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Experts debate the urgency of striking Iran: Is time running out for Israel?
Since October 7, Israeli citizens have been holding their collective breath, knowing that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and incessant fire exchanges on the northern border could escalate into a full-scale regional war at any moment.The…
Voices from the Arab press: If this isn’t a war, what exactly is it?
If this isn’t a war, what exactly is it?An-Nahar, Lebanon, Sept. 13For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org We are nearing the precipice of a large-scale conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. This alarming prediction was…
‘The gloves are off’: Beirut strike signals end of symmetry with Hezbollah, expert says
Friday's IDF strike on Beirut, which killed nearly a dozen members of Hezbollah's Radwan Force senior commanders, including the unit's chief, Ibrahim Aqil, sent a message that Israel has decided to "take the gloves off" in its engagements…
Ahmad Wahabi among 14 Hezbollah commanders killed in Beirut strike
The Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah announced on Saturday morning that Ahmad Mahmoud Wahabi, a senior commander in the group and part of the top command of the Radwan Force, was killed in the IDF airstrike in Beirut yesterday.The…
Four fallen sons: The stories of IDF soldiers killed in action
Section 8 of area D (4) at the Mount Herzl military cemetery was much calmer on Friday, August 30 than when I was there on October 11, 2023, for the funeral of my 22-year-old friend, Sgt. 1st Class Yosef Malachi Guedalia zt"l (remember the…
‘We can’t afford to be silent’: US antisemitism envoy tells ‘Post’
‘This is the first time ever there is an international framework for how to respond to antisemitism,” explained Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, who was appointed by US President Joe Biden and confirmed by the US Senate in March 2022 as the US special…
Iraqi militias reassess security protocols in wake of Hezbollah pager explosions
Militias in Iraq have implemented advanced preventive strategies to thwart events similar to the explosions that occurred in Hezbollah's communications systems in Lebanon, according to Iran International.The al-Sadr movement in Iraq, led by…
Strike that killed Ibrahim Aqil targeted 20 Hezbollah Radwan commanders in parking lot
The IDF strike that killed ten Radwan Force commanders, including Ibrahim Aqil, on Friday was during a meeting with 20 commanders from the Hezbollah special operations forces in a parking lot in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut.The…
Macron to Netanyahu: You are pushing the region into war
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of pushing the region into war during a conversation this week, , N12 reported on Friday.With increasing tensions in the North, Macron called Netanyahu in an attempt…
Netanyahu firm on new phase of Hezbollah war as UN warns of catastrophe
Israel on Friday stood firm on the need for a new and expanded phase of its almost year-long war with Hezbollah as the UN warned of catastrophe and the US called for diplomacy.“Our goals are clear, our actions speak for themselves,” Prime…
Israel has turned the tables on Hezbollah, now what comes next?
The IDF turned the tables on Hezbollah after eleven months of attacks by the Iranian-backed terrorist group. The IDF eliminated Ibrahim Aqil on Friday, only two days after Hezbollah walkie-talkies exploded and three days after thousands of…
IDF officials: Hezbollah commanders killed plotted operation similar to Oct. 7, but in the North
"The Hezbollah commanders we eliminated today had been planning their 'October 7' on the northern border for years," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said after the IDF eliminated Radwan Force Commander Ibrahim Aqil on Friday."We reached…
Inside Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force: Structure, strategy, and operations
The Radwan Force made headlines again on Friday when its chief, Ibrahim Aqil, was reportedly killed in an IDF airstrike in Beirut. The targeted strike hit a meeting in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, an area known for its…
Biden: Northern Israelis, southern Lebanese must be able to return home safely
Israelis and Lebanese civilians must be able to safely live in their border communities, US President Joe Biden told reports on Friday, as the US insisted diplomacy was still the most viable path forward.He spoke as Israel pivoted in the…
Who is Ibrahim Aqil, alleged target of Israel’s Beirut strike? – explainer
Israel's attack in Beirut on Friday afternoon allegedly targeted head of Hezbollah's Operations Division Ibrahim Aliq, Israeli media confirmed on Friday morning.So who is this leader in the terrorist organization, and why did Israel…
IDF strike kills Hezbollah Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut
The IDF conducted a targeted strike in Beirut, the military announced on Friday afternoon. The primary target of the strike was Radwan Force commander and head of Hezbollah Operations, Ibrahim Aqil.AFP, citing a source close to Hezbollah,…
Doug Emhoff: Donald Trump has record of saying ‘vile, antisemitic things’
Kamala Harris's husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, claimed that former President Donald Trump has a record of saying "vile, antisemitic things" in an interview with Good Morning America anchor Michael Strahan.Strahan asked Emhoff, who…
Complex terrain and low visibility: Report into Rafah helicopter crash revealed
The findings of an interim report into the crash of the 'Owl' helicopter in Gaza last week were published by the IDF spokesman on Friday.The incident, which was investigated by a team of experts, led to the deaths of two soldiers and the…
Batteries of walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon were laced with PETN – Lebanese source
The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the device's components told Reuters.The way the…
‘Macron is an unwavering ally to the Jewish people,’ says WJC President Ronald S. Lauder
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder praised French President Emmanuel Macron as “an unwavering ally to the Jewish people” following their meeting in Paris on Thursday. The leaders discussed France’s commitment to its…
Gideon Sa’ar marks the collapse of his career after being used by Netanyahu
He brought a rare package, especially for politicians: wisdom, poise, and conviction. The wisdom fed a meteoric political career that began as cabinet secretary at age 32 and proceeded to the Knesset, where at age 36 he was chairman of…
With little fanfare, IDF pulls off 2nd largest official attack on Hezbollah of year
You might not have noticed because this time there was no press conference, but the IDF overnight between Thursday and Friday pulled off the second largest official attack on Hezbollah of the year.The air force's destruction of 100…
Foiled plots and exploding pagers aside, the threat is far from over
It has been the usual peace and quiet in the Middle East this week. In between exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon that has thrown chaos among the ranks of the Shi’ite terror group Hezbollah, Wednesday saw the revelation that…
Hezbollah under fire: The number of casualties from beeper explosions is worse than we thought
The Lebanese Health Ministry has reported 32 deaths as a result of communication device explosions that occurred over the past two days, in addition to 2,400 injured, including 1,300 severely or moderately, Maariv reported on…
Donald Trump’s Hasidic fans lament canceled Williamsburg campaign stop
Shabsy Parnes was on his way to Williamsburg on Thursday when news started to trickle out that Donald Trump would no longer be visiting the neighborhood.The former president had planned to stop by a kosher restaurant in the Brooklyn Hasidic…