A CIA official was arrested in Cambodia and indicted on charges of violating the Espionage Act by leaking classified U.S. documents detailing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike against Iran following a missile attack earlier this year, according to court records and a source familiar with the case.
In his second English-language video addressed to the Iranian people in recent months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Tuesday that a third Iranian attack on Israel would “simply cripple Iran’s economy.”
Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for Israel to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has decided not to withhold weapons from Israel. This decision comes despite a warning from the White House a month ago, conveyed through a letter, that Israel had 30 days to improve conditions in Gaza or face a potential arms embargo.
Newly appointed Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar set the tone for his foreign policy stating that the prospect of a Palestinian State created today “would be tantamount to creating a Hamas state.”
Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated at his first meeting with the IDF General Staff Forum that Iran’s nuclear sites have become more vulnerable following Israel’s recent airstrikes in the operation “Days of Repentance” and hinted that now is the time to remove the Iranian ‘threat of annihilation.’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday, after multiple phone calls with newly elected President-Elect Donald Trump, that they “see eye-to-eye on the Iranian threat in all its aspects.”
Israel’s secret service Mossad reportedly warned of a potential threat to Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands ahead of the soccer game Ajax against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam.
With losses mounting and its senior leadership all but destroyed, Hamas, or what is left of it, has called for “an immediate end to Israel’s war” against the group and said it was now “studying proposals.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Thursday morning that sixty Hezbollah terrorists were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting 20 locations north of Lebanon’s Litani River over the past day.
The 2020 Israeli-Palestinian peace plan put forward by President-elect Donald Trump is set to be revisited upon his return to office in January 2021, according to a former senior aide who is reportedly part of Trump’s transition team.
Thousands of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem and at multiple locations across the country on Wednesday evening, as the Jewish state braced for a second night of protests following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Donald J. Trump’s victory in the presidential elections a new beginning.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, citing a “gradually deepening crisis of trust.” The move comes as Israel braces for a potential Iranian attack amid U.S. election results.
Israel on Monday (November 4) officially notified the United Nations that the Jewish state is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement through which it recognized and worked with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the Times of Israel (TOI) reports. In informing the UN that it no longer recognizes UNRWA, Israel contends that, as only 13 percent of aid to Palestinians comes through this agency, there are other sources of assistance for them.
Israel’s military confirmed Monday that it had “eliminated” critical leaders of the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and Hezbollah in Lebanon after killing several other commanders over the weekend.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are discussing a security agreement that excludes an Israel normalization deal, with hopes to finalize it before President Biden’s term ends in January, Axios reported on Monday.
In a rare statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that on Monday, it conducted airstrikes in Syria targeting Hezbollah’s intelligence division near Damascus.
Explosions occurred near Damascus at a prominent Shiite sanctuary guarded by Iranian-backed groups, including Hezbollah, with Syrian state media attributing the strikes to Israel.
In defiance of U.S. warnings against striking Israel, Iran is threatening a complex response involving more powerful warheads and additional weaponry, according to Iranian and Arab officials familiar with the plans, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the arrival of B-52 bombers to the region as Israel prepares for a possible Iranian attack.