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Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / News Briefs

Houthis Attack Israel-Owned Tanker Carrying Vegetable Oil in Red Sea

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"No damage or injuries have been reported at this time," according to U.S. Central Command.

US / Iran

US Treasury Sanctions 13 Ships Smuggling Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Iranian Oil

By Andrew Bernard

“This is only a small portion of what’s been going on with these illicit trades,” said Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran.(

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / US / News Briefs

Washington Could Remove Houthis from Global Terror List, US Envoy Says

By Mike Wagenheim - JNS

“We favor a diplomatic solution. We know that there is no military solution,” the State Department’s Yemen envoy said.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Middle East / Levant / Israel At War: Iron Swords / News Briefs

Drone Attack Damages IDF Building in Eilat

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The attack, which caused no injuries, was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

Terrorism / Yemen / Houthis / Business and Economy

Half of Port of Eilat Workers Face Layoffs Amid Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping

By Pesach Benson / TPS

The Houthis have attacked and harassed ships in the Red Sea as they traverse the Bab el-Mandeb Straits, a narrow maritime chokepoint between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.

Yemen / Houthis / US

Crew Members Killed in First Deadly Houthi Attack on Civilian Ship in Red Sea

By Akiva Van Koningsveld

Washington sanctioned two ship owners and two vessels tied to "an Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force-backed Houthi financial facilitator."

Yemen / Houthis / US / Global / News Briefs

US-Led Forces Hit Houthi Targets in Yemen for Eighth Time in Two Weeks

By Joshua Marks

Iran has been “very directly involved” in the Houthi attacks on commercial shipping interests since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Terrorism / Yemen / Houthis / US / News Briefs

US Sanctions Four Houthi-Tied Vessels, their Owners

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The United States will continue to counter illicit Iranian financial support to the Houthis," the State Department said.

Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / US

US Downs 17 Houthi Attack Drones, Missiles in Red Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Two hours earlier, the Israeli military announced that an Israeli Air Force fighter jet had shot down a “hostile aerial target that was on its way to Israeli territory.”

Headline / Terrorism / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Yemen / Houthis / Iran

Explosion, Missiles Reported in Red Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Houthis vowed in early December to target any ship sailing to or from Israel in the Red Sea, regardless of its ownership.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Yemen / Houthis / US

J’lem to Work with US but Retain Operational Freedom in Red Sea

By Ariel Kahana

Israel will respond to Houthis attacks when it deems it necessary.

Headline / Israel / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Asia

Malaysia Bans Israeli Linked Ships From Its Ports As Red Sea Tensions Rise

By Pesach Benson / TPS

Attacks have increased the cost of shipping to Israel as transportation companies pull out of the Bab el-Mandeb route. Israel’s economy relies on seaborne trade.

Terrorism / Yemen / Houthis / UK / Business and Economy

BP Suspends Red Sea Operations Amid Houthi Attacks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"In light of the deteriorating security situation for shipping in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily pause all transits through the Red Sea."

IDF & Security / US

US and Israel Begin Four-Day Naval Exercise in Red Sea

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The bilateral training exercise focuses on mission-planning, maritime interdiction and other sea drills.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Saudi Arabia / Egypt

US Said to be Mediating Egypt-Saudi Talks on Red Sea Islands’ Sovereignty

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: Tiran and Sanafir islands could be transferred to Saudi sovereignty if negotiations succeed, paving the way to Saudi normalization steps.

Analysis

‘IRGC has Covert Presence in Red Sea,’ says Top Defense Researcher

By Yaakov Lappin

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, discusses Iranian intelligence-gathering and attack vessels active in the region.

Business and Economy / The Environment / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Israel’s Environmental Ministry Delivers Setback to Israel-UAE Pipeline Deal

By David Isaac

Hailed as the first major partnership to come out of the Abraham Accords, the deal has come under fire from environmental groups for allegedly posing a risk to the Gulf of Eilat’s coral reefs.

Israel / The Environment

Moderate Earthquake Shakes South

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at a 10 km depth in the Red Sea, 222 km south-west of Eilat.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

The Revelation: Who Split the Red Sea?

By Moshe Herman

Join Rabbi Yishai Fleisher for a trip through the Red Sea to understand the miracles, and the personalities, that started the great journey of Israel.

Israel / The Environment

4.3 Earthquake Shakes Eilat

By Jewish Press News Desk

Elections, storm, pandemic and now earthquakes...

Featured / Politics / Government / The Courts / Africa

Israel Cancels Contract with Rightwing Think Tank on Illegal Migration over Technicality

By JNi.Media

Although the lawsuit focused on irregularities in contracting with an independent agency, its purpose was to prevent a study showing an improvement in the human rights situation in Eritrea, in preparation for the deportation of illegal migrants.

Government / Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Egypt

Could Gulf of Eilat’s Super Corals Save Reefs Worldwide?

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia must create a joint protection program to remove all anthropogenic stressful conditions."

Israel / Politics / Gaza / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Egypt

Gaza Businessmen to Meet with Egyptians on Improving Economic Situation

By JNi.Media

According to Human Rights Watch, the Egyptian authorities demolished at least 3,255 residential, commercial, administrative, and community buildings along the border, forcibly evicting thousands of people.

Terrorism / Analysis / Israel / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / ISIS

Analysis: ISIS Will Go Down to Defeat in Egypt

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel, like the non-radical Islamic world. will be happy see the ISIS beheaded for once.

Israel / News Briefs

Earthquake in Sinai Lightly Shakes Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

No damage was reported. The quake occurred on the East African rift.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Egypt

Warning of Imminent Terror Attack in Sinai

By Jewish Press News Desk

Security officials have issued a warning of an imminent terror attack in the Sinai Peninsula in northern Egypt, and Germany has advised its citizens to flee the area. Intelligence agents in Egypt reportedly tapped phone conversations between a Sinai terrorist group and Palestinian Authority Palestinian terrorists outside of Egypt, who instructed the group how to […]

Israel / US / News Briefs / Jordan

Is Israel Hiding Water for Fat Cats’ Red-Dead Sea Pipeline?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Red-Dead Sea Project signed in Washington is a multi-billion dollar excuse for a political project that might not have any necessity if Israel were to start using one of its new resources – water.

News Briefs

Report: Israel Spotted Iranian Boat with Rockets for Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Sunday Times reported that Israeli spy satellites detected an Iranian ship loaded with rockets. According to the report, intelligence experts estimated that the shipment was intended to reach Gaza through the Red Sea, Sudan and Egypt. The cargo was prepared for loading last week, at the time when Israel and the Hamas were negotiating […]

Arts

Rylands Haggadah: Medieval Jewish Art in Context

By Richard McBee

The Rylands Haggadah, created in Catalonia Spain sometime around 1330, is a towering masterpiece of Jewish Art. In addition to pages of piyutim surrounded by ornate decorative and figurative micrography, richly decorated Haggadah text and blessings, there is a 13 page miniature cycle depicting the Exodus story from Moses at the Burning Bush to the Crossing of the Red Sea.

Midrash Stories

The Continuing Story of Yetziyas Mitzrayim

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

“And Hashem told Moshe, lift up thy rod over the sea and divide it”... And Moshe ordered the sea to divide. But the sea refused. “Why should I obey you,” it said, “You are but a man born of a woman and besides, I am three days older than you, I was established on the third day of creation, and you were created on the sixth day.”

Parsha

Pesach

By Rabbi Dr. David Hertzberg

On April 14, 1912, at 11:40 p.m., the Titanic struck an iceberg. It sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15. Thus, this month (both according to the Jewish and secular calendars) marks the centennial of the disaster. Despite the passage of time, the tragedy still fascinates people and continues to be a source of lessons learned - both good and bad.

Analysis

Yoram Ettinger: Passover – An Inalienable American Value

By Yoram Ettinger

In 1620 and 1630, William Bradford and John Winthrop delivered sermons on the Mayflower and Arbella, referring to the deliverance from “modern day Egypt and Pharaoh,” to “the crossing of the modern day Red Sea” and to New Zion/Canaan as the destination of the Pilgrims on board.

J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer: Strategic Ambiguity Watch - The Maritime Version

By J. E. Dyer

Iran is making full use of strategic ambiguity on the high seas to advance its interests and dictate outcomes. Unless each new measure is directly challenged, strategic ambiguity would be a lot more fun for Iran than for the rest of us.

Parsha / Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

The Supernatural Miracle

By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

In September 2010, BBC, Reuters and other news agencies reported on a sensational scientific discovery. Researchers at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado showed through computer simulation how the division of the Red Sea might have taken place.

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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