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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, Seoul says, amid nuclear test fears

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Pyongyang shoots ballistic missile into Sea of Japan as ‘countermeasure’ to military drills in South; South Korean president warns Kim Jong Un is gearing up for 7th nuclear test By AFP Today, 7:52 am   SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has fired an “unspecified ballistic missile,” the South’s military said on Friday, the latest […]

Lebanese president contradicts Lapid, no recognition of Israel after deal, still at war

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October 27, 2022 Michel Aoun says the agreement does not “contradict Lebanon’s foreign policy,” with Jerusalem and Beirut remaining technically at war. By JNS and World Israel News Staff Lebanese President Michel Aoun clarified on Thursday that the maritime border deal forged with Israel does not constitute recognition by Beirut of Israel, after Prime Minister […]

Russian ambassador says Israel need not worry about Moscow’s ties with Iran

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Pressed on purchase of Iranian drones, envoy says Moscow not ‘playing against Israel’ and takes its ‘legitimate security concerns’ into account TOI staffToday, 11:43 pm Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov on Thursday sought to calm growing Israeli concerns of Moscow’s cooperation with Tehran following the recent purchase and deployment of Iranian drones against Ukraine. […]

Report: Israel warns Syria it will ramp up strikes over Iran weapons transfers

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Al-Arabiya says Jerusalem sent message to Damascus after three strikes in recent days blamed on Israel; it also reports Iran is sending arms in shipments disguised as aid Emanuel FabianToday, 4:11 pm Israel has threatened Syria it will ramp up airstrikes in the country over its cooperation with Iran in smuggling arms to the Lebanese […]

Israeli gov’t approves Lebanon deal, awaits Lapid signature

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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is scheduled to sign the agreement himself around midday on Thursday in his office in Jerusalem. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: OCTOBER 27, 2022 10:36 Updated: OCTOBER 27, 2022 11:44 Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig. (photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO) The Israeli government officially approved the landmark US-brokered deal laying out […]

Senior US official: No indication Iran wants to resume nuclear talks

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27.10.22, 7:48 A senior official in the American administration told Israel Hayom that despite widespread riots throughout Iran and contrary to expectations that it would want to restart negotiations to return to the 2015 Nuclear Deal, the Tehran has so far not appealed to Washington, and is not likely to do so anytime soon either. […]

Russia tests its strategic nuclear missile capabilities

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President Putin oversaw the exercises, warning the West to stop interfering in Ukraine. 27.10.22, 8:16 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/361787/?utm_source=webshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&utm_content=1666856138964https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/361787/?utm_source=webshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&utm_content=1666856138964[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1_0GqWgxCw]

Syria Blames Israel for Rocket Attack on Damascus, 3rd this Week, 28th in 2022

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David Israel2 Heshvan 5783 – October 27, 2022 The Syrian army air defenses “repelled an Israeli missile aggression that targeted a number of posts in the surroundings of Damascus and downed most of the hostile missiles,” SANA reported Thursday morning. “At close to 12:30 AM Thursday, October 27, the Israeli enemy carried out a missile […]

Israel Breaks Two Decade Aliyah Record, Expects 64,000 Immigrants By End of Year

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by Algemeiner Staff Young immigrants make Aliyah to Israel. Photo: Nega Melsa A record number of immigrants are moving to the Jewish state amid regional conflict and Aliyah efforts, in a trend that Israeli officials expect is more likely to accelerate than reverse. Nearly 60,000 people immigrated to Israel during the Hebrew calendar year 5782, […]

Iran says over dozen people killed in shrine attack, Raisi vows to respond

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Islamic state claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s shrine attack. By REUTERS Published: OCTOBER 26, 2022 18:10 Updated: OCTOBER 26, 2022 23:32 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022 (photo credit: REUTERS/FLORION GOGA) Islamic state […]

Egypt Confirms Gaza Natural Gas Field Deal with Israel

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By David Israel – 1 Heshvan 5783 – October 26, 2022 Photo Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 The Gaza shore, June 15, 2022. Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla on Tuesday told Reuters there was a framework agreement in place between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to develop the marine natural gas field off the Gaza […]

North Korea nuke test would meet ‘unprecedented’ response — US, Japan, South Korea

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Following talks in Tokyo, three nations’ deputy foreign ministers say they will ramp up their deterrence in region amid blitz of missile launches from the hermit state AFPToday, 10:24 am TOKYO — The United States, Japan and South Korea warned Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would warrant an “unprecedentedly strong response,” vowing unity […]

Israel gives final approval for start of production at Karish gas field

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PM Lapid lauds move to allow Energean to begin work as one that ‘strengthens Israel’s energy stability,’ as well as its economy By Lazar Berman and TOI staff Today, 10:57 pm   Israel’s Energy Ministry granted its final approval on Tuesday to gas company Energean to begin production at the Karish natural gas field. Prime […]

Iran’s Raisi accuses US of ‘dragging their feet’ over nuclear deal talks

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  With negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program on life support, Iranian president says that ‘it is the Americans who have to make a decision’ By AFP Today, 10:57 pm TEHRAN — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday accused the US leaders of “dragging their feet” instead of making a decision to revive the 2015 nuclear […]