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Bodies of Hostages Bear Gunshot Wounds, Evidence They Were Killed by Captors

Friday, 23 August 2024 | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] said on Thursday that the six hostages whose bodies were extracted from Gaza earlier this week had gunshot wounds. They were found in a tunnel near the bodies of Hamas captors who were not shot and appeared to have died from suffocation when fire broke

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Netanyahu Denies Report that Israel Open to UN Mission Patrolling Gaza–Egypt Border

Friday, 23 August 2024 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally denied reports twice in a span of two days this week that Israel is prepared to relinquish control of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, also known as the Philadelphi Corridor. One report, from the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper, claimed that as

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Internal Politics behind US Push for Gaza Deal

Friday, 23 August 2024 | The US push for a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement to be finalized this week was prompted by the Biden administration’s political considerations, two senior Israeli officials involved in the talks said on Thursday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the region to advance an agreement although Hamas was not

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‘Iran Wary of Revenge, but Encourages Hezbollah to Attack’

Thursday, 22 August 2024 | US officials have been waiting for four days to receive basic answers from Hamas regarding negotiations for a hostage deal, the Washington Post reported Thursday, hours after the call between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the report, Netanyahu offered “several concessions” during the conversation,

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UN Ignores October 7 Victims in Exhibit for Terror Victims Remembrance Day

Thursday, 22 August 2024 | To mark the seventh commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, a virtual high-level event titled “Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators” took place on August 21. The exhibition includes victims of the Twin Towers attack in 2001

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China Wants More War in this War-torn Region

Thursday, 22 August 2024 | China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 11 told Iran’s acting foreign minister that Beijing supports the Islamic Republic defending its “sovereignty, security and national dignity.” Wang said that killing Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh, the terrorist group’s political leader, in Tehran violated Iran’s sovereignty and threatened regional stability. As countries around

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A New Generation in Saudi Arabia Explores Israel’s Complexities

Thursday, 22 August 2024 | A new generation of educated, well-traveled Saudis is presenting a different narrative about the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, illustrating a nuanced understanding of the region’s dynamics. These young Saudis, many of whom have studied abroad and are fluent in multiple languages, show a deep curiosity about Israel, despite

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Inside Hostage Extraction: Blast Doors, Terrorists’ Bodies and Tense Tunnel Operations

Wednesday, 21 August 2024 | New details have emerged about the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] operation that led to the recovery of the bodies of six hostages—Alex Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Avraham Munder, Chaim Peri, Yagev Buchshtab and Nadav Popplewell—on Tuesday evening. Unlike previous operations, this mission lacked precise intelligence on the location of the bodies

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Haifa Readies World’s Largest Underground Hospital

Wednesday, 21 August 2024 | In Haifa, rows of hospital beds with adjacent oxygen units line an underground parking lot. Four operating rooms, a maternity ward and a dialysis center are among the facilities that Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus has set up three levels down in its parking garage. The largest hospital in northern

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Hezbollah Fires 75 Rockets at Northern Israel

Wednesday, 21 August 2024 | Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched a 55-rocket barrage at the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights on Tuesday morning, followed by a 20-rocket barrage in the afternoon, according to the Israel Defense Forces [IDF]. Around 10 of the first set of projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome aerial defense system,

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