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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday named former Ambassador to the United States Simon Karam as Beirut’s envoy for the peace talks with Israel.
“The bilateral negotiations will be conducted on behalf of Lebanon by a delegation led by Ambassador Simon Karam, and no one will participate in this mission in his place or act as his substitute,”...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday expressed regret that an IDF soldier had damaged a Catholic religious icon in Southern Lebanon, condemned it in the strongest terms and assured that “harsh disciplinary action” will be taken against the guilty party.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Regan Darby Prater, a white supremacist from Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to providing Hezbollah with the names of 35,000 individuals he said were affiliated with Israel, the US Department of Justice reported Monday.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
As Russian and Chinese satellites conduct dozens of detailed imagery surveys across the Middle East to help Iran target U.S. forces and Israeli energy sites, and U.S. intelligence warns that Beijing is preparing shipments of shoulder-fired air defense systems for the Islamic Republic amid a fragile ceasefire, the depth of this backing for Tehran...
British police are investigating a security incident near Israel’s embassy in London after officers discovered discarded items in the surrounding area, prompting an increased security presence, according to media reports on Friday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a second round of talks with Iran could take place this weekend and later suggested that the war was likely almost over, a week after negotiations in Islamabad failed to result in an agreement to permanently end the war.
Read more: The Times of Israel
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday the opening of the Strait in a Truth Social message that read: "Iran has just announced that the Strait of Iran is fully opened and ready for full passage."
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A Pennsylvania teenager charged with placing antisemitic signs, including one referencing Anne Frank and another including a swastika, at multiple homes told investigators that he created them because he was upset about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which ended with a ceasefire in October.
Read More: Jewish News Syndicate
Younger Americans, non-white voters and those who get their news from social media were more likely to hold antisemitic beliefs, according to a poll released this week.
Read More: The Times of Israel
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire following phone calls that he held with the leaders of both countries.
Read More: Jewish News Syndicate
The US Senate voted down a pair of resolutions to prevent sales of weapons and bulldozers to Israel on Wednesday, but an unprecedentedly overwhelming majority of Democrats joined the minority, demonstrating a substantive shift in the party’s approach toward Israel.
Read more: The Times of Israel
The Russian Defense Ministry threatened on Wednesday to target factories in Europe, Turkey and Israel which it claimed were manufacturing drones, or drone components, for Ukraine.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
US and Hamas officials this week held their first direct talks since the start of the Gaza ceasefire in October last year, CNN reported Wednesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
A total of 170 soldiers were killed during their military service since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures released by the Defense Ministry on Thursday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Israeli forces have uncovered major Hezbollah weapons caches and destroyed dozens of terrorist positions in and around the Southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, as Israel’s ground offensive in the area intensifies, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Iran secretly obtained a Chinese-made reconnaissance satellite in late 2024 and used it to help target U.S. military positions across the Middle East during the recent conflict, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, met on Tuesday with Lebanon’s Ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh, in what is being described as a historic meeting.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
A man was lightly injured on Wednesday morning in one of several Hezbollah rocket barrages on northern Israel, in which the Iran-backed terror group fired over 40 rockets.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Monday evening awarded a medal posthumously to the late overseer of the P.A.'s so-called “pay-for-slay” program, through which Ramallah provides stipends to terrorists imprisoned in Israel and to the families of dead terrorists.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The U.S. military has fully implemented a blockade of Iranian ports, halting maritime trade in and out of the country within 36 hours, the commander of U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate