Netanyahu made the decision at the last minute, as Israel had to respond to the court by midnight on Wednesday regarding appealing the arrest warrants.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel to appeal ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant
Custody extended for Netanyahu aide and IDF NCO in top-secret document leak case
The decision came after a discussion lasting several hours over the prosecution’s request to remand custody.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Custody extended for Netanyahu aide and IDF NCO in top-secret document leak case
High Court offers compromise on military funeral for Asaf Dagan, after taking his own life
Dagan took his own life in Atlit in October after suffering from severe PTSD.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: High Court offers compromise on military funeral for Asaf Dagan, after taking his own life
Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian vows to maintain hunger strike
The mother of a British-Egyptian activist blogger imprisoned in Egypt told UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Wednesday she will keep up a two-month-old hunger strike until he is released.Laila Soueif, 68, who has not eaten for 59 days, met Britain's new top diplomat for the first time to press her case for the UK government to do more to secure the release of her son, Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian vows to maintain hunger strike
Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon
The report comes shortly after a ceasefire agreement came into effect between the IDF and Hezbollah, with a cessation of hostilities slated to last for 60 days and will later become permanent.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon
Former UK soldier found guilty of spying for Iran
A former British soldier who escaped prison ahead of his trial was found guilty at a UK court on Thursday of spying for Iran but cleared of a bomb hoax charge.A jury at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London found army soldier Daniel Khalife, 23, guilty of espionage and terrorism charges, including eliciting or attempting to elicit information likely to be useful to a person preparing an act of terrorism.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Former UK soldier found guilty of spying for Iran
Thousands attend Sigd holiday event in Jerusalem
At the center of the Sigd holiday is the acceptance of the Torah by the Beta Israel Jews of Ethiopia.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Thousands attend Sigd holiday event in Jerusalem
Heineken to draft in Gulf’s first large-scale brewery in Dubai
The Dubai-based brewery will begin construction in late 2025 and has secured all necessary permits, Heineken said in a statement.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Heineken to draft in Gulf’s first large-scale brewery in Dubai
Nearly five months in, how has Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth handled Jewish extremism in the West Bank?
The bottom line is that 2024 is a stark failure in restoring security and order as compared to almost every other year in the last decade.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nearly five months in, how has Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth handled Jewish extremism in the West Bank?
Stowaway caught on Delta flight from New York to Paris
TSA said the person was physically screened before the flight and boarded without any prohibited items.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Stowaway caught on Delta flight from New York to Paris