 08:19  We mourn our brave soldiers who fell in the battle to defeat […]

Hamas says US veto blocking Gaza ceasefire ‘unethical and inhumane’

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REUTERS DECEMBER 9, 2023 01:17 Hamas strongly condemns the US veto that blocked a proposed United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a senior Hamas official said late on Friday in an official statement, saying that the group considers Washington’s move “unethical and inhumane.” “The US obstruction of the issuance […]