Middle Orient

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s Actions, Violence In Jerusalem

King Salman said Saudi Arabia condemned Israel’s actions in Jerusalem and the acts of violence committed by Israeli forces at Al-Aqsa mosque. His comments came during a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday to discuss the Israeli attacks in Jerusalem, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. King …

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Israeli Airstrikes Kill Several Top Hamas Commanders

Several commanders of the Hamas militant group have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israel announced Wednesday, as clashes between the two sides escalate. Hamas said in a statement that the leader of its military operation in Gaza City, Bassem Issa, and other senior military …

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Russia Expands Military Facilities in Syria

Russia is expanding its navy base at the Syrian port of Tartus and planning to construct a floating dock to boost the port’s ship repair facilities, according to Russian military officials. The move comes only weeks after the Russian military extended one of the runways at its Hmeimim airbase, adding …

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IAEA says Iran enriched uranium to up to 63% purity

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says samples taken from the Natanz nuclear facility show Iran has enriched uranium to up to 63 percent, and that the purity level is “consistent with the fluctuations” announced by the Islamic Republic. “According to Iran, fluctuations of the enrichment levels… were experienced,” the …

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Several Top Hamas Commanders Killed in Israeli Airstrikes

Several commanders of the Hamas militant group have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israel announced Wednesday, as clashes between the two sides escalate. Hamas said in a statement that the leader of its military operation in Gaza City, Bassem Issa, and other senior military …

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Iran’s Proxy War Against Israel

Last year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted for the first time that his country was supplying the Palestinian terrorist groups with weapons….”Iran realized Palestinian fighters’ only problem was lack of access to weapons” — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters, May 22, 2020. The [earlier] denial exposes …

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Israel’s Greatest Stigma – OpEd

Israel’s founders had a vision—a vision that defied millennium-old persecution, discrimination, oppression, and death. A vision of a country, free and democratic, anchored on moral values, signified by its social equality and justice. A compassionate and caring country that offers a home—a refuge—for every Jew to live in peace and …

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1,000 rockets from Gaza fired at Israel overnight

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis ran to shelters over the night as sirens blared warnings of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. One person was killed this morning and two more injured when a Kornet anti-tank guided missile was fired at an Israeli jeep near the northern Gaza border. The …

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Disaster unfolds as hell breaks loose in Israel, Gaza

Israel was unprepared for the nightmare scenario of simultaneous rioting in the country and massive rocket attacks from Gaza. These lines are being written under fire. Israel is engaged in a bizarre war that it did not want, sparked by a dispute between Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and …

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Hamas’ attacks on Israel also aimed at Palestinian Authority

Hamas fires rockets at Israel in response to the violence in Jerusalem, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas seems relegated to the sidelines. The situation in the Gaza Strip has snowballed into a full-blown military confrontation between Hamas and Israel, following Israeli provocations in Jerusalem, namely the increasing settler incursions into …

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