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Senate defeats legislation to block sale of some offensive weapons to Israel
The US Senate overwhelmingly blocked resolutions on Wednesday night which would have halted the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, with lawmakers voting 79-18. One Senator responded present. The senators who voted against the…
US Senate blocks bid to halt some Israel military sales
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some US weapons to Israel, which had been introduced out of concern for the human rights of Palestinians in Gaza.Seventy-nine of the 100 senators opposed a…
Civilian unlawfully embedded with IDF killed by Hezbollah fire in southern Lebanon
An Israeli civilian who was unlawfully brought into a southern Lebanese warzone was killed by enemy fire Wednesday, Binyamin Regional Council announced Wednesday evening.The civilian, named Ze'ev Erlich, 71, was a known tour guide and an…
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia with Storm Shadow missiles as int’l embassies close in Kyiv
Ukraine struck targets inside Russia with British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles for the first time, according to reporting from Bloomberg on Wednesday.The Storm Shadow missiles are the latest new Western weapon Ukraine has been permitted…
As north nears a deal, UNIFIL’s failures cry out for overhaul
The 10,150-strong UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been about as effective in stabilizing southern Lebanon – the goal of its original 1978 mandate – as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) has been in resolving the…
Muslim Family Members Kill Recent Convert to Christianity
Apostasy laws worldwide. (RLoutfy, Creative Commons)
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said.
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Constitution Committee begins debates on bill associated with judicial reform
Israel's Knesset Constitution Committee held a heated debate on Wednesday over a contested bill proposal that gives the Justice Minister the authority to set the amount of the annual membership fee for the Israel Bar Association (IBA)…
Gallant, Gantz slam idea of incremental military gov’t in Gaza; Smotrich accuses them of weakness
Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that "a military government in Gaza is not part of the goals of the war, but a dangerous and irresponsible political act" in a post on Twitter/X on Wednesday, as the IDF also announced that two…
Hezbollah chief says group received US ceasefire proposal
Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem said in a televised speech that a halt to hostilities was now in Israel's hands after he and his group had reviewed and given feedback on a US-drafted ceasefire proposal to end fighting in a televised address on…
Hezbollah fires rockets six miles from Israel, targeting UNIFIL posts
Hezbollah fired rockets on November 19 that hit and damaged a UNIFIL post, the IDF said yesterday.This took place from locations that are only around six miles north of the Israeli border. One of the rockets was fired from the area of…
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza war
The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza on Wednesday.A senior US official accused council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise.The 15-member council…
IAEA director: False to say IDF attacked an Iranian nuke site
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi on Wednesday contradicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Israel hit a nuclear site in Iran while carrying out 20 airstrikes on October 26.One of the sites…
IDF kills Hezbollah anti-tank missile commanders, says group’s firepower ‘dramatically…
The Israel Air Force (IAF) eliminated the commanders of Hezbollah's anti-tank missile and operations unit in the coastal sector, the military announced on Wednesday. The commanders were responsible for terror attacks against Israeli…
Hamas, Fatah officials warn: We will start wars in Israeli prisons
Israel Prison Services (IPS) Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi told the Knesset National Security Committee that a senior Hamas official in prison threatened a war inside Israeli prisons.Yaakobi said that an imprisoned senior Hamas official told…
IDF announces fallen soldier Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Roi Sasson killed in northern Gaza Strip
Sergeant Major (res.) Roi Sasson, a soldier in the Nahshon Battalion in the Kfir Brigade, fell in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Wednesday morning. Sasson, aged 21, was from Mevaseret Zion. His funeral will be…
Iran proposes uranium cap to avert UN resolution amid western pressure
Iran has tried in vain to prevent a Western push for a resolution against it at the UN nuclear watchdog's board meeting by offering to cap its stock of uranium just shy of weapons-grade, the watchdog and diplomats said on Tuesday.One of two…
IAEA director urges board not to condemn Iran after nuclear compromise offer
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi recommended to the IAEA Board of Governors not to condemn Iran this coming Friday following the Islamic Republic's acceptance of a compromise offer on Wednesday, which it turns out he personally…
UNSC to vote on no-strings Gaza ceasefire
The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza without tying it to the release of the hostages, according to Israeli media.The…
Italy defense ministry admits rockets were from Hezbollah, not Israel
Italy's defense ministry admits Hezbollah staged an attack on itself when a UN Interim Force in Lebanon base was hit by rocket fire that it initially blamed on Israel, Barron's reported on Tuesday. Last week, Italy said an unexploded…
Italy admits rockets that hit UN forces were from Hezbollah, not Israel
Italy's defense ministry admits Hezbollah staged an attack on itself when a UN Interim Force in Lebanon base was hit by rocket fire that it initially blamed on Israel, Barron's reported on Tuesday. Last week, Italy said an unexploded…
Sa’ar, your mission, should you choose to accept it: Save Israeli diplomacy
On November 11, a day after taking up his new position as foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar did something that showed he is acutely aware of the enormous challenges that he and Israel are facing in the international arena. He held a briefing…
Attorney General backs down on civil service appointment
The Attorney General is backing down from her position that an appointment cannot be made without a search committee, but is setting conditions for appointing a Civil Service Commissioner without one.According to the Attorney General's…
IAI and Azerbaijan’s IDDA highlight sustainable innovation at COP29
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) joined an expert panel on sustainability and technology on November 16 at COP29 in Baku. The discussion was led by Salar Imamaliyev, the Advisor to Chairperson at the Innovation and Digital Development…
Hochstein: This is the moment for an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
US special envoy Amos Hochstein urged Israel, Lebanon, and the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah to seize the opportunity before them and agree to a ceasefire that would end the war that has raged since October 8.“We have a real opportunity to…
Israel ‘will get’ all those who harm the hostages – Netanyahu warns
The IDF will settle accounts with all those who harm the hostages in Gaza and reward those who hand them over to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.“We are also making an effort from here…