JERUSALEM — Hours before she became one of the final victims of the 12-day Israel-Iran war on Tuesday, Naomi Shaanan was engaged in an activity that had made her famous in her city: She stood on the side of the road to demonstrate on behalf of the Israeli hostages in Gaza. In a photograph that […]
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As Iran and Israel enter a ceasefire following 12 days of heavy bombardment between the countries, the leaders of Israel and the United States are hailing the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as a victory. But as the smoke clears, some experts are questioning the extent of the damage to Iran’s nuclear program. An assessment […]
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Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in a single incident Tuesday in Gaza, marking one of the deadliest days for the Israeli army in its 21-month-old war against Hamas there. The incident came just after Israel struck a ceasefire with Iran, bringing to close a different war that had subsumed attention for 12 days. The seven […]
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Israel lifted all restrictions on public gatherings, allowing Israelis to engage in “full activity” as Israel’s ceasefire with Iran goes into effect. The announcement by the Israeli Defense Force’s Home Front Command allows schools to resume in-person instruction, workplaces to reopen and public transportation to resume. Some communities that border Gaza will continue to have […]
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President Trump was not pleased. Fresh off putting all the TACO talk to rest (at least for a few news cycles) with the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Trump quickly pivoted. By late Monday night the president was promising a “Complete and Total” ceasefire, instead of a forever war, saying the fighting between Israel […]
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This is a developing story. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.” In a post sent shortly after 6 p.m. ET, the president said the ceasefire would start to take effect in about six hours after Israel and Iran have “wound […]
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WASHINGTON — The last time Israel bombed a nuclear facility in a hostile country, its hopes for what would come next were clear: The regime it deemed too toxic to have nuclear power should stay in place. A lot has changed in the Middle East since 2007, when Israel took out the nuclear reactor in […]
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Following the United State’s strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, President Donald Trump floated the possibility of a “regime change” in the Islamic Republic. “It’s not politically correct to use the term, “Regime Change,” but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime […]
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Israeli forces recovered the bodies of three slain hostages from the Gaza Strip in a military operation, the IDF announced Sunday morning. The bodies of Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson were brought to Israel for identification at National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv before their families were notified. Keidar, […]
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Israelis have been barred from gathering and most businesses have been ordered closed following the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites. Schools were already closed and the civilian alert level was already high following Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program that began June 13, triggering waves of missile attacks from Iran that have sent Israelis […]
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