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IDF: Sirens sound in northern Israel; boom heard as far away as Jerusalem

04/22/2021
Sirens went off early Thursday morning in Abu Qrenat area of the Negev, according to the Israel Defense Forces, which said the details are under investigation.
A boom was heard from southern communities, such as Beersheba, all the way to Jerusalem, according to Israeli media reports. The siren sounded at 1:41 am.
Shortly afterward,…

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Israeli, UAE pilots take part in multinational military exercises in Greece

04/21/2021
Fighter jets to engage in mock dogfights, simulate attacks on land targets and evasive maneuvers

Israeli and Emirati pilots are among those taking part in a major international exercise hosted by Greece this week.
The annual drill, dubbed INIOCHOS, began on Sunday and is expected to wrap on on Friday. As part of the mid-sized…

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Israel-United Arab Emirates sign health cooperation agreement

04/21/2021

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement for extensive cooperation in the health sector, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced on Wednesday, as Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi revealed that the two countries are working on mutual vaccine recognition to allow tourism and business exchange to resume. 

The…

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Bipartisan bill seeks to boost joint U.S.-Israel cybersecurity initiatives

04/20/2021

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is introducing legislation that would provide $30 million over five years to facilitate joint cybersecurity partnership programs between the United States and Israel.

The legislation comes as Washington continues to grapple with an escalating series of cyberattacks in which Russian…

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Israel defense minister warns Hezbollah of ‘heavy consequences’ if it threatens Israel

04/20/2021

Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group that it will suffer “heavy consequences” if it acts against Israel.

Touring the IDF’s Northern Command with senior military commanders, Gantz said the Israel Defense Forces “is ideally prepared along the northern border and definitely on the Lebanese…

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Iran rattled as Israel repeatedly strikes key targets

04/20/2021

In less than nine months, an assassin on a motorbike fatally shot an Al Qaeda commander given refuge in Tehran, Iran’s chief nuclear scientist was machine-gunned on a country road, and two separate, mysterious explosions rocked a key Iranian nuclear facility in the desert, striking the heart of the country’s efforts to enrich…

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Sudan officially wipes 63-year Israel boycott law

04/20/2021

The Sudanese ruling sovereignty council and cabinet on Monday officially voted to annul the so-called Israel boycott law as part of the normalization process between Khartoum and Jerusalem.

The decision to scrap the 1958 law was confirmed earlier this month by the Sudanese prime minister’s office, which said ministers also…

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Iran reports progress in nuclear talks; discusses traces of uranium with IAEA

04/20/2021

High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran are moving ahead, with experts working on drafting proposals this week, but a solution is still far, Iranian and Russian officials said Monday.

“We are on the right track and some progress has been made, but this does not mean…

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Bipartisan bill seeks to boost joint U.S.-Israel cybersecurity initiatives

04/19/2021

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is introducing legislation that would provide $30 million over five years to facilitate joint cybersecurity partnership programs between the United States and Israel.

The legislation comes as Washington continues to grapple with an escalating series of cyberattacks in which Russian…

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Explosives-Laden Drone Targets U.S. Forces in Iraq

04/14/2021

A drone dropped explosives near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil airport in northern Iraq late on Wednesday, Kurdish officials said, with no immediate reports of casualties.

A separate rocket attack killed a Turkish soldier at a military base nearby, the Turkish defence ministry said.

It was the first known attack…

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Direct flights between Israel and Bahrain starting in June

04/18/2021
Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, announced that in June, the airline will provide direct flights between Bahrain and Israel, according to a report by Mako.

Direct flights from Bahrain will be landing at Ben-Gurion Airport. The first flight will take off from Bahrain to Tel Aviv on June 3 and land in the Israeli city at…

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Israel, Greece sign $1.65 billion defense deal, largest on record between the two nations

04/18/2021
Athens approved deal on establishing Elbit-run International Flight Training Center in early January

Israel and Greece signed their largest defense deal on record, worth NIS 5.4 billion, or about $1.65 billion dollars, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
The deal includes an International Flight Training Center to…

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Israel: We’ll do whatever it takes, ‘definitely’ stop Iran from getting bomb

04/16/2021

Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised to step up its uranium enrichment process.

“We will do whatever it takes to prevent the extremists from succeeding, and definitely will prevent this regime from having a nuclear weapon,” Israeli…

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IDF strikes Hamas targets after rocket fired at Israel

04/17/2021
Israel attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday in response to a rocket that landed in a southern Israeli field Thursday night, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
“IDF fighter jets and aircraft recently attacked a munitions manufacturing site, a weapons smuggling tunnel and a military post belonging to the Hamas…

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Israel will do ‘whatever it takes’ to thwart Iran’s nuclear threat – Israeli foreign minister

04/16/2021
Top diplomates of Israel, UAE, Greece, and Cyprus meet in Cyprus to discuss challenges to peace

Israel will do “whatever it takes” to ensure that Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said on Friday.
Speaking after a summit  in Paphos, Cyprus, with his Greek and Cypriot counterparts and a senior…

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Iran announces it has successfully enriched uranium to 60% purity

04/16/2021
Tehran announced on Friday morning that it has successfully enriched uranium to 60% purity, according to a senior Iranian lawmaker.
Tehran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf confirmed the development in a tweet, praising the country’s nuclear scientists for the achievement.
“I am proud to announce that at 00:40 last night,…

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Foreign ministers of Israel, UAE, Greece, Cyprus to meet Friday

04/14/2021

The foreign ministers of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Greece and Cyprus will meet in Paphos, Cyprus on Friday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The statement issued Thursday said it would be the first meeting of its kind involving the four nations, as part of efforts to advance regional strategic interests.

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IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire

04/15/2021

The IDF struck targets belonging to the Hamas terrorist group throughout the Gaza Strip on Thursday night in response to rocket fire earlier from the Strip towards Israel, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

The targets included a munitions manufacturing site, a weapons smuggling tunnel and a military post, according to the…