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Middle East / Levant

Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / News Briefs

Trump Nominates Jewish Businessman, Close Friend as Special Middle East Envoy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Steven Witkoff will “will receive a warm welcome throughout the halls of power within the Middle East,” former ambassador David Friedman wrote.

Iran / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Glutton for Punishment: Iranian Envoy to Return to Lebanon Following Beeper Injury

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Mojtaba Amani lost one eye in Israel's beeper operation against Hezbollah operatives and was taken to Tehran for treatment.

US / Police and Crime / Iran

US Justice Department Charges Three Men in Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump, Kill Jews

By Andrew Bernard

“The charges announced today expose Iran's continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Elections / Iran / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Iranian Rial Reportedly at Historic Low, as Trump Wins US Election

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Speaks for itself," wrote Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Battalion Commander in Lebanon, Dozens of Terrorists in Gaza

By Max Gelber

Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked and killed Hossein Abdelhalim Harab, the commander of the Hezbollah battalion in the Al-Hiam sector.

The Courts / Iran

Report: Iran Executes Jewish Man for Fatal Stabbing

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Arvin Netanel Ghahremani's relatives claim he did not receive adequate defense.

US / Politics / Gaza / Elections / Left vs. Right / Lebanon

‘As President, I Will Do Everything in My Power to End the War in Gaza,’ Harris Tells Michigan Voters

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The U.S. vice president said at a Michigan campaign event that it's been a hard year "given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon."

Headline / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Netanyahu: Israel Committed to Hezbollah’s Removal ‘With or Without’ Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The key is to distance Hezbollah beyond the Litani and to respond firmly against any action against us,” Netanyahu said on a visit to the north.

IDF & Security / Syria / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

IDF Special Forces Capture Iranian Operative in Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ali Soleiman al-Assi, a Syrian citizen from Saida in the southern part of the country, was tasked by Tehran with gathering intelligence on IDF troops.

IDF & Security / Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Eliminates 70% of Hezbollah Drone Capabilities

By Max Gelber

In mid-October, the Ministry of Defense announced it was accelerating the development of advanced interception technologies to counter drone threats.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran / News Briefs / Iraq

Jerusalem Warns Baghdad it May Attack Iraqi Militias

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel is under daily drone attack from Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Iraq.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Iran

US B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Arrive in Mideast Amid Mounting Iranian Threats

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber with a range of around 14,200 km and is capable of carrying up to 32,000 kg (72,000 lbs.) of missiles and bombs.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah / Man of the Year

Roundup of IDF Activities in Lebanon and Gaza

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Senior Hezbollah commanders eliminated; 401st Armored Brigade continues the fight in Gaza after losing commanders.

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Iran’s Khamenei Orders Third Direct Attack on Israel—Report

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The White House has warned the Islamic Republic not to respond to Israel’s Oct. 26 airstrikes.

Middle East / Levant / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / United Nations (UN)

Guterres: Israel Would ‘Ethnically Cleanse’ Gaza if Arab World Accepted Refugees

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The intention might be for the Palestinians to leave Gaza, for others to occupy it," Guterres told The Guardian.

Headline / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Leaked Lebanon Draft Agreement Calls for IDF Withdrawal Within Week

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The agreement calls for the withdrawal of Hezbollah and other terror groups from Southern Lebanon within 60 days after signing.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

New Hezbollah Chief Vows to Continue ‘War Program’ Against Israel

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

The newly-minted Lebanese terrorist leader thanked Hezbollah “for placing its trust in me for this heavy responsibility.”

IDF & Security / Iran / News Briefs

IDF Chief: If Iran Attacks Again, It Will be Hit ‘Very, Very Hard’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel will employ new capabilities and hit targets "set aside" during the previous strike on the Islamic Republic, said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Iran ‘Naked’ After Israel Knocks Out its Air Defense System

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The majority of Iran’s air defense was taken out,” a senior Israeli official said.

IDF & Security / US / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Biden Advisers Heading to Israel to Discuss Lebanon Deal

By Joshua Marks

Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein are expected to present a ceasefire proposal to end the fighting with Hezbollah and return displaced residents to the north.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

IDF Finds Half Ton of Hezbollah Explosives Under Lebanese Village

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The site even contained a loading dock for cargo. Naim Qassem will replace Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah's top leader.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Politics / Hamas / Left vs. Right / Iran / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Israeli Envoy in NY: If US is Naive about Pro-Terror Groups, ‘It Will Harm Your Society, Not Just Ours’

By Rikki Zagelbaum

Ofir Akunis spoke with JNS after he was one of those who addressed more than 600 attendees at an Oct. 7 memorial in Manhattan.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Gallant: Hezbollah Retains 20% of Rocket, Missile Arsenal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Iranian terror proxy in Lebanon can no longer fire its remaining projectiles in major volleys, according to Israel's defense minister.

Iran / News Briefs / Germany

Germany Condemns Execution of its Citizen Kidnapped to Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Islamic regime accused Jamshid Sharmahd of leading a revolutionary group and participating in an attack that killed 14.

Headline / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Hezbollah Rocket Strikes UNIFIL Headquarters

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Israel advised UNIFIL to withdraw for their own safety, as they have been acting as human shields for Hezbollah.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Former Danish Soldier with UN Stationed in Lebanon: ‘We Were Totally Subject to Hezbollah’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Iranian terror proxy allegedly paid UNIFIL personnel to use their positions and took control of surveillance cameras.

Headline / Terrorism / Iran / Lebanon / Video of the Day / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Exposed: Where Does Hezbollah's Money Come From?

By Video of the Day

Hezbollah has a bunker full of cash and gold hidden under the Al-Sahel Hospital in Beirut - approximately half-a-billion dollars worth.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Gideon Sa’ar: Lebanon Responsible for Attack on Netanyahu’s Home

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The fact that these attacks were carried out by an Iranian proxy—Hezbollah—does not absolve Lebanon of its responsibility. And it will not be absolved."

Hamas / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Deputy Chief Reaffirms Hamas Support

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Naim Qassem's latest speech, in which he threatened to depopulate more of northern Israel, marked a stark shift in tone.

IDF & Security / US / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

USAID Package Found in Hezbollah Weapons Cache

By David Isaac

"The U.S. must ensure that taxpayer funded aid is not distributed to US-designated terrorists, or their allies."

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / Turkey

Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing Masterminded by Hamas HQ in Turkey

By Pesach Benson / TPS

In March, Israeli authorities thwarted a deadly terror attack directed from Hamas’s offices in Turkey.

Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Hezbollah’s Finances Dry Up as Cash Sources Cut

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Lebanese terrorist group faces a financial crisis as the Israeli Air Force targets its main funding institution.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Qatar / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows

Sinwar Said to have Resurfaced to Seek Guarantees for His Own Life

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Hamas leader asked mediators in Qatar whether he could receive immunity as part of an agreement to free the remaining hostages.

Headline / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Netanyahu Calls on Lebanese People to Rise Up Against Hezbollah

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Lebanese people to take back their country from Hezbollah and Iran.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Israel Intensifies Blockade of Hezbollah Strongholds

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Over one million Lebanese residents, mostly from the south and the Beqaa Valley, have fled their homes to escape the violence, of whom roughly 400,000 have crossed into Syria.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Iran

Pentagon Questions Assumption Israel Can’t Hit Iran’s Nuclear Sites Alone

By David Isaac

A U.S. defense official told Sky News Arabic on Monday that Israel's attack will be "greater than expected."

US / Iran / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Biden-Harris Announce Nearly $157 Million for ‘Populations Affected by Conflict in Lebanon’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Why are we giving $157 million to a semi-failed state overrun by Iranian-backed terrorists? Let the ayatollahs fix their own mess," wrote Sen. Tom Cotton.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Israeli Forces Locate Weapons Caches, Tunnel Shafts in Lebanese Civilian Homes

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Every third house in the Shi’ite villages of south Lebanon is used in some way by Hezbollah for military purposes.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Israel Destroys Hezbollah Tunnels Intended for Attack on Galilee

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The tunnels was fully packed with combat bags belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Iraq / ISIS / Kurds / Kurdistan

IDF Rescues Yazidi Woman Enslaved by Gazan

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The girl had been kidnapped at age 11 by ISIS in Iraq and sold to a Gazan terrorist.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran / News Briefs

Israel’s Response to Iranian Attack Will Be ‘Precise and Surprising

By Joshua Marks

The IDF chief said that "we will choose when to exact the price," which officials said will be significant.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Israeli Official Accuses US of Leaking IDF Plans, Endangering Troops

By David Isaac

"It is clear to us that the United States is concerned—and so they use 'tricks' to try and hinder this," the official said.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

IDF Special Forces Conducting Raids into Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The targeted raids have been going on for months and have included Hezbollah's vast tunnel network, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Featured / Israel / Iran / Azerbaijan / Russia

Iran Apprehensive at Enhanced Russian-Azerbaijani Relations following Putin's Baku Visit

By Rachel Avraham

"The prospect of strengthening Baku-Moscow relations is likely to worry Tehran."

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / US / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

Senators: Biden Administration Delaying Bombs, Tractors, Helicopters to Israel

By Andrew Bernard

“It’s far past time to transfer to Israel the capabilities it needs to win,” senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell wrote to President Joe Biden.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / US / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

US, EU, Nine States Call for 21-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, Doesn’t Mention Hezbollah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"Imagine releasing two statements calling for a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as if the government of Lebanon has any agency and sovereignty,” wrote Jason Brodsky, of United Against Nuclear Iran.

US / Elections / Iran / News Briefs

Trump Campaign says Former President Briefed on ‘Real, Specific’ Iranian Threats to Kill Him

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"He will let nothing stop him or get in his way to fight for the American people and to make America great again," the campaign said.

UK / Iran

Irish President Says Israel Outed his Chummy Letter to Iran

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Michael Higgins said Tehran would help achieve peace in the Middle East.

IDF & Security / US / Left vs. Right / Lebanon / Israel At War: Operation Northern Arrows / Hezbollah

US Opposes Israeli Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We obviously do not believe that a ground invasion of Lebanon is going to contribute to reducing tensions in the region, to preventing an escalatory spiral of violence."

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Iran's IRGC Drops All Comms Gear for Fear of Sabotage

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has ordered all of its members to stop using any type of communication device after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah proxy in Lebanon simultaneously blew up last week.

Headline / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Fires Rockets Barrages Past Haifa into Lower Galilee

By Jewish Press News Desk

Residents in those regions report hearing the booms from the rockets and interceptions.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

‘Whole of Hezbollah’s Senior Command Level Likely Damaged’

By Yaakov Lappin

Nasrallah acknowledged that his organization absorbed an unprecedented blow to its personnel and security.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Eight Wounded in Missile Attack on Upper Galilee

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Two anti-tank missiles were reportedly fired from Lebanon. Israel directed artillery fire at the launch site.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Iraq

Israel Intercepts Iraqi-Launched Drone

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Alerts went out around the Kinneret on Wednesday morning.

Syria / Government / Iran

Syria Built Clandestine Atomic Reactor, Says Israeli Nuclear Chief

By Pesach Benson / TPS

A nuclear facility at Deir al-Zour was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in 2007.

Terrorism / Iran

New Iranian FM Pledges ‘Unlimited’ Support for Regional Terrorism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The policy of President Masoud Pezeshkian's government is to "provide unlimited support to the resistance," said Abbas Araghchi.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Israeli Forces Raided Iranian Weapons Depot in Syria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Troops reportedly entered an unspecified arms depot, removed equipment and documents and then set off explosives to destroy the facility.

US / News Briefs / Hezbollah

US Sanctions Hezbollah Oil-Smuggling Network

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Hezbollah continues to launch rockets into Israel and fuel regional instability, choosing to prioritize funding violence over taking care of the people it claims to care about,” per the U.S. treasury department.

Iran / Ukraine / Russia

US Sanctions Iranian National Airline for Shipping Ballistic Missiles to Russia

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Iran

Half of Iran's Missiles During Massive Attack on Israel Failed En Route

By Ariel Kahana

Tehran now conducting tests before any new attack due to the massive failure rate in April.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanon Braces for War: Evacuations Planned for Up to 200,000 Residents

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Lebanese media reports speculate that the Israeli military plans to enter the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon to prevent Iran and its proxies from supplying Hezbollah by land.

Israel / Gaza / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Egypt

Israel Rejects Abbas Visit to Gaza

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Egypt had agreed to allow the P.A. leader entry via the Rafah crossing with Israel's approval, which was denied.

Jordan

Jordanian Attack on Israeli Border Crossing Casts Spotlight on Kingdom’s Rising Extremism

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Sunday’s deadly terror attack at a Jordanian-Israeli border crossing underscored growing radicalism in the Hashemite Kingdom. The terrorist, 39-year-old Maher Diab al-Jazi, was a Bedouin from the southern Jordanian region of Husseiniya. A member of the prominent Huitat tribe, al-Jazi’s actions appear tied to the increasing unrest that has plagued Jordan since October 7. “It […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Fires 65 Rockets at Northern Israel

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

One home in Kiryat Shmona was hit. Other rockets fell in open areas or were intercepted.

Terrorism / Druze / Health and Medicine / Hezbollah

The Druze of Majdal Shams in Desperate Need of Therapy

By Rachel Avraham

“The massacre has caused severe emotional and psychological trauma for the community."

US / Iran

Khamenei Signals Openness to ‘Engage with the [US] Enemy’ on Nuclear Talks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"We will judge Iran's leadership by their actions, not their words," says U.S. State Dept.

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