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May, 2021

  • 19 May

    Attempted shooting, stabbing, explosive terror attack thwarted in Hebron

    The Palestinian man was reportedly caught with improvised explosives, a Carlo submachine gun and a knife as he approached soldiers at the checkpoint. IDF soldiers from the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion foiled an attempted terror attack near the Jewish apartment complex in Hebron known as “Avraham Avinu” on Tuesday morning, …

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  • 19 May

    With Iranian support, drones are becoming a larger threat to Israel -analysis

    Iran has pioneered drones by copying US drones, such as the Predator or Sentinel. It has also copied other drone models it has seen around the world. An incident on Tuesday in which an unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down in the North after it approached the border represents a …

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  • 19 May

    Drone shot down along Israel-Jordan border; Rockets fired from Lebanon

    Six rockets were launched from Lebanon, all of which fell within Lebanese territory, the IDF reported. The IDF shot down a drone that was approaching the Israeli-Jordanian border on Tuesday, traveling toward the Emek HaMa’ayanot Regional Council in northern Israel, military officials said. IDF units collected the fragments of the …

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  • 19 May

    Biden to Netanyahu: ‘Wind down’ bombardment of Gaza

    “I am sure that all the enemies around us see how costly it is to attack us, and I am sure they will learn the lesson,” Netanyahu said. Israel plans to continue Operation Guardian of the Walls to strike at more high-quality Hamas terror targets, even as the US, EU …

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  • 19 May

    Why does Hamas insist Israel-Gaza ceasefire include Jerusalem? – analysis

    As far as Hamas is concerned, any ceasefire agreement that ignores Jerusalem will make it appear as if the Gaza-based terrorist group did not score any significant achievements. Hamas’s insistence on including the issue of Jerusalem in any ceasefire deal with Israel is the main reason why efforts to end …

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  • 19 May

    U.S. Operating 60,000-Troop Strong Secret Army, Claims Newsweek report

    The U.S. military is operating a 60,000-troop strong secret army without any Congressional oversight, spending at least $900 million on the program annually, claimed a Newsweek report. The Newsweek report cited the results of a two-year investigation. The magazine’s report, said to be based on dozens of Freedom of Information …

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  • 19 May

    Recent Threatening Trends to Democracy

    Democracy is all about access to resources, rights, participation in decisions, freedom and the ability to pursue choice. Democracy the world over has been under threat, in recent times. In fact, in India, increasingly dilution of democratic processes can be traced to chronology of globalisation of Indian economy. There is …

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  • 19 May

    How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians

    The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. …

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  • 19 May

    Gaza in the dark after Israel bombs power lines

    Human rights groups are calling for an urgent investigation by the International Criminal Court as Israel’s merciless pounding of Gaza enters its second week. More than 200 Palestinians in the Strip have been killed since last Monday, including 60 children and 34 women, according to Al Mezan, a human rights …

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  • 19 May

    US Targets Islamic State Moneymen in Turkey, Syria

    The United States is taking new steps to make it more difficult for the Islamic State terror group to move money, including donations from international supporters, through Syria and Turkey. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Monday against three people and one company, all of which played key roles …

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