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Israeli insiders on Iran war and building a “different Middle East”
Salon
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July 9, 2025
Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13 launched a 12-day war in which Israeli jets pounded Tehran and other Iranian cities while Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at Israel. The United States,...
'Israel' extends detention of Al Mayadeen bureau chief until Sunday
Al Mayadeen
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July 10, 2025
Nasser al-Lahham, Al Mayadeen’s Palestine bureau chief, is under interrogation at Ofer military court. The Israeli military court at Ofer has extended the detention of Palestinian journalist Nasser Al-Lahham until next Sunday to allow for...
Israel’s agonizing choice over which hostages to save
Mint
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July 10, 2025
“It’s Schindler’s list," said Anat Angrest, the mother of captive soldier Matan Angrest, 22, who said her son was injured. “I don’t understand how the state can choose who should stay in hell." Israel and Hamas are now hammering out a deal that...
‘I had a home, apartment, career’ … the Guardian’s Gaza diarist on the life he lost – and his journey into exile
The Guardian
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July 14, 2025
On the morning of 7 October 2023, the author of the Guardian’s Gaza diary woke up planning to play tennis. “This year I decided to take care of my mental and physical health,” he wrote in his first entry, published six days later. “This means no...
Israel-Bound Vessel Sinks after Yemeni Attack
Tasnim News Agency
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July 10, 2025
In a statement on Wednesday, the Yemeni armed forces announced that its navy “targeted the ship ‘ETERNITY C’, which was heading to the port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) in Occupied Palestine”, after its crew ignored warnings and calls issued by the...
Israel denied harming Iranians—700 dead civilians tell a different story
Tehran Times
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July 9, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Mohammadreza Zafarghandi announced on Wednesday that the Israeli regime’s 12-day military aggression against Iranian cities resulted in the martyrdom of nearly 700 civilians and injuries to more than 5,000...
Israel submits new withdrawal offer amid Gaza ceasefire talks: report
Xinhua News Agency
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JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel has submitted a new proposal to Qatari mediators for a partial withdrawal of its forces from Gaza, amid indirect talks on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported on...
Israel launches new ground incursion in Lebanon, raising fears for truce
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Battered by last year’s war with Israel and struggling to recuperate, Hezbollah has yet to respond militarily to any of the Israeli attacks since the truce was agreed. The United States and Israel have been stepping up pressure on Hezbollah to...
Israeli Gov. to Newsmax: ‘Making History’ With Trump
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 9, 2025
Binyamin Regional Council Gov. Yisrael Ganz told Newsmax on Wednesday that Israel, working together with President Donald Trump, is “making history” in the Middle East. “I think right now we have a huge opportunity,” Ganz said on “National...
NATO buys Israel's famous 'Iron Dome' missile defense system to send Putin a warning
Irish Star
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July 11, 2025
08:58 ET, 11 Jul 2025 Israel's renowned 'Iron Dome' missile defense system has been snapped up by a European nation feeling the pressure from Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Romania has confirmed it will be acquiring the system from defense giant...
'I wasn't afraid, I trust the IDF': Eve Karlin’s journey from Boston to Tel Aviv amid war
Ynet
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July 7, 2025
Eve Karlin, a 38-year-old fitness trainer from Tel Aviv, shared her aliyah story, rooted in a deep connection to her Jewish identity. Born and raised in a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, she attended a Jewish school and spent summers from...
High hoops in Israeli men’s U19 World Cup debut
The Australian Jewish News
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July 11, 2025
Barely a week after two Israelis were NBA Draft picks by the Brooklyn Nets, the future of Israeli basketball received another major boost when Israel placed an impressive seventh on debut in the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, out of 16 competing...
Art Beat: PorchFest Edmonds, Stand Up for Driftwood, plus live music and theater
My Edmonds News - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
Tether the Star band members Maery and Brian prepare to play during PorchFest 2024. (Photo by Julia Wiese) Spotlight: PorchFest Edmonds Brings Music & Community Together July 13, 1-6 p.m. Downtown Edmonds, Map & Schedule Discover hidden musical...
New Dallas Protest Photo Exhibit to Show at Kettle Art Gallery
Dallas Observer - Texas
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July 11, 2025
Dallas photographer and documentarian Danny Hurley isn’t afraid to cover every corner of the political spectrum. As a college student in the '80s, he knew early on he wanted to capture the world changing around him. “It was a KKK rally,” he...
Fact check: Absar Alam did not advocate recognition of Israel; viral clip is incomplete
Dawn
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July 11, 2025
Posts from multiple users on social media platform X on Thursday shared a video clip, claiming it showed journalist Absar Alam urging Pakistan to explore the benefits of recognising Israel. However, the viral clip is incomplete and he is actually...
How a US mission to Congo to release prisoners, aided by an Israeli, unraveled
The Times of Israel
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July 11, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal, (Reuters) — An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump...
Israel seized 200 acres of land and built 23 settler outposts in West Bank in past six months
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 9, 2025
Ramallah, July 9 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority’s settlement activity watchdog reports that Israeli authorities seized approximately 200 acres of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and built nearly two dozen settlement outposts there in...
Deutsche Bank: Tel Aviv 8th most expensive city for housing
Globes
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July 7, 2025
Tel Aviv has been ranked as the world's eighth most expensive city in terms of buying residential real estate in Deutsche Bank Research Institute's ranking of the world's 69 most important cities for global financial markets. In terms of quality...
Israeli Army Announces Rare Ground Operations In Southern Lebanon (Videos)
SouthFront
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July 9, 2025
Click to see full-size image. (Israeli Defense Forces) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on July 9 that it had carried out several raids in southern Lebanon recently, locating and destroying Hezbollah weapon depots and other...
Israel’s Defence Minister Proposes Relocating Gaza’s Palestinians to Enclosed ‘Humanitarian City’
The Epoch Times
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July 8, 2025
Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 22, 2024. John Thys/AFP Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has proposed relocating all Palestinians in Gaza to...