An IDF soldier was shot and killed by a sniper in the Lebanese army. The IDF said it believes the sniper carried out the attack on “his own accord.” White House officials recently briefed their Israeli counterparts regarding the nuclear deal reached with Iran last month.
Insurgents killed 15 Iranian workers and two Iraqi guards at a gas pipeline from Iran to Iraq in the Al Nida area near Baghdad last night. Twenty-three Iraqis, including five policemen, were killed in a series of bombings and shootings throughout the country.
Missing American in Iran was working for CIA
Islamist fighters attacked regime forces in Reef Dimashq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has kidnapped at least 62 Syrian Kurds, including women and children, in the cities of Menbej and Jarablus in Aleppo province; ISIS killed five men for taking food to besieged areas, and forcibly evicted 15 Kurdish families from their […]
Muhammad bin Mahmoud Rabie al Bahtiyti denounced both the current regime in Egypt and the previous Muslim Brotherhood-led government. He said he hoped the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood would give its supporters the chance to “review themselves and correct their path.”
Fighting continues in Somalia, particularly near the city of Beledweyne. The arrival of Ethiopian troops has not put a damper on Shabaab’s activities.
A senior IDF official said there is no possibility that forces will completely withdraw from the Jordan Valley. Defense Minister Ya’alon charged that every Iranian embassy in the world is a base for terrorism. The IDF will soon deploy a new satellite system aimed at increasing real-time observation capabilities. Officials estimate that Hezbollah possesses 5,000 […]
Germany is expected to sell two destroyers to Israel to help protect the country’s gas fields. President Shimon Peres said he would be willing to meet his Iranian counterpart. Defense Minister Ya’alon said there is currently no partner for peace. With regard to the recent targeting of an IDF patrol near Syria, Ya’alon warned those […]
President Obama said Iran was not likely to give up its nuclear program, and put the odds for successful international negotiations on the program at 50/50 at best. James Dobbins, the special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, warned the Afghan government that failing to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement could lead to civil war in […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Secretary of State Kerry to discuss the Iranian nuclear program and negotiations with the Palestinians. Authorities were on high alert over fears that Hezbollah may seek to carry out an attack following the recent murder of a senior commander. A criminal investigation will be opened against any IDF soldier entering […]
Hassan al-Laqqis, a Hezbollah commander who fought in Syria and had a key role in the group’s drone program, was shot dead in Beirut. The Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek brigade claimed the attack, but Hezbollah blamed Israel and claimed it had targeted him in the past. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah defended the group’s role in Syria and […]
Adam Gadahn, an al Qaeda propagandist and spokesman, has released a video denouncing the capture of top al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi. While calling for vengeance, Gadahn tries to portray al Libi as an innocent who was wrongly detained.
Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk said Israel would regret a new operation against Hamas in Gaza. Palestinian Authority security forces reportedly detained two Hamas members in the West Bank. Due to economic constraints, Hamas said it has been forced to cancel and limit events for its 26th anniversary rallies in Gaza. A Hamas delegation […]
The US continued to reject China’s claim to disputed territory over the East China Sea, but urged US commercial airlines to comply with China’s demands for notification of any flights through its newly declared air defense zone. The US offered to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons aboard a ship at sea; a US naval vessel is […]
A military court dropped terrorism charges filed against a former colonel in the Syrian Army who had defected with his family to Tripoli. Salafist Sheikh Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal and his followers blocked a border crossing into Syria to protest the recent arrest of Islamist leader Abdel-Qader Abdel-Fattah by army intelligence. Tripoli-based Islamist preacher Sheikh Omar […]
Europe using Iran deal to repair relations with Hezbollah
Interior Minister Güler denied allegations that police allowed a truck to unload nearly 1,000 warheads destined for Syria at a crossing checkpoint in Hatay near an al Qaeda camp. The government plans to turn a 5th century monastery in Istanbul into a mosque. Turkey joined Iran in calling for a ceasefire in Syria prior to […]
A former member of France’s DGSE spy agency dismissed the claim made by a British anti-racism group in a recent report that French intelligence considered killing hate preacher Abu Hamza in England in the late 1990s. Foreign Minister Fabius said France may begin lifting Iran sanctions in December. France may increase increase its troop presence […]
A Baku court handed down prison sentences to 29 members of a group for plotting terrorist attacks on President Aliyev, police, hotels, and government buildings during the Eurovision song contest in Baku in 2012. The group’s leader, Vugar Padarov, was killed before the attacks could occur; members of the group were said to have trained […]
A court indicted a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem for fundraising for Hamas. Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would soon send a delegation to the US to discuss the Iranian nuclear agreement signed in Geneva over the weekend. The IAF conducted the largest joint-military exercise in Israel’s history, with members of the US, Italian, and […]
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, denounced the deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli officials had learned through intelligence, prior to being briefed by the Obama administration, that the US was conducting secret negotiations with Iran. Defense Minister Ya’alon finalized a deal with his US counterpart that will provide Israel with six V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Deal Reached With Iran Halts Its Nuclear Program
President Sleiman called for the withdrawal of Lebanese fighters from Syria. Authorities suspect that Mouin Abu Dahr, a Lebanese linked to fugitive anti-Hezbollah Islamist preacher Sheikh Ahmad Assir, was one of two suicide bombers who attacked the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Nov. 19. US intelligence reportedly assessed that the Ziad al-Jarrah Battalion, the Lebanese […]
Hamas Is in Trouble in Gaza and Looking to Iran for Help
Danish-Iranian artist convicted of racism
Hasan Faraji, an Iranian who was arrested in late October near the Israeli Embassy in Baku, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Authorities accused him of plotting to attack the embassy, after allegedly finding blueprints and photos of the embassy in his apartment and evidence of contacts with Iran’s Quds Force and key […]
While in Russia, Prime Minister Netanyahu called for a tougher deal over Iran’s nuclear program. The David’s Sling missile interceptor passed a new test. IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Hamas is not interested in escalating the situation in Gaza.
President Obama pushed for an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, despite criticism that the deal is too lenient. The US said it will extend its deployment of two Patriot missile batteries on the Turkish border for another year; about 400 US soldiers have been manning the batteries in Gazientep. US and Afghan officials […]
Two suicide bombings outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 25 people, including the embassy’s cultural attache and its head of security, and injured over 150 more. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked group based in Lebanon, claimed the attack and warned of further attacks if its prisoners are not released from […]
Hamas’ al Qassam Brigades announced the death of Mohammed Ibrahim Al Bahloul “during a mission.” A Palestinian terrorist who killed an IDF soldier in September had sent a coded message about the plot via Palestinian Authority TV months prior. Hamas condemned today’s bombings in Beirut near the Iranian embassy. Gunmen fired on a car belonging […]