The Shin Bet raised concerns regarding what extent Iran has attempted to infiltrate Israel after the security agency uncovered 12 espionage cases involving Israeli citizens working for Iran within several months. These are unprecedented numbers for the Shin Bet. Even during the Iron Curtain era, Soviet intelligence agencies did not operate such a large … Read more
Likud MK Dan Illouz harshly criticized France’s policy in the Middle East, focusing on its approach toward Israel and Hezbollah. In an interview with Maariv, Illouz addressed France’s complex position in the region, which has become a point of contention between the nations. “France is once again taking a stance that contradicts the Western … Read more
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) targeted several armed individuals in Lebanon, the IDF reported Saturday afternoon. In southern Lebanon, the IAF, under the command of the military’s 300th Brigade, targeted a vehicle carrying loaded RPGs, ammunition crates, and other military equipment after armed individuals were seen loading the truck. Additionally, other terrorists were seen … Read more
“We are meeting today in an atmosphere of divine victory,” Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said in a televised speech Friday, adding that the “victory” achieved is greater than the one in 2006. “We won because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah, stopped them from ending the resistance, and defeated them because the enemy … Read more
Hezbollah fired rockets on November 19 that hit and damaged a UNIFIL post, the IDF said yesterday. This took place from locations that are only around six miles north of the Israeli border. One of the rockets was fired from the area of Maaliyeh in southern Lebanon. This is an area around a mile … Read more
Any ceasefire deal must provide the IDF with wide powers to target Hezbollah and its arms smuggling, including at the Syrian-Lebanese border, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset on Monday. “We are talking about possible negotiations for an agreement,” Netanyahu said, as US special envoy Amos Hochstein was expected to visit the region, … Read more
Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end to the fighting. Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said Lebanon had … Read more
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call to discuss Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. The two spoke on Sunday evening. The Iranian president said he would be unable to attend a joint meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday, November 11. … Read more
The IDF is attacking several areas in Lebanon Saturday evening in Tyre, Baalbek, and southern Lebanon, army radio reported, following rocket alert sirens throughout Israel’s North Saturday afternoon. Several rockets were seen crossing from Lebanon and falling into open areas, following sirens in the Meron area and in the Upper Galilee Saturday afternoon at … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s comeback victory Tuesday weakens diplomatic efforts to end Israel’s multi-front wars in the short term and calls into question US long-term support for Israel’s military campaigns against Iran and its proxies. It’s the equivalent of a diplomatic bombshell, whose chilling effects will be felt almost immediately, and which already seems to … Read more
