The Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on Monday denied its forces had tried to infiltrate the Lebanese-Israeli frontier or that it had engaged in clashes in the disputed Shebaa Farms area. The group’s statement was issued after an Israeli military spokesman said Israeli troops had “thwarted an infiltration attempt by a Hezbollah terror squad” across a boundary with Israeli-occupied territory. “All that the enemy’s media is claiming about thwarting an infiltration operation from Lebanon into occupied Palestine... is completely false.”The group’s statement was issued after an Israeli military spokesman said Israeli troops had “thwarted an infiltration attempt by a Hezbollah terror squad” across a boundary with Israeli-occupied territory.Lebanese sources had told Reuters that Hezbollah carried out an operation against the Israeli military, days after a member of the group was killed in an alleged Israeli attack in Syria.Hezbollah said in its statement that Monday’s incident was “one-sided” and that Israeli forces had “moved nervously on the ground” due to a heightened state of alert. “There were no clashes or opening of fire from our side in today’s events,” it said. “Our response to the martyrdom of Ali Kamel (Mohsen)... will surely come.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the appThe Shebaa Farms area is occupied by Israel and claimed by Lebanon.The United Nations regards the territory as part of Syrian land captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.
Source: Al Arabiya
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US woman allegedly sought to join al-Qaeda in Syria
The woman's conversations were actually with FBI employees posing as members of the designated terrorist organization.
Source: Al Monitor
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Haniyeh: Hamas rejected $15 billion in return for economic projects
Haniyeh, in an interview with a Qatari news site, said that the offer was made in the context of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Mideast peace.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Guaidó’s Venezuela wants embassy in Jerusalem, ambassador says
Virtual embassy to Israel to open next week in lieu of physical presence.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Ennahda puts a good face on new PM designation
Faced with the choice of a prime minister designate it did not expect, Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda Movement struck a conciliatory tone Monday after the barrage of criticism that its supporters and members had unleashed at President Kais Saied’s appointment of Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi to form the next government..
Source: Albawaba
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On the red line: Hospitals report over 100% capacity
Coronavirus: Fewer tests, fewer diagnoses - infection rate still high
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: On the red line: Hospitals report over 100% capacity
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends validity of expired expat visas for 3 months
Saudi Arabia extended the validity of expired visas of all expats who are outside the Kingdom for a period of three months free of charge, the Directorate General of Passports authority (Jawazat) said on Monday.The Saudi authority said the beneficiaries of this decision are expats whose exit and re-entry visas expired during the suspension of flights into and out of the Kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.The Kingdom had suspended mid-March all international and domestic flights as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.The country had started towards the end of May implementing its phased reopening plan and eventually announced the “return to normalcy” on June 21.It lifted the ban on domestic flights from May 31, however, international flights in and out of the Kingdom remain suspended.The Kingdom’s aviation authority said in mid-June that it was reviewing the decision to resume international flights but announced last week that it has not set a specific date for the resumption of international travel.Saudi Arabia reported 268,934 confirmed coronavirus, 222,936 recovered patients and 2,760 deaths as of Monday, according to the Ministry of Health.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read more:Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s CDC launches national registry to collect COVID-19 dataCoronavirus: Saudi Arabia opens land entry for its citizens from UAE, Bahrain, KuwaitCoronavirus: COVID-19 PCR test needed to travel to UAE, here’s all you need to knowCoronavirus: All the COVID-19 guidelines for the Eid al-Adha holiday across the Gulf
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends validity of expired expat visas for 3 months
Cultural figures voice anger in Knesset committee hearing
Representatives of the cultural sector said they had gotten used to empty promises.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Rivlin defends right to protest, Lapid condemn’s attempt to stop protests
Netanyahu ‘using’ Ohana ‘to try and silence the protesters because he is afraid,’ says Lapid.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Rivlin defends right to protest, Lapid condemn’s attempt to stop protests
Lebanon's Hezbollah denies involvement in Israel border clash
Clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday did not involve Hezbollah fighters, the Lebanese Shia group said..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon's Hezbollah denies involvement in Israel border clash