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Israel Defense Force (IDF)
IDF troops take part in US-EUCOM’s Spirit X
Israeli troops took part in Allied Spirit X, a two-week long US Army Europe run-multinational exercise led by Germany.
Nearly 1,300 troops from the US military took part and approximately 4,400 troops from allied and partner nations including Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain,...
Iran
France said to tell Lebanon: Israel won’t tolerate Iranian-backed missile plant
France has warned Lebanon that Israel will not tolerate the existence of an Iranian-backed manufacturing facility for precision-guided missiles located inside the country, the London-based Arabic-language Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Saturday.
Diplomatic sources from within the Arab world told the newspaper details of the facility were conveyed...
Iran
Iran appoints fiery general who vows to destroy Israel as new IRGC head
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shuffled the top ranks of the hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Sunday, appointing the deputy chief of the hardline force as its top leader.
Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami was made commander of the IRGC, replacing Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ali Jafari, who has headed the military force since 2007,...
US-Israel Relationship
US to end sanction waivers for some nations importing Iranian oil
The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from US sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, officials said Sunday.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to announce on Monday that the administration will not renew sanctions waivers for the...
Palestinian Authority
Arab League pledges $100M per month to Palestinian Authority
CAIRO – The Arab League has pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel because of payments made to the families of Palestinian attackers and prisoners.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday as part of a diplomatic effort to rebuff the Trump...
Iran
Iranian terror network exposed in Central Africa
Channel i24NEWS reported on Thursday that Chad and the Central African Republic have uncovered an Iranian terror network operating in their territories as well as in other countries.
The members of the network have been arrested.
According to the report, the unit called "Saraya Zahara" established an infrastructure of the Iranian Revolutionary...
Israel Defense Force (IDF)
Shot fired at Israeli troops from Gaza; IDF strikes Hamas posts in response
A gunshot was reportedly fired at Israeli troops serving along the Gaza border on Friday, prompting a number of retaliatory strikes against nearby Hamas positions, the Israel Defense Forces said.
No injuries were reported on either side in the exchange of fire.
The IDF said the soldiers were targeted while at the security fence. According to...
Jerusalem
Official: Israel to grant Gaza Christians permits to visit Jerusalem for Easter
Israel has decided to approve hundreds of permits for Palestinian Christians living in the Gaza Strip to visit East Jerusalem and the West Bank for Easter, an Israeli official said on Friday, two days before the holiday.
“Following the recommendations of the security establishment, during this coming Easter, hundreds of Christians from the Gaza...
US-Israel Relationship
Report: Iranian Oil Exports Hit a New Low in 2019 Amid Concern Over US Crackdown
JNS.org – Amid renewed US sanctions on Iran, the country’s oil exports hit a new low in 2019, reported Reuters.
The report, citing tanker data and industry sources, said that “buyers are curbing purchases before Washington clamps down further on Iranian shipments as expected next month.”
In November, the United States reimposed sanctions lifted...
US-Israel Relationship
Born in the Golan? U.S. passport will now say Israel
WASHINGTON – The State Department updated its manual to reflect President Donald Trump’s proclamation on the Golan Heights, and it now states that “US policy recognizes the Golan Heights as part of Israel. The Place of Birth for applicants born in the Golan Heights is Israel.” The previous version of the manual recognized the Golan as “Syrian...
Israel Defense Force (IDF)
Israel will win any conflict against enemies to the north, says departing IDF commander
Israel will win the next conflict with those who pose a threat from the north, says the outgoing head of the IDF Northern Command, General Yoel Strick, as he marks the end of a two-year stint in the position.
Strick says it would be a mistake separating Lebanese-based terror group Hezbollah from the rest of Lebanon since it is a political player...