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Israel records no new daily COVID deaths for first time in 10 months

04/23/2021

For the first time in ten months, no new COVID-19 daily deaths were reported Thursday in Israel, according to the latest Health Ministry figures.

In data released Friday, the death toll remained unchanged from the day before at 6,346. The last date there were no new fatalities was June 29, when morbidity levels remained subdued…

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Israel’s Navy ready to attack Hezbollah from the sea like never before

04/22/2021

Operations carried out by the Israel Navy in what is dubbed the “war between wars” have been kept in the shadows, until recently.

But a series of leaks to the media, and reports on Iranian attacks against Israeli-owned civilian cargo ships, revealed the intensity of the ongoing shadow war between Jerusalem and Tehran in the areas…

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Israel: IDF chief Kochavi to head to US for talks on Iran nuclear program

04/23/2021
Kochavi to discuss Iran’s regional threat and Hezbollah during his first official US trip as IDF chief

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi will travel to the United States on Sunday, the Israeli military said on Friday.
The official US trip will be Kochavi’s first, with the IDF chief accompanied by other senior military…

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Three rockets land at Baghdad airport base hosting US troops: report

04/23/2021
One Iraqi soldier said wounded in second attack on US assets in less than a week

Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital’s airport housing US troops Friday, security sources said, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad’s allies Tehran and Washington.
One of the sources told AFP the…

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Israeli, UAE fighter jets fly together in large international exercise in Greece

04/22/2021

Israeli fighter jets are flying alongside Emirati aircraft this week as part of a major international aerial exercise hosted by Greece, simulating in-air dogfights, large airstrikes and rescue operations, the Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday.

This is not the first time that Israeli and Emirati pilots have flown with one…

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Iran rattled as Israel repeatedly strikes key targets

04/22/2021
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 uranium….

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Israel: The safest place for Christians in the Middle East

04/22/2021

It is commonly understood that Christians living in Lebanon consider themselves second-class citizens and live in fear of persecution. With Hezbollah—which called for the establishment of sharia law in Lebanon in its original 1985 manifesto—expanding its influence in Lebanon, having infiltrated Lebanon’s parliament, military, and…

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Iranian president insists on nothing less than original nuclear deal

04/22/2021

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the resolution of the nuclear issue lies in a return to the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed in 2015.

“It is obvious to everyone, to the 5+1, Europe and the region, that the deal should be implemented accurately … no more and no less,” he stated…

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Israeli-built air-force training center in Greece is taking off

04/22/2021

In the biggest defense agreement yet between Israel and Greece, officials from both countries signed a government-to-government contract last week in Athens, which will see Israel’s Elbit Systems company construct a state-of-the-art international flight training center in Greece.

The agreement, worth approximately $1.6 billion,…

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IDF attacks Syria in response to rocket reaching deep in Israeli territory

04/22/2021
Rocket sirens heard in Bedouin area of Negev, near Israel’s alleged nuclear facility in Dimona

The Israel Defense Forces struck targets in Syria in response to an anti-aircraft rocket that had missed its target and flown deep into Israeli territory early Thursday.
Syrian state media SANA said the country’s air defenses responded…

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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…