The father of the late Sgt. Roni Eshel, z” l, who was tragically murdered by Hamas on October 7, urged the world to acknowledge that Gazan civilians were among those who infiltrated Israel and carried out the massacre that resulted in the deaths of 1,200 individuals. “A lot of terrorist people came into Israel, … Read more
“I was born into a liberal family, which was very unique in terms of Middle Eastern country standards. In our house, we never believed the media or the regime’s propaganda, and I always felt like I had a safe space back at my parents’ home where I could ask questions freely. This was not … Read more
A US air strike on a rocket launcher late on Monday foiled an attack on Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, two Iraqi army sources said. Iraqi military sources said a rocket launcher fixed on the back of a small truck had been parked in a … Read more
Oil and fuel tanker traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, even though many container ships have rerouted due to attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, a Reuters analysis of vessel tracking data showed. The attacks have driven up shipping costs sharply along with insurance premiums, but have had less impact than feared … Read more
Hezbollah and foreign media reports claimed on Monday that the IDF killed Wissam al-Tawil, known as Jawad, a key operations commander in southern Lebanon, in an air strike in Khirbat Salem, Lebanon. It was unclear if Jawad, a reportedly significant figure within Hezbollah, had been killed as part of ongoing exchanges of fire between … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had “targeted” a container ship bound for Israel, a day after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the militant group had fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles in the southern Red Sea. The Houthis, who control much of Yemen including the capital, have since October attacked in the … Read more
The United States does not have any reason to believe that Israel assassinated Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday. “The US was not involved in any way, and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous,” he told reporters in Washington. “We have no reason to believe … Read more
Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid spoke to an Israeli radio station this morning about the war in Gaza, the “day after,” and the recent High Court decision annulling the Knesset”s controversial Basic Law to abolish the judicial “reasonableness standard.” Asked about the High Court ruling, Lapid said, “The court made the only ruling it … Read more
Israel must be prepared to totally disengage from Gaza, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said as he prepared to transfer his office to Israel Katz on Monday, in fulfillment of a power-sharing agreement. “There must be a complete disconnect between Israel and Gaza,” Cohen told the Tel Aviv radio station 130 FM. He explained how … Read more
Multiple airstrikes by Israel reportedly killed between 17-19 Iranians and Iranian-proxies in Syria and at the Syria-Iraq border over the weekend. In a very rare case, the air force purportedly killed at least six Iran-backed terrorists at the Syria-Iraq border, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated Press on Saturday. Although Israel … Read more
