Live Updates | Western sources: Iranian President did not survive helicopter crash

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Iranian State media reported that the president was on board the helicopter when it was involved in the accident in the East Azerbaijan province in northwest Iran. Israel National NewsPublished: May 19, 2024, 4:05 PM (GMT+3) A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in an accident on Sunday. Iranian State broadcaster Tasnim reported that […]

Iranian regime concerned for President Raisi’s life after helicopter crash

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TZVI JOFFRE MAY 19, 2024 15:53 The Islamic regime in Iran expressed concern for the lives of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian after the helicopter they were traveling in suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday afternoon. Details about the incident remained unclear as of Sunday afternoon, although reports indicated the accident […]

‘Iran set to reach nuclear goal in one or two weeks,’ say experts

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In defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, Iran is set to produce weapons-grade uranium By GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINEMAY 19, 2024 00:23Updated: MAY 19, 2024 06:57  IAEA CHIEF Rafael Grossi says Iran is not months but weeks away from possessing enough enriched uranium to develop a nuclear bomb, though he clarified that this does not signify […]

IDF Exposes 50 Tunnels Connecting Rafah with Egypt

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David Israel11 Iyyar 5784 – May 19, 2024 Hamas security guard at the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, May 17, 2013. The IDF revealed about 50 tunnels leading from Egypt to Rafah, Kan 11 News reported Saturday night. Locating and destroying these tunnels is important to preventing […]

US, Saudi Arabia discuss emerging security deal said to include Israel normalization

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Riyadh state media says US national security adviser and Saudi crown prince discussed ‘semi-final version of draft,’ end to Gaza war, setting up Palestinian state By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 11:40 am   US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs reporters at the White House, May, 13, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP) US President Joe […]

US calls on Hamas to free hostages as Sullivan heads to Israel

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US calls on Hamas to free hostages as Sullivan heads to Israel US Ambassador Jack Lew, as well as ambassadors from Austria, Germany, and Great Britain, called for the release of hostages during a rally in Tel Aviv. By TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 18, 2024 22:55 Updated: MAY 18, 2024 22:57  Jack Lew, US ambassador to […]

Israel Pushes Into New Parts of Northern Gaza, Recovers Another Slain Hostage

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Smoke rises following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp northern Gaza Strip, May 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo Israeli troops and tanks pushed on Saturday into parts of a congested northern Gaza Strip district that they had previously skirted in the […]

Senior Islamic Jihad terrorist eliminated in air strike in Jenin

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IAF fighter jet and helicopter strike terror compound in Jenin, eliminate terrorist Islam Khamayseh, who was responsible for attack in which Meir Tamari was murdered. The compound was dismantled to remove an imminent threat. Israel National News Published: May 17, 2024, 11:49 PM (GMT+3) Updated: May 18, 2024, 12:43 AM JeninIslamic JihadIDFair strikeSwords of Iron 1 minutes […]

John Kirby: White House still has no information on unaccounted American hostages

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Kirby seemed assured that the recovery of the three hostages will not have a major effect on the hostage negotiations. HANNAH SARISOHN MAY 18, 2024 00:18 Five of the eight American hostages in Gaza remain unaccounted for and the White House has no information on their status or whereabouts, White House National Security Communications Advisor […]

Israel reportedly strikes site along coast of Lebanon

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By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 10:02 am   A smoke plume rises over athe southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment on May 16, 2024. (Rabih Daher / AFP) Lebanese media report an Israeli airstrike near the coastal town of Najjarieh, just south of Sidon. Footage posted to social media shows smoke rising from a […]

Spain says it won’t allow ships carrying weapons for Israel to use its ports

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By REUTERSToday, 10:17 am   In this photo provided by Manuel Hernandez Lafuente, the CMA CGM Symi is seen at port in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 22, 2023. (Manuel Hernandez Lafuente via AP) Spain will not authorize ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says Friday, after the country […]

WATCH: Israel responds to South African allegations at ICJ hearing in Hague

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By JEREMY SHARON  Today, 11:00 am   The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, hears South Africa’s oral arguments asking the court to order Israel to halt its military campaign against Hamas, May 16, 2024. (International Court of Justice) Israel’s legal team begins its response to South Africa’s fourth attempt to […]

Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries

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The shutdown, which Turkey’s Islamist-leaning president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on May 3, is putting pressure on prices in Israel and cutting off a major trade route for kosher food. DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA MAY 15, 2024 08:41 Despite months of deteriorating relations and increasingly hostile rhetoric, the complete shutdown of trade between Turkey and Israel […]