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How Wagner’s mutiny in Russia impacts Iran’s threat to Israel – analysis

For the moment, the world-shaking potential coup by the Russian Wagner Group against Russian President Vladimir Putin has ended.

Iran said to target Israeli businessman, Chabad House, hotels in Cyprus terror plot

The targets in an Iranian-planned attack in Cyprus included an Israeli real estate businessman and a Chabad House, as well as hotels and entertainment venues frequented by Israeli tourists, Channel 12 reported Monday.

The report named the alleged targets, citing “the investigation” as its source for the information. It did not name the…

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Video shows Palestinians attempting to launch crude rockets in northern West Bank

Palestinians in the northern West Bank attempted to launch two homemade rockets at Israeli towns, footage published Monday showed.

The Israel Defense Forces said one of the rockets landed in Palestinian-controlled territory in the northern West Bank and did not cross the border into Israel. The second apparently failed to launch, footage…

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Florida to investigate Morningstar for potential BDS practices

The Florida agency responsible for investing state and local government assets confirmed to JNS that it is opening an investigation into potential boycott Israel (BDS) practices by the investment firm Morningstar and its subsidiary Sustainalytics.

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With drone strike, IDF changes West Bank rules in response to emboldened terrorism

The military’s use of airpower in the West Bank twice this week, after refraining for two decades, indicates Israel is looking to change the rules of the game when it comes to fighting Palestinian terror. This appears to have come after Palestinian armed groups changed the rules first, by ramping up terror attacks and more heavily resisting…

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Congress Pushes to Subpoena the Biden Administration’s Iran Deal Ringleaders

House Republicans are laying the groundwork to subpoena top Biden administration officials over clandestine efforts to secure a revamped nuclear deal with Iran that would free up billions of dollars for the hardline regime, according to internal congressional plans obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

US said it won’t topple Iran’s Islamic regime, top Iranian official claims

The United States will not attempt a change of regime in Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards official Hossein Taeb claimed on Friday, as per Iranian media.

Russia ‘beholden to Iran’ in Mideast, U.S. Air Force CENTCOM commander warns

Following months of Iranian military equipment sales to Russia for use in Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a top American military official warned on Wednesday that the two nations “have a growing relationship,” and cautioned that “Russia is in some way now beholden to Iran.”

Majority of Arab youth in UAE, Egypt and Morocco strongly support normalization with Israel, according to new poll

Arab youth in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, two signatories to the Abraham Accords, strongly support the normalization of ties with Israel, according to the 2023 Arab Youth Survey. Young Arabs in Egypt also strongly favor normalization with Israel, while the majority of respondents in other Arab countries from Algeria to Iraq to Saudi…

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Iranian FM visits UAE, invites president to meet his counterpart Raisi in Tehran

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he held talks with the country’s president.

Israel kills 3 terrorists in Samaria drone strike

The Israeli military on Thursday eliminated a three-man terror cell in Samaria via a drone strike on their vehicle.
The cell had fired on a military checkpoint near Jalamah in the Jenin area, and was responsible for a number of attacks on Judea and Samaria communities, according to a joint statement by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and…

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Israeli diplomat in Bahrain for talks on strengthening ties

Aliza Bin Noun, political director at Israel’s Foreign Ministry, arrived in Bahrain on Monday for talks on strengthening bilateral ties between the Abraham Accords partners.
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Israel will be overthrown by Palestinian resistance, Iran tells Hamas

Palestinian resistance is the best way to overthrow Israel, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian told Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday, according to Iranian semi-official media outlet Fars.

Hezbollah penetrated Israel, set up post near IDF base

Lebanese terror group Hezbollah managed to infiltrate Israel and set up a terrorist outpost in the past few weeks, the Kan public broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

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Funerals held for victims of Eli terror attack

Hundreds of Israelis paid their last respects on Tuesday to Elisha Anteman and Harel Masoud, two victims of the day’s Palestinian terrorist attack near Eli in the Binyamin region of Samaria.

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Palestinian terrorist killed in clashes with Israeli military near Bethlehem

A Palestinian terrorist was killed in clashes with the Israeli army near Bethlehem late Monday, the Palestinian Authority health ministry confirmed.
The ministry identified the deceased, who was shot in the head, as 20-year-old Zakaria Zaoul.
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Sheba Medical Center enters partnership with largest UAE healthcare system

Sheba Medical Center in central Israel has announced a new multifaceted strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates’ PureHealth, the largest integrated healthcare platform in the Middle East.

US leads 27 nations in castigating an anti-Israel UN commission

The United States issued a joint statement Tuesday on behalf of 27 countries, saying they are “deeply concerned” about a United Nations commission accused of bias against Israel and populated with members with histories of antisemitism.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate