While US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was busy negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas earlier this year, his son, Alex Witkoff, was privately courting billions of dollars from countries involved in those…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Drugs, guns smuggled from Sinai present threat to Israel
Drugs, guns smuggled from Sinai present threat to Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIbrahim Al-Arjani, a billionaire from the Tarhabin Bedouin tribe, is largely responsible for gun and drug smuggling from Sinai into Israel….
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza including civilians seeking aid, health workers say
More than 35 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire since the early hours of Saturday morning, hospital sources in Gaza say.
A strike on a house in central Gaza left at least 11 people dead – more that half of them women and…
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No US ceasefire proposal yet, says Hamas
No US ceasefire proposal yet, says Hamas | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTrump is due to meet with PM Netanyahu on Monday to discuss plans as Israel’s Gaza ground offensive continues. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli…
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IDF says 780,000 have fled Gaza City; Hamas says dozens killed in unrelenting strikes
Around 780,000 Palestinians have so far evacuated Gaza City to the Strip’s south, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday, as the military intensified its offensive to capture the Palestinian enclave’s largest city and defeat the…
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Iran defiant on restored sanctions as it recalls ambassador
Iran defiant on restored sanctions as it recalls ambassador | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”If we are weak they will crush us. But if we are united, there is no fear from this crisis,” the president told Iranian state television. A…
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Hezbollah continues to defy Lebanese government’s power
Hezbollah continues to defy Lebanese government’s power | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe projection of Hezbollah leaders onto a natural landmark has sparked fierce debate over state authority and deepening political tensions,…
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US revokes Colombian leader’s visa after he calls for global army to fight in Gaza
The US State Department said Friday it would revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after an anti-Israel rally in New York, where he said he would open enlistment for Colombians to fight alongside the Palestinians in Gaza and…
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Iran: US demand to hand over all enriched uranium for sanctions relief ‘unacceptable’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday slammed as “unacceptable” what he described as US demands that Tehran hand over its enriched uranium, as sweeping UN sanctions loomed after nuclear talks collapsed.
Earlier this month, the…
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Israelis receive calls with recorded messages trying to recruit Iranian agents
The National Cyber Directorate said Saturday it was investigating multiple reports from Israelis who received calls with recorded Hebrew messages trying to recruit, threaten and intimidate them.
According to the Ynet news site, one of the…
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