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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
04/21/2021
Congressional Republicans unveiled on Wednesday what they described as the largest package of Iran sanctions in history, a largely symbolic move meant to handicap the Biden administration's diplomacy with Tehran and send a message that GOP lawmakers will not roll over as crippling economic sanctions on the hardline regime are lifted....
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...
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...
04/21/2020
Iranian state media highlighted a “powerful explosion” that they said took place at a “sensitive Israeli missile factory” during a test. A similar report appeared in Haaretz, and it seems that Iranian media took their information from there.
The Iranian reports come in the wake of Iran accusing Israel of “nuclear terrorism” for an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
04/18/2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror organization is advancing its preparations for the possibility that the state may collapse, Reuters reported on Friday.
The group is expanding its food ration card system, importing medicine and preparing storage for fuel to be delivered by the organization’s patron, Iran, the report said.
These steps...
04/18/2021
Police open hate crime probe, review CCTV footage and urge public to help with any info on incident
Vandals targeted 10 Jewish graves at the Belfast, Northern Ireland, City Cemetery, local media reported over the weekend.
Images circulating on social media capture overturned and damaged headstones at graves located within the...
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...
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...
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...
