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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…
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…