Israel’s defense establishment believes that Hamas will soon relinquish authority over the Gaza Strip to a newly formed committee of Palestinian technocrats; however, at least in the short term, the terror group would remain de facto in…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US, 40 countries meet in Prague to advance UNSCRs on Iran
The US and 40 partner countries gathered in Prague last week for a symposium to advance the implementation of reimposed United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) against Iran, the US State Department confirmed on Tuesday.At the…
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Settlers reportedly set fire to homes in West Bank Bedouin enclave near Jerusalem
Key funding bill passes first reading in Knesset * Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in prison over Iran-backed plot to kill dissident living in US
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Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Rami Ayyub and Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple…
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Trump’s Iran strikes: regime change or instability?
US President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources said, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not topple the…
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Anti-Hamas gangs in Gaza target officials with new tactics
Anti-Hamas gangs in the Gaza Strip may be utilizing new tactics to fight against the terror group, Saudi outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday.An example of this included when the Helles Gang killed several Gazans who approached the yellow…
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US jails man over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist
A man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison at a US court for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist highly critical of Tehran.
Carlisle Rivera, 50, was arrested in November 2024 before…
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US says Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in Iran-backed plot to kill dissident
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for taking part in what prosecutors called a failed Iran-backed murder-for-hire plot against Masih Alinejad, a prominent Iranian…
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Report: Netanyahu turned down 11 chances to kill Hamas leader Sinwar in 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down 11 chances to kill Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza, months before the terror group’s October 7, 2023, attack, Channel 12 reported Wednesday, citing a senior defense…
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Starlink smuggling to Iran surges amid internet restriction
Iranian authorities said Tuesday that they confiscated 51 Starlink satellite-internet terminals in the Kurdistan province, calling the shipment anti-security goods. Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi, head of the Economic Security Police, told…
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