16 tons of rocket materials en route to Gaza confiscated in Ashdod

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The catch is the latest in a series of thwarted smuggling attempts involving terrorist groups in Gaza. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 11:59 Updated: SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 15:49  Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August […]

Saudis co-hosting UN event aimed at revamping Israeli-Palestinian peace process

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Next week’s General Assembly confab organized with Arab League, EU is latest Riyadh effort to engage in Palestinian issue amid normalization talks; Israeli, PA missions not invited By Jacob Magid Today, 6:19 pm Times of Israel’s US bureau chief Saudi Arabia will be co-hosting an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General […]

Inside story: Egypt, Jordan follow Saudi Arabia in pursuing openings with Iran

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Sep. 14, 2023Peninsula The restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia has injected a sense of “controlled calm” in some regional settings where the two powers have clashed in the past. Pointing to the lowering of tensions, a Gulf diplomatic source told Amwaj.media, “Both countries need de-escalation even if it comes at the expense […]

Air Force stages major drill in Greece practicing potential long-range strike on Iran

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Military says fighter jets flew thousands of kilometers, successfully hit targets with live fire, despite ‘particularly challenging’ weather conditions Emanuel FabianToday, 7:08 pm The Israeli Air Force (IAF) staged a major long-range strike drill in Greece this week, the latest in a series of drills aimed at preparing the military for a potential strike on […]

Syria Says Israel Carried Out Rare Daylight Raid, Killing 2

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Hana Levi Julian28 Elul 5783 – September 13, 2023 Photo Credit: Ofer Zidon / Flash 90 Israel Air Force Netz 107 F-16 (archive). At least two “military personnel” were killed, and six others injured Wednesday in a rare daylight attack on military positions in the port city of Tartus, Syria. The state-run Syrian Arab News […]

Analysis / Israel’s Warning: Iran Is Playing With Fire

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Israel Radar September 13, 2023 Israel warns Iran (Archive: iStock.com/ jcamilobernal) Mossad Director David Barnea warned this week that Iran would pay a very high price if it harms Israelis or Jews in terror attacks overseas. The comments signal an Israeli intent to adopt a more aggressive strategy to counter an increasingly confident and militant […]

Blaming Pro-Israel Christians for Palestinian Problems

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Dexter Van Zile26 Elul 5783 – September 12, 2023 Western intellectuals on the Left generally view the external history of Europe and North America as a bloody trip of displacement, genocide, and oppression. Western colonialists are somehow more evil than others. In the Middle East, this means leftist intellectuals see Israelis and Palestinians through the […]

Hamas’s Aerial Drone Fleet Bears Iranian Fingerprints

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Yaakov Lappin26 Elul 5783 – September 12, 2023 Photo Credit: Majdi Fathi/TPS A Hamas, march in Gaza City celebrating its “Shehab” suicide drone on Sept. 21, 2022. (TPS) Aerial activity over the Gaza Strip in recent weeks has rekindled concerns in Israel regarding Hamas’s capabilities with regard to unmanned aerial vehicles. On Aug. 21, the […]

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia via train ahead of meeting with Putin

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As countries grow closer, North Korean leader expected to seek Russian economic aid and military technology in exchange for munitions to be used in Moscow’s war in Ukraine By KIM TONG-HYUNG Today, 12:59 pm   SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for a meeting with President […]

2 more US synagogues targeted by fake bomb threats ahead of High Holidays

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Congregation Beth Am in northern California and Congregation B’nai Israel in central Florida both threatened over the weekend, following dozens of similar instances Andrew LapinToday, 11:01 am JTA — At least two more synagogues in the United States evacuated their congregants over the weekend following bomb threats, the latest in a series of such calls […]

North Korea’s Kim left Pyongyang by private train on Sunday for Russia, state media confirms

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Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin will discuss strengthening the ties between their two countries. REUTERSSEPTEMBER 12, 2023 00:21 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Sunday afternoon for Russia on his private train, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday, confirming that he was on his way for rare a summit with President […]

Iran building airport in southern Lebanon to attack Israelis, Gallant says

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Defense minister claims runway, 20 km from Israel, to be used by Iranians to attack Israel; IDF chief: We must be ‘more prepared than ever’ for ‘extensive military conflict’ By Emanuel Fabian Today, 8:57 pm   Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent.   Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday accused Iran […]

Mossad chief: Israel fears Russia will send Iran arms ‘that will threaten our existence’

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September 10, 2023   “Any harm to either an Israeli or a Jew, in any form, will result in a response far inside Iran, reaching even the core of Tehran,” David Barnea warned. By World Israel News Mossad spy chief David Barnea said on Sunday that Israel was increasingly worried about Russia’s sale of advanced […]