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In The News

Israel-Gulf Ties To Grow In 2021, Experts Predict

12/31/2020

A dozen experts have predicted a wide range of increasing partnerships and connections between Israel and Gulf countries in the new year. This will cover a spectrum of activity from technology to academic and political developments. The rapid change since the Abraham Accords began in August has led to one of the fastest growing...

In The News

US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East In Show Of Strength Aimed At Iran

12/30/2020
'We are ready and able to respond to any aggression directed at Americans or our interests,' CENTCOM warns

The strategic nuclear-capable US B-52 bombers flew over the Middle East on Wednesday in a show of force aimed at Iran, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
According to the US CENTCOM, the two bombers took...

Iran

Israel Opposes Any And All Versions Of Iran Deal, Says Prime Minister’s Office

12/30/2020

Israel opposes any return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, contrary to the impression recent statements may have given, a senior Prime Minister’s Office official told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

“Israel is unequivocal that under no circumstances should there be a return to that bad deal,” the official said.

The remarks came...

Antisemitism

Anti-Jewish COVID Theories Top List Of Worst Antisemitism Outbreaks

12/30/2020

The human rights organization Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) on Tuesday announced its top ten outbreaks of antisemitism and anti-Israelism for 2020, with various conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the COVID-19 pandemic earning the lead spot.

“From the earliest stages of the pandemic in February 2020, far-right extremists across...

In The News

Israeli Water Tech Sees Opportunities In The United Arab Emirates

12/30/2020

Israeli water treatment technology is being sought after in the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the Abraham Accords.

Thani Al-Shirawi, Deputy Managing Director of Oasis Investments, says that “after normalization, with Israel being advanced in the water filtration business, it was a no-brainer to look for a partner in Israel...

In The News

1 Killed, 3 Injured In Alleged Israeli Airstrike Near Syria-Lebanon Border

12/30/2020

Syrian air defenses responded to an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Syria-Lebanon border on Tuesday night, which has left one soldier dead and three others wounded, according to a Syrian military source, SANA reported. 

The source added that the strike targeted an air defense unit in the area.

The open source intelligence...

In The News

IDF Prevents Several Suspects From Infiltrating Israel Through Lebanon Border

12/29/2020

One of the suspects climbed over security fence, briefly entered Israeli territory

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prevented several suspects from infiltrating Israel through the border with Lebanon, the army said in a statement.

According to the IDF, several suspects approached the security fencebetween the two countries on...

Hamas

Top Hamas Official Claims Iran’s Soleimani Gave Terror Group $22 Million In 2006

12/29/2020
In January, Soleimani was killed in a targeted US strike on Baghdad's international airport

The terrorist organization Hamas received more than $22 million from slain Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani when a delegation from the Palestinian militant group visited Tehran in 2006, a top Hamas...

In The News

Report: Moroccan Team In Israel To Set Up Liaison Office

12/28/2020
Morocco is the third Arab nation this year to normalize ties with the Jewish state under US-brokered deals

Moroccan officials are in Israel laying the groundwork for the opening of a liaison office in the Jewish state, a source familiar with the topic told AFP on Monday.
The Moroccan "technical" team landed on Sunday, days after...

In The News

Gaza Terrorist Groups Fire Rockets, Launch Drones As A Show Of Force And Unity

12/29/2020
Gaza's rulers, Hamas, and other armed Palestinian terrorist groups send 'clear message to Zionist enemy'

Palestinian armed terrorist groups began a large military drill in the Gaza Strip Tuesday morning in a show of strength and apparent unity that was designed to send a "clear message to the Zionist enemy."
“We will not accept...

In The News

Rocket Sirens Blare In Southern Israel As Projectile Fired From Gaza Toward Israel

12/28/2020

Rocket sirens blared in southern Israel early Tuesday morning for the second time in under a week as a projectile fired at Israel from Gaza failed to cross the border.

The alarms went off shortly after midnight in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom, near the southern part of the Gaza Strip and Israel’s border with Egypt.

The Israel Defense...

In The News

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Records Moroccan National Anthem

12/28/2020

Immediately following the announcement of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (JSO) recorded the National Anthem of Morocco in honor of the historic agreement.

Arranged for the symphony orchestra and choir by Israeli composer and conductor Nizar El-Khater, the rendition of the anthem was...

In The News

Pro-Israel Group Torches Warnock in New Ad

12/23/2020

The political arm of the largest pro-Israel membership group in the United States launched an ad campaign Wednesday targeting Rev. Raphael Warnock, the Democratic candidate for Senate in the Georgia runoff.

The 30-second spot from Christians United for Israel Action Fund takes aim at both Warnock's record of statements critical of...

Antisemitism

Oldest Synagogue In Bulgaria Vandalized With Anti-Zionist Slogans Urging Destruction Of Israel

12/25/2020

The oldest still-operating synagogue in Bulgaria was vandalized with antisemitic and anti-Zionist graffiti earlier this week, to the great shock of the Balkan nation’s Jewish community.

Slogans reading “Free Palestine” and “Israel = Nazis” were daubed on the gates to the Zion Synagogue in the city of Plovdiv alongside an anarchist...

Hezbollah

Hezbollah Says Its Precision Missiles Doubled In A Year, Can Hit All Of Israel

12/28/2020

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has doubled the number of its precision missiles over the past year, the terror group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday.

In a wide-ranging interview with the pro-Hezbollah al-Mayadeen news website, Nasrallah also claimed his Iran-backed Shiite group has the ability to accurately hit any part of Israel.
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Hezbollah

Billion-Dollar Captagon Pills Seized In Italy Smuggled By Hezbollah

12/25/2020

Italian authorities confirmed that nearly 15 tons of smuggled Captagon amphetamine pills seized last year appeared to have originated from the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group and not ISIS, according to the Italian Nova news agency.

A Naples prosecutor said the financial value of the confiscated drugs amounted to about one...

In The News

Iron Dome Missile Shield Intercepts Two Gaza Rockets

12/25/2020
Following alerts throughout southern Israel

Sirens alerting of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip blared throughout communities in southern Israel on Friday.
The Iron Dome missile shield intercepted two projectiles fired by Islamists militants in the Hamas-controlled enclave.
Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson's Unit said that...

In The News

Moroccan Delegation Arrives In Israel

12/28/2020

A Moroccan diplomatic delegation was in Israel on Monday for the first time since normalization between the countries was announced earlier this month.

The delegation, which landed in Israel on Sunday night, plans to work towards reopening the Moroccan liaison office in Tel Aviv, which it has held onto for the past 20 years since...

In The News

Official Moroccan Delegation To Arrive In Israel On Monday Following Normalization

12/27/2020
An official delegation of Moroccan officials will arrive in Israel on Monday to further the recently established ties between the two countries, a Moroccan diplomatic source told i24NEWS on Sunday.
The delegation, arriving on the heels of a US-brokered bilateral normalization agreement signed last week, will work with Israeli...

In The News

IDF Hits Key Hamas Rocket Facility During Overnight Strike: Report

12/26/2020
Site hit in retaliatory strike said used by Hamas for developing rocket attack capabilities

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit a key Hamas military facility during its overnight retaliatory strike on the group's assets in the Gaza Strip, Ynet reported on Saturday.
According to the report, one of the targets hit was of special...