Can Netanyahu, Biden buy a ticket to ride on an Israeli-Saudi peace line? – analysis

Can Netanyahu, Biden buy a ticket to ride on an Israeli-Saudi peace line? – analysis The project didn’t just give Netanyahu a moment to wax on about national unity, it also provided him a platform by which he could push back at critics who have accused him of destroying the country. By TOVAH LAZAROFF Published: […]

Netanyahu announces $27bn railway plan that will ‘link Israel to Saudi Arabia’

July 30, 2023 “My vision is for every Israeli citizen to be able to travel to or from the center from anywhere in the country in less than two hours.” By World Israel News Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a NIS 100 billion ($27 billion) plan to link the northern city of […]

Potential Saudi-Israel normalization could see Palestinians thrown under the bus

With Biden seeking to sever the cord between Riyadh, Beijing, Tehran and secure a win ahead of the US election, he may agree to security deal without concessions By Tal Schneider Today, 8:09 pm   By all indications, the tectonic plates in the Middle East are shifting. Representatives of the White House — National Security […]

Israeli Leaders Discuss Battle Scenarios vs. Hezbollah

Israeli Leaders Discuss Battle Scenarios vs. Hezbollah By Israel Radar / July 30, 2023 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Israel’s defense chiefs to discuss plans for a military clash with Hezbollah. High-ranking officers briefed the PM on potential combat scenarios and IDF war preparations. The security chiefs reportedly presented options for removing a Hezbollah […]

Russia’s Medvedev: We’d have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

Former president and current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dimitry Medvedev, said that Russia would be forced to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine’s counter-offensive succeeds. REUTERSPublished: JULY 30, 2023 15:44 Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the specter of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have […]

Shin Bet: Iranians launch phishing campaign against Israelis on LinkedIn

These fake accounts would contact Israelis on LinkedIn and send a file for either an invite to a conference or for articles and studies. WALLA!Published: JULY 30, 2023 17:07 Iranians tried to collect information from Israeli researchers and civil servants in a phishing campaign by using fake profiles on LinkedIn, the Shin Bet (Israel Security […]

Hamas, Fatah meet in Egypt in attempt to broker reconciliation

Palestinian Islamic Jihad stays away from gathering in el-Alamein to protest detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, group’s leader says APToday, 5:06 pm CAIRO — Palestinian factions kicked off a meeting Sunday in Egypt to discuss reconciliation efforts as violence in the West Bank surges. The main groups, Hamas and Fatah, have been […]

Netanyahu, Defense Chiefs Meeting on Hezbollah Provocations

Hana Levi Julian13 Av 5783 – July 30, 2023 Photo Credit: Telegram / Sabereen plus Lebanese youth brandishing Hezbollah flags cross the border fence between Lebanon and Israel, in violation of the 2006 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with defense leaders on recent threats made by Hezbollah terrorist […]

Potential Saudi deal would require ‘significant concessions’ to Palestinians – report

New York Times reports Riyadh’s demands for action on the ground unlikely to be approved by hardline coalition, PM may need to seek centrist government with opposition ToI StaffToday, 9:20 am A potential normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel would require “significant concessions” to the Palestinians that are unlikely to be approved by Prime […]

Hezbollah chief: ‘Israel occupying Lebanese lands, we will respond to any stupid act’

Iran-backed terror group ‘ready for any option,’ Nasrallah says, amid spiking tensions on border with Israel ToI StaffToday, 1:52 pm The head of the Hezbollah terror group warned Saturday that it would respond to any “stupid act” by Israel amid spiking tensions along the border. “Israel is still occupying parts of Lebanese lands and brazenly […]

Tsurkov kidnapping shows who really runs Iraq

BEHIND THE LINES: Kataib Hezbollah, in addition to being a coalition partner in Iraq, is a component in a structure seeking the absorption of the Iraqi state by the Islamic Republic of Iran. By JONATHAN SPYERPublished: JULY 29, 2023 09:00 The kidnapping of the Russian-Israeli Princeton University doctoral student and Middle East analyst, Elizabeth Tsurkov, […]

Warning Signs: Rising Risk of Iran Axis Attack on Israel

Israel Radar July 28, 2023 Military leaders are sounding the alarm about a rising risk of attack on Israel as it faces a worsening political crisis. Defense chiefs are seeing indications that terror groups around Israel are planning a joint operation, Makor Rishon weekly reports. Senior IDF officers presented the warning to the security cabinet […]

IDF Intelligence Warns of Growing Threat at Israel-Lebanon Border 

July 28, 2023 | Flash Brief Latest Developments Israeli intelligence personnel have issued increasingly dire warnings about security on Israel’s northern border, Israeli media reported on July 28. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received multiple letters — including as recently as last week — from the Israeli military’s Intelligence Directorate […]