NEWS FROM IRAN

• Iran’s Khamenei says US threats of military action ‘unwise’; as Trump posts a letter

Ahead of expanded IDF operations: Hamas prepares executions in Gaza

Israel National News reports: “Hamas’s internal security apparatus announced that security forces in the Gaza Strip are preparing to execute a number of agents and collaborators with Israel in Gaza City. According to the report, […]

Putin vows to carry on fighting in Ukraine, if peace deal not reached

SpaceWar.com reports: “Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday his country would carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal could not be reached, as he wrapped up a visit to China. Progress towards […]

Not for Russia to ‘decide’ if West can deploy troops to Ukraine: NATO chief

SpaceWar.com reports: “NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that Russia did not have a veto on whether Western powers can deploy troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees if a truce is reached. ‘Why […]

Hostage families rally to demand deal on 700th day of loved ones’ captivity

The Times of Israel reports: “Israel on Friday marked 700 days since the Hamas terror group’s October 7, 2023, invasion, massacre, and hostage-taking in southern Israel, with demonstrations across the country demanding a deal to […]

Defense Minister: Gates of hell have opened in Gaza

Israel National News reports: “Ahead of an IDF strike, an initial evacuation notice was delivered Friday to a multi-story terror building in Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that this is the first step […]

Hamas’s plan to undermine Israel’s legitimacy

Israel National News reports: “The Hamas terrorist organization is reportedly attempting to create an ‘Israeli legitimacy trap’ in Gaza City, where harm to Palestinian Arab civilians can be exploited to increase international pressure on Israel […]

Defense Minister: Houthis resumed firing, we’ll complete the Ten Plagues

Israel National News reports: “Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday morning responded to the increased rocket fire from Yemen, warning that Israel will take action to end the fire. ‘The Houthis once again are […]

‘Murderers and criminals’: Gazan school principal denounces Hamas

Israel National News reports: “COGAT released footage today (Thursday) in which a Gaza resident sharply criticizes Hamas. In the video, Saad al-Maschal, a former school principal in the Strip, claims that his son was killed […]

Netanyahu drops W. Bank sovereignty issue from agenda after UAE calls plan ‘red line’

The Jerusalem Post reports: “The issue of applying sovereignty to the West Bank has been removed from the agenda of the discussion to be convened on Thursday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the United […]

Xi, Putin, Kim meeting ‘direct challenge’ to international system: EU top diplomat

SpaceWar.com reports: “The presence of the leaders of Russia and North Korea alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing Wednesday was part of efforts to build an anti-Western ‘new world order’, […]

Katz responds to Hamas: Surrender or see Gaza City destroyed

The Times of Israel reports: “Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Hamas will soon face a stark choice: either accept Israel’s conditions to end the war — including the release of all hostages and disarmament […]