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‘Best Offer so Far’: Israel Receives Hamas Response to Hostage Deal Proposal

Thursday, 4 July 2024 | Mediators have conveyed to the Israeli negotiation team Hamas’s response to Jerusalem’s hostage deal proposal, the Prime Minister’s Office said Wednesday in a statement on behalf of Mossad, adding that Israel was “reviewing the response and will reply to the mediators in due course.” Israeli security officials said, “This is

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IDF Chief in Gaza: ‘We’ve Killed over 900 Terrorists in Rafah, Wearing down Hamas’

Thursday, 4 July 2024 | Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday that the army was proceeding with its goal of wearing down Hamas in Gaza. “The reason we continue to work here week after week is our current effort to destroy infrastructure, including underground facilities, which takes time.

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Hezbollah Confirms Death of Top-ranking Terrorist Commander in IDF Strike

Thursday, 4 July 2024 | An Israeli strike outside the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday targeted one of the most senior Hezbollah commanders to be eliminated since the start of the war, the terror group confirmed. According to Reuters, Muhammad Nimah Nasser was of the same rank and importance to the Iranian

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Iranian General: We’re Eager to Attack Israel, but ‘Our Hands Are Tied’

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 | A senior Iranian military commander said that the country is eager to launch another direct attack on Israel, following the barrage of hundreds of missiles and drones fired in April, but he noted that “our hands are tied” unless a war with Hezbollah breaks out, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.

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Blinken: Israel Has ‘Lost Sovereignty’ in the North

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 | Israel has “effectively lost sovereignty” over the northern part of its country amid ongoing attacks from Lebanon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “People don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” the secretary stated during a panel at the Brookings Institute. “Absent [from] doing something about

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Presbyterian Church Rejects Christian Zionism, Divests from Israel Bonds

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 | The Presbyterian Church (USA) [PCUSA] voted on Monday at its biennial meeting to divest from financial bonds in Israel and to denounce Christian Zionism, Religion News Service reported. The denomination, which had 8,704 churches and 1.14 million members as of May 2023, voted to “reject Christian Zionism in all its

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UN Probes Accusations of Envoy Funded by Hamas Supporters

Wednesday, 3 July 2024 | The UN has launched an investigation against Francesca Albanese, the organization’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories responsible for issuing reports on the human rights situation in the area. The probe aims to determine whether Albanese, who consistently accuses Israel of human rights violations, illegally received [US] $20,000 in funding

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Report: Israel to Begin Offensive in Lebanon Later in July

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 | Israel will begin its offensive on Lebanon in the second half of July unless Hezbollah holds its fire, the German Bild reported on Monday, quoting diplomatic sources. According to the paper, Hezbollah does not intend to stop its attacks on Israel until the war in Gaza ends. Hezbollah began attacking

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Israel Must Make a Fateful Decision

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 | As the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] approaches the final stages of its major ground operations against Hamas in Rafah, Hezbollah is ramping up its threats in an attempt to deter Israel from launching a large-scale military operation in Lebanon. In a recent speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah pulled no punches.

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Israel’s Missile Propulsion Test—Part of Arms Race with Iran

Tuesday, 2 July 2024 | On June 24, Israel conducted a highly significant, pre-scheduled test of a missile propulsion system, marking an important development in its capabilities. The test, which according to international reports was conducted at the Palmahim Air Base south of Tel Aviv, showcased Israel’s commitment to enhancing its missile technology—and Iran could

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