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Israeli lawmakers to investigate Australian spy mystery
Israeli lawmakers to investigate Australian spy mystery
IDF Chief Benny Gantz said “the likelihood of chemical weapons use by Syria is very low.” Israel is believed to have conducted a strike on antiaircraft missiles near a chemical weapons-linked facility in Syria in late January. At least seven Syrians wounded in fighting between rebels and Assad’s forces continue to receive treatment in Israeli […]
Hassan Shateri, who was recently killed in Syria, served as a senior official in the IRGC. He also had close ties with Hezbollah, a group he greatly aided during his time in Lebanon.
Israel is conducting indirect negotiations with Hamas via Egyptian mediation; they may involve the possibility of Israel easing its blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Reports suggest the talks are tied to the recent visit by an Israeli security delegation to Egypt.
Bulgarian authorities expelled a Hamas delegation that had arrived in Sofia on Wednesday. Hamas officials complained that Bulgaria was bowing to pressure from Israel.
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The Israel Defense Forces completed a drill that simulated multi-front warfare over an extended period of time. The IDF also established a cyber defense situation room intended to protect the IDF’s computer systems.
Exposure of alleged agent could have ‘dramatic implications’ for Mossad
Israel partially lifts gag order on case of dual citizen’s prison suicide
The exact relationship between the Canadian suspect and the operative who planted the bomb and was killed in the blast is currently unclear.
Police, firefighters, and emergency services are on high alert in Jerusalem following intelligence indicating the possibility of a terror attack in the city. Some security sources cautioned that the threat was “general, rather than specific.”
Australian suspected of Mossad links dies in Israeli jail
Hezbollah’s strategy: Rockets on Tel Aviv, raids on Galilee
Defense Minister Barak left for the United States in a “surprise visit.” Barak’s trip will include meetings with top intelligence and Pentagon officials. The trip comes mere days before aides to Prime Minister Netanyahu visit America to prepare for Barack Obama’s March visit to Israel.
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Hezbollah moves into south Lebanon villages
The Iranian nuclear program, the unrest in Syria, and the peace process will be the top items discussed between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama, when Obama visits Israel in the spring. Some officials say the primary purpose of the trip is to tell Israel not to strike Iran and let the US deal with the […]
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A video biography of one of the two members of the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC) who carried out the June 18, 2012 cross-border attack that killed one Israeli civilian was posted on jihadist forums.
Officials from several countries are said to be trying to find two members of Hezbollah alleged to be behind the Burgas terror attack. Meanwhile, new details on the attack have been released by those involved in the investigation.
Satellite images broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2 show an unscathed facility, but they also show that a road near the facility is clearly burnt, likely the location where a Syrian weapons convoy was struck.
A senior official in Palestinian Islamic Jihad has called on Palestinians to kidnap Israeli soldiers. The official’s remarks come just a couple days after Israel announced that it had thwarted a kidnapping plot by Islamic Jihad around New Year’s.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly told the families of the victims in the Burgas terror attack that those responsible “will pay the price.” US President Obama is said to be planning a visit to Israel in late March, and Secretary of State Kerry will likely visit the region this month.
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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced that the identity of three of those involved in the attack is known and that at least two of them are members of Hezbollah.
US officials increasingly believe that Israel’s primary target in last week’s raid was a convoy of antiaircraft weapons and not the SSRC facility in Jamraya.