Hamas leader Sinwar is low on supplies, stalling hostage deal until Iran attacks Israel – report

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August 23, 2024 Sinwar is stuck within Gaza’s tunnel system and is running low on ammunition and supplies.  By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may want to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal, according to a Washington Post opinion piece. Still, he is likely waiting out the clock and […]

IDF kills 50 terrorists, destroys Hamas infrastructure in south, central, and north Gaza

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 22, 2024 10:14  Division 162 of the IDF killed approximately 50 terrorists and destroyed Hamas infrastructure in the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the IDF reported, including a terror cell the Nahal reconnaissance unit identified, which the Israeli air force struck. Division 98 operated in […]

FBI director worried as US faces multiple threats ‘elevated all at once’

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From cybercrime to terrorism, Christopher Wray says there is a peak of different dangers, urges partnership between law enforcement agencies and other entities By MICHAEL GOLDBERGToday, 8:25 am   FBI Director Christopher Wray answers questions during an interview, in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, August 21, 2024. (Abbie Parr/AP) BROOKLYN CENTER, Minneapolis (AP) — The country is facing […]

Iran Is Shockingly Close to Nuclear Breakout Potential; The World Must Act

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by Andrea Stricker Opinion Military personnel stand guard at a nuclear facility in the Zardanjan area of Isfahan, Iran, April 19, 2024. Photo: West Asia News Agency via REUTERS The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will soon issue new reporting on Iran’s nuclear program from a summer of inspections at Tehran’s […]

Iran Promises Retaliation Against Israel as Three Weeks Have Passed Since Haniyeh’s Bump Off

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David Israel17 Av 5784 – August 21, 2024 Photo Credit: A. Davey A mural of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on Wednesday promised that the Islamic Republic’s response to the Israeli assassination of Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran would come “at a time and […]

Ceasefire talks heading towards total collapse, say US and Israeli officials

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August 21, 2024 ‘We don’t know if Sinwar wants this deal’ – After optimism on prospects of a breakthrough in talks, US and Israeli officials fret that ceasefire negotiations are on the verge of collapse, with no alternative diplomatic route open. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News The prospects of a deal between Israel and […]

Netanyahu said to believe even if truce deal is signed, it will crumble within weeks

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PM’s aides reportedly predict move won’t force early elections since Ben Gvir, Smotrich may leave government but will return upon expected breakdown of pact’s phase-one ceasefire By ToI StaffToday, 11:54 pm   From left to right: Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister and Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, and Religious Zionism head MK Bezalel […]

Hamas rejects US ‘bridging’ offer as Blinken lands in Israel to advance hostage deal

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The US proposal essentially corresponds to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a permanent ceasefire and a refusal to allow for the IDF to fully withdraw from Gaza, Hamas said. TOVAH LAZAROFF AUGUST 18, 2024 21:31Updated: AUGUST 18, 2024 22:19  Hamas rejected America’s “bridging proposal” to help finalize a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, as […]

The Land Covenant:

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The Land Covenant: The fundamental Scriptural basis for the Jews returning to their homeland someday after the Diaspora (586 B.C.) is found in the Land Covenant (Deuteronomy29:1-30:20). Some have called this covenant the Palestinian Covenant. It is highly inappropriate to refer to this covenant or the geographic region as Palestine. This name was given to […]

Ceasefire sticking points indicate Hamas’s plans to return to power – analysis

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The ceasefire deal sees Hamas seeking control over Gaza’s Netzarim and Philadelphi Corridors, while Israel worries about Hamas regaining power in Gaza if IDF presence is reduced. SETH J. FRANTZMAN AUGUST 18, 2024 17:41 View of the Philadelphi Corridor between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt, on July 15, 2024.(photo credit: Oren Cohen/Flash90) The current […]

War on the cyber front: Iran may target Israel with cyber attacks – analysis

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The State of Israel, including both the public and private sectors, must be vigilant and prepared on all cyber fronts for Iranian attacks. CMDR. (RES.) EYAL PINKO AUGUST 17, 2024 10:23  An Iranian response to Israel may include more than a barrage of missiles and drones but also waves of cyberattacks, which can be devastating […]

US Official Calls Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Doha the Most Constructive in Months

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff An Israeli tank maneuvers, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, July 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen The latest negotiations in Doha to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal have been the most productive in months, and negotiators will reconvene next week in Cairo hoping to […]

Biden warns ‘no one in the region should take action to undermine’ Gaza deal talks

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lower expectations amid US optimism after Doha meetings 9min ago Senior Hamas official: US bridging proposal aligns with Israeli conditions for deal 1hr ago Iran’s UN mission hints extension of Gaza talks to further delay threatened attack on Israel 2hr ago Biden warns ‘no one in the region should take action to undermine’ Gaza deal […]

US: Iran attack could come with no warning, possibly in next days

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Kirby said that the US did not have a firm sense of what kind of an attack Iran might launch, which is why it has worked diplomatically to de-escalate the situation. TOVAH LAZAROFF AUGUST 15, 2024 20:04Updated: AUGUST 15, 2024 20:48 Iran could attack Israel with no warning within days, White House National Security Communications […]