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The value of the Iranian currency, the rial, fell to its lowest level ever on Wednesday, after losing more than 10% of its value since Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election in November. The drop in the currency’s value comes at a time when the Islamic Republic is facing major strategic setbacks in the form of the crushing of…
CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas on a Gaza deal, sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday announced plans to establish five new reserve brigades, designated as “David Brigades,” following a comprehensive operational review and assessment of the country’s current security needs.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The United Kingdom, France and Germany on Tuesday called on Iran to “reverse its nuclear escalation,” claiming that there is no “credible civilian justification” for the amount of highly enriched uranium it is stockpiling, AFP reported.
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Senior U.S. officials are warning that Turkey appears to be preparing for a large-scale military offensive into Kurdish-held territory in Syria, citing an alarming buildup of forces along the border, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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American forces carried out an airstrike against a Houthi command and control in Yemen on Monday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
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Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed during counter-terror operations in the southern Gaza Strip, the military announced Tuesday morning.
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Unverified videos circulating on social media show Palestinian gunmen in Jenin acknowledging their connections to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and pledging their commitment to Tehran’s objective of exporting the Islamic Revolution.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday night that after three months of combat against Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, 98th Division forces are redeploying to the Gaza Strip.
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Talks toward a hostage release deal have gained significant traction, an Israeli government official said on Monday evening. Recent negotiations have focused on bridging gaps, particularly regarding the deployment of Israeli forces along the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors during a ceasefire. Reuters reported that an Israeli delegation has…
Soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces’ 91st Division have confiscated more than 10,000 Hezbollah weapons in Southern Lebanon over the past few months, the IDF said on Sunday.
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Community leaders in the Syrian side of the Golan, including at least one mayor, openly met with IDF officers holding the area, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Intensified assaults on Kurdish-held regions in northeast Syria in recent days by a Turkish-backed umbrella group of factions are a threat to Israeli security interests, according to Israeli observers.
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“We are the closest to a hostage deal since the last one,” Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.
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Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in Syria overnight Sunday, with local media reporting that the attacks were so powerful that they triggered minor earthquakes.
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The 37th anniversary of the Hamas terrorist organization’s founding on Dec. 10 came during a period of decline due to defeats in Gaza and the broader region, a senior Hamas official based in Turkey told Saudi media.
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Mufid Abdel-Qader, the half-brother of senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashal, has been released from U.S. prison after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence. His release, initially to a rehabilitation facility for a year, comes as the U.S. and Israel say the chances of a hostage deal are increasing.
Read more: Ynet News
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that he had discussed the importance of achieving a hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group in meetings with Turkey’s president and foreign minister, and expressed some optimism about the prospects.
Read more: The Times of Israel
