The United States has accused Russia of discussing weapon transfers with Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels whose attacks on Red Sea shipping are holding hostage a vital commercial waterway.Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said Moscow was "cutting its own deals" with the Huthis to allow their ships to sail through the Red Sea unharmed. "We have confirmation that the Russians and the Huthis are in dialogue about ways to cooperate," including on weapon transfers, Lenderking said Wednesday.
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Full Article: Russia in weapon transfer talks with Yemen's Huthis: US envoy to AFP
Israel strike targets head of Hezbollah drone unit: source close to group
An Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday targeted the head of Hezbollah's drone unit, a source close to the group said, adding it was not clear whether he was killed.Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in the attack, the fourth in a week targeting Hezbollah commanders in the densely populated area, one of the group's strongholds.
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Full Article: Israel strike targets head of Hezbollah drone unit: source close to group
Gaza health ministry decries 'inhumane' treatment of dead bodies
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Thursday accused the Israeli army of treating exhumed bodies in an "inhumane" manner, saying it deposited a container containing scores of dead Palestinians without proper documentation.The Israeli army rejected the accusation, saying its policy was to treat the bodies of the deceased "with dignity and respect".Israel has regularly taken dead bodies out of Gaza to determine whether they are hostages seized during Hamas's October 7 attack which sparked the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory.
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Full Article: Gaza health ministry decries 'inhumane' treatment of dead bodies
Danish foreign ministry spray-painted with anti-Israeli messages
The facade of Denmark's foreign ministry in Copenhagen was sprayed with anti-Israeli slogans Thursday, police said. Police told AFP in a statement that they had been made aware early Thursday that a foreign ministry building had been "vandalized with political graffiti".Messages such as "Boycott Israel" and "Israel kills children" was spray-painted on the wall in red.Pictures from news agency Ritzau showed cleaners removing the paint and words. Police said they were securing video images and conducting technical investigations.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Danish foreign ministry spray-painted with anti-Israeli messages
Trump ally says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88
"Together, the numbers form a general endorsement of white supremacy and its beliefs,” reads the “1488” entry in the Anti-Defamation League’s Hate Symbols Database.
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Full Article: Trump ally says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for .88
Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States.Abbas said that Washington continued to provide diplomatic cover and weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza despite the mounting death toll there, now at 41,534 according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip.
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Full Article: Palestinian leader calls for world to stop sending Israel weapons
'We’ll continue hitting Hezbollah,' Netanyahu says upon landing in NY
"We will not stop until we achieve all our objectives, first and foremost the retune of the northern residents to their homes,” Netanyahu said.
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Full Article: 'We’ll continue hitting Hezbollah,' Netanyahu says upon landing in NY
Tax-exempt status of US anti-Israel groups linked to terror and vandalism demanded to be revoked
Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) filed a series of letters to the IRS calling them to revoke the tax-exempt status of groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine citing links to vandalism and violence.
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Full Article: Tax-exempt status of US anti-Israel groups linked to terror and vandalism demanded to be revoked
Expert explores possibility of Israeli strike in Iraq
He did not exclude the possibility that Israel would attack Iraq in response to the drones launched at Eilat from the country.
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Full Article: Expert explores possibility of Israeli strike in Iraq
Next generation of Israelis will not be able to support first world economy, expert says
The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.
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Full Article: Next generation of Israelis will not be able to support first world economy, expert says