US indicates opposition to renewed Palestinian bid for statehood status at UN

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By JACOB MAGID  3 April 2024, 10:30 pm   Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, and China’s UN Ambassador Zhang Jun, center left, speak with ambassadors of Arab countries and the PLO before a Security Council meeting and vote on a resolution on Israel and Gaza conflict at UN Headquarters, March 25, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle) US State […]

Iran’s Khamenei posts in Hebrew amid fears of escalation in Israel’s north

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‘With God’s help we will make the Zionists repent of their crime of aggression against the Iranian consulate in Damascus,’ said Iranian Supreme Leader’s post on X i24NEWS April 04, 2024 at 01:22 AMlatest revision April 04, 2024 at 01:32 AM Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with officials in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April […]

5 Iranian security officers killed in attacks in southeast

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By REUTERSToday, 8:36 am   Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed at least 5 Iranian security officers and wounded another 10 in two separate attacks on military installations in southeastern Iran, state media reports. The attacks by militants from the Jaish al-Adl group took place overnight and targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards headquarters in Rask and Chabahar, located […]

Israel beefs up air defenses, calls up troops as Iran payback for Syria strike looms

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Speculation suggests Iran could attack Israel from its own territory rather than through proxies, sparking wider hostilities; Gallant says IDF prepared for every scenario By EMANUEL FABIAN,  TOI STAFF and REUTERS4 April 2024, 12:02 am   A billboard displays a portrait of slain Iran’s Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi with a slogan in Hebrew saying, “You will be […]

Hamas says it won’t budge on truce demands, blames Israel as Qatar says talks stuck

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Qatari PM says Doha committed to negotiations, but deadlock remains around north Gaza return, identity of prisoners to be released; IDF chief touts military pressure to force deal By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 11:33 pm   Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the […]

IDF Arabic spokesman: Hezbollah caused explosion that wounded UNIFIL workers

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 3, 2024 11:51 The IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, wrote Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, that according to the information available to the IDF, the explosion that occurred on March 30 in Rmaich, where several UNIFIL workers were wounded, was caused after the UNIFIL patrol drove over a bomb that Hezbollah […]

US officials say strike on Iranian general ‘a blow’ to Tehran, risks inflaming region

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Ex-CIA agent tells NYT alleged Israeli attack aimed to ‘punish’ Guard Corps for efforts to harm Israelis abroad; retired US general says Iran’s options for response ‘very limited’ By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 11:29 am   A banner displaying pictures of Israeli army officials with their faces encircled by a red crosshair icon, hang in Tehran on April […]

‘Islamic resistance will not remain silent’: Retaliation vowed after Damascus strike

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An alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus Monday night resulted in the killing of a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Quds Force generals. HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE APRIL 3, 2024 00:50 Updated: APRIL 3, 2024 00:59 An alleged Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus Monday night resulted […]

Move to Israel now, new private campaign tells diaspora Jewry

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The campaign calls for Jews to commit ‘Davka’ (doing the opposite of what they are told) and move to Israel now. JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 2, 2024 23:51 Diaspora Jewry are being encouraged to move to Israel immediately in a new campaign launched by Belong, the first-ever private company for immigration to Israel, on Tuesday. […]

Report: US tells Israel its Rafah evacuation plan not viable in ‘harsh’ video call

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Virtual meeting between Blinken, Sullivan, Dermer and Hanegbi exposes just how much sides are on ‘completely different pages’ regarding potential op in southernmost Gaza city By TOI STAFF3 April 2024, 12:30 am   File: From left to right: Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Council chairman Tzachi Hanegbi […]

Biden administration ‘outraged’ by Israeli strike that killed 7 aid workers, as humanitarian groups suspend operations in Gaza

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Ron Kampeas April 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden White House expressed its “outrage” over an Israeli drone strike Monday that killed seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen and said the Israeli military must improve its coordination with groups delivering humanitarian assistance. “We were outraged to learn of an IDF strike that killed […]

Russia condemns Israeli attack on Iranian consulate, requests UNSC meeting on strike

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“We strongly condemn this attack on the Iranian consular mission in Syria,” Russia’s foreign ministry said. “Such aggressive actions by Israel are absolutely unacceptable and must be stopped.” REUTERS JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 2, 2024 08:22 Updated: APRIL 2, 2024 09:41 Russia condemned an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria, called on the […]