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From golden age to lion's den: Danny Danon speaks to 'Post' about his post as UN ambassador

Danny Danon said Israel must take the UN seriously, because the Palestinians are tremendously adept at using it to try to turn Israel into a pariah state akin to South Africa’s status amid apartheid.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: From golden age to lion's den: Danny Danon speaks to 'Post' about his post as UN ambassador

Palestinian village in shock after attack by Israeli settlers

The Israeli settlers who attacked Hassan Arman's village of Jit in the occupied West Bank had a simple aim, he says: "To burn, kill, or destroy" -- all of which took place that night.Residents hid in fear while dozens of settlers ransacked their northern village late on Thursday, burning homes and cars, until eventually a young Palestinian man was shot dead.Arman, whose car was destroyed by fire during the attack, said he had "never seen anything like it" in Jit as he opened the charred door of his vehicle.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinian village in shock after attack by Israeli settlers

Israel FM says expects allies to attack Iran if it strikes

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Friday his country expected support from foreign allies "in attacking" Iran if it strikes Israel, comments deemed "inappropriate" by France's visiting top diplomat.Iran and its regional allies have vowed retaliation for high-profile killings late last month blamed on Israel, including an attack in Tehran that killed Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, which Israel has not claimed responsibility for.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel FM says expects allies to attack Iran if it strikes

Tim Walz cautioned against now rejected controversial ‘Gestapo Game’ at high school where he worked

Walz had cautioned against exercises like the one Ihrig used, which was called the “Gestapo Game” and was a trademarked activity conducted in settings around the world.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Tim Walz cautioned against now rejected controversial ‘Gestapo Game’ at high school where he worked

Hezbollah reveals military muscle in clashes with Israel

Hezbollah has gradually revealed its military capabilities in 10 months of cross-border clashes with Israel, analysts say, including footage of purported underground missile facilities released Friday amid fears of all-out war.The Lebanese Shiite Muslim movement, armed and financed by Iran, has traded near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hezbollah reveals military muscle in clashes with Israel

Lebanon says 10 Syrians killed in Israeli strike on south

The Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli air strike on the south on Saturday killed 10 Syrians, as the Israeli military reported hitting weapons stores of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.The death toll from the strike in the Wadi al-Kafur area of Nabatieh is one of the heaviest since Hezbollah began exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces after the Gaza war erupted last October.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon says 10 Syrians killed in Israeli strike on south

Hamas official dismisses 'illusion' that Gaza truce nearer

A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar."To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion," Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. "We are not facing a deal or real negotiations, but rather the imposing of American diktats."He was responding to Biden's comment on Friday that, "We are closer than we have ever been."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hamas official dismisses 'illusion' that Gaza truce nearer