Israel rethinks Yemen policy as Houthi missiles hit Ben-Gurion Airport

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Until now, partly at the request of the United States, Israel has refrained from striking targets in Yemen since the Houthis resumed their attacks. By AMICHAI STEIN, YONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFFMAY 4, 2025 11:13Updated: MAY 4, 2025 12:53  Planes flying over Yemen (illustration).(photo credit: Canva/Clker-Free-Vector-Images/pixabay, jcamilobernal/Getty Images, Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images) Following recent Houthi missile attacks, Israel […]

IDF strikes military targets across Syria amid warnings to Damascus to protect Druze

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State media reports one person killed outside Damascus as Israel said making a list of Syrian government targets to potentially attack over targeting of minority By AFP, Emanuel Fabian  and ToI StaffToday, 9:41 am   Syria’s security forces gather after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Jaramana following sectarian violence in the Damascus suburb, May […]

In 4th attack in a day, IDF says Houthi missile intercepted, triggering Jerusalem sirens

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No damage or injuries reported after latest projectile fired from Yemen; military also says Air Force intercepted drone heading for Israel; US strikes Sanaa, neighboring districts By Emanuel Fabian  Today, 10:25 am   Smoke trails, apparently from the interception of a Houthi missile fired from Yemen, are seen above Kibbutz Baram in northern Israel, May 2, […]

‘No more concessions’ can be forced on Hamas, Egyptian official says – report

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Egyptian officials blamed a lack of Israeli-American will to end the war, the Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al Akhbar reported. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMAY 3, 2025 10:07Updated: MAY 3, 2025 10:35  Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.(photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90) “There is nothing new that can be negotiated” to achieve a ceasefire and hostage […]

Israel carries out strikes on two Syrian cities

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Israel’s repeated strikes on Syria act as a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus, which Israel views as a potential threat on its border. By REUTERSMAY 2, 2025 23:48Updated: MAY 3, 2025 01:15  IDF operates in southern Syria, April 5, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) Israeli strikes targeted the vicinity of Syria’s Damascus countryside and Hama late […]

Iran must ‘walk away’ from all uranium enrichment, Rubio says

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Marco Rubio said Iran must stop enrichment, missile development, and terrorism support, and allow US inspectors. Nuclear talks were postponed amid major US-Iran disagreements. By REUTERSMAY 2, 2025 04:51Updated: MAY 2, 2025 11:52  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a refueling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, March 12, 2025, as […]

Turkey slams Israeli airstrikes in Syria, calls for dialogue and regional stability

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Turkey calls on Israel to stop its airstrikes in Syria, warning they harm efforts at national unity and reconciliation. Elad Benari Published: May 1, 2025, 4:50 AM (GMT+3)   Strike in Syria (archive)Ali Syria/Flash 90 Ankara on Wednesday issued a call for Israel to immediately halt its aerial operations in Syria, claiming such actions jeopardize fragile […]

Hegseth warns Iran: You will pay the consequences for supporting the Houthis

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns Iran of consequences for backing Yemen’s Houthis, as the US military intensifies its air campaign. Over 1,000 Houthi targets have been hit since mid-March. Elad Benari Published: May 1, 2025, 5:12 AM (GMT+3)   Pete HegsethReuters/Ken Cedeno/Pool/Sipa USA US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday warned Iran that it would […]

Israeli official: Reports of breakthrough in hostage-ceasefire talks ‘inaccurate’

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Hamas official also denies progress in Cairo, after report said negotiators reached tentative agreement on release of hostages in May, opening of three aid corridors in Gaza By Lazar Berman,  Nurit Yohanan  and ToI Staff29 April 2025, 3:01 pm Family members of hostage Bar Kupershtein and Israelis celebrate his 2nd birthday in Hamas captivity at Hostage […]

ICC judges secretly ban publicizing arrest warrants for Israelis

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April 29, 2025 The ICC in the Netherlands. (Shutterstock) The judges reportedly fear internal backlash over arrest warrants linked to the Gaza war. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have secretly banned their chief prosecutor from publicizing arrest requests and warrants regarding the Israel-Hamas war, The Guardian reported Monday. […]

US issues new sanctions on individuals, entities from Iran, China for role in IRGC missile program

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The State Department noted that these actions are part of the US’s campaign to cut down on Iran’s ballistic missile program. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSAPRIL 30, 2025 10:05Updated: APRIL 30, 2025 11:19  A number of new generation Iranian centrifuges are seen on display during Iran’s National Nuclear Energy Day in Tehran, Iran April 10, 2021(photo credit: IRANIAN […]

Israeli defense establishment to ministers: Chances Iran and US will sign a deal are high

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Apr 30, 2025, 7:39 AM (GMT+3) The Israeli defense establishment has updated senior ministers that the chances for the US and Iran to sign a nuclear deal are higher than the chances that the talks will fail, Kan News reported on Wednesday. This is a change in position, since until recently, Israel believed the talks […]

Minister: War will end by next year, more peace deals to follow

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April 30, 2025 The damage caused from a Ballistic missile fired from Yemen, at a school in Ramat Gan, December 19, 2024. (Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90) A decisive victory over Hamas will usher in a wave of Arab nations joining the Abraham Accords, says Israel’s Strategic Affairs minister. By World Israel News Staff A senior […]