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Times of Israel

Netanyahu's Likud takes hit in polls, which show most Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire

Despite dip in support for ruling party, TV surveys say Zionist factions opposed to PM lack Knesset majority; 79% of respondents to Channel 12 poll back continued fighting in Lebanon The post Netanyahu's Likud takes hit in polls, which show most Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire appeared first on The ...

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Times of Israel

Netanyahu's Likud takes hit in polls, which show most Israelis oppose Iran ceasefire

Times of Israel

Iran says massive Israeli strikes in Lebanon render peace talks with US 'meaningless'

Trump reportedly asks Netanyahu to scale back attacks to prevent collapse of truce; Hormuz still blockaded, data shows, as Iran nuclear chief rules out restrictions ahead of talks The post Iran says massive Israeli strikes in Lebanon render peace talks with US 'meaningless' appeared first on The Times ...

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Times of Israel

Iran says massive Israeli strikes in Lebanon render peace talks with US 'meaningless'

Jerusalem Post

Inside America: How Iran’s regime built a decades-long influence network inside the United States

IRAN AFFAIRS: The Islamic Republic has spent 47 years trying to root itself inside America, building a network of institutions designed to shape influence in Washington along the regime’s ideals.

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Jerusalem Post

Inside America: How Iran’s regime built a decades-long influence network inside the United States

Jerusalem Post

With Iran ceasefire set, IDF chief declares Hezbollah main front

Zamir said that "Iran from before the war is not the same as Iran now," adding "now it is much weaker."

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Jerusalem Post

With Iran ceasefire set, IDF chief declares Hezbollah main front

Jerusalem Post

'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV

"Iran is not seeking war but will not forfeit its rights and considers all resistance fronts as a unified entity," Khamenei added.

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Jerusalem Post

'Iran will not forfeit its rights': Statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei read on state TV

Jerusalem Post

The Iran war balance sheet: wins, losses, and undecideds - analysis

As we take stock of where Israel and Iran won and lost during the war, lack of clarity does not mean there will be a tie, as eventually a winner will likely emerge.

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Jerusalem Post

The Iran war balance sheet: wins, losses, and undecideds - analysis

Jerusalem Post

As US and Iran talk truce, Israel digs in for a 'forever war' - analysis

Israel's creation of "buffer zones" in Gaza, Syria, and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October 7, 2023, one that puts the country in a semi-permanent state of war.

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Jerusalem Post

As US and Iran talk truce, Israel digs in for a 'forever war' - analysis

Jerusalem Post

Ex-CENTCOM Chief: IRGC running Iran can make concessions without regime change - interview

Former US CENTCOM Chief Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie Jr. spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday regarding issues surrounding the war with Iran.

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Jerusalem Post

Ex-CENTCOM Chief: IRGC running Iran can make concessions without regime change - interview

Jerusalem Post

'Not buying it': Nearly half of Israelis say Israel and US did not win Iran war, poll finds

A new Walla and Maariv poll found that many Israelis are unconvinced by claims of victory over Iran, with broad dissatisfaction over the war’s outcome and mixed views on political leadership.

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Jerusalem Post

'Not buying it': Nearly half of Israelis say Israel and US did not win Iran war, poll finds

Jerusalem Post

Global markets rally, oil drops below $100 after US-Iran ceasefire

The main oil barrel indexes show a 15% average fall, while most markets worldwide, especially Asian markets, are opening up during early trading hours.

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Jerusalem Post

Global markets rally, oil drops below $100 after US-Iran ceasefire

Times of Israel

Israel says peace talks with Lebanon to begin ASAP, rejects calls for truce first

Under international pressure to engage in diplomacy after deadly strikes, Netanyahu says disarming Hezbollah will be focus of talks, said set to kick off next week in DC The post Israel says peace talks with Lebanon to begin ASAP, rejects calls for truce first appeared first on The Times of Israel. ...

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Israel says peace talks with Lebanon to begin ASAP, rejects calls for truce first

Jerusalem Post

Israel, Lebanon to begin direct talks on Hezbollah disarmament and peace, Netanyahu declares

"The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon," the prime minister said.

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Israel, Lebanon to begin direct talks on Hezbollah disarmament and peace, Netanyahu declares

Jerusalem Post

‘Sold us illusions’: Opposition accuses Netanyahu of failing war goals, backs Lebanon talks

Opposition leaders accused Netanyahu of failing to meet war goals after the Iran ceasefire, while some backed talks with Lebanon on Hezbollah disarmament.

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‘Sold us illusions’: Opposition accuses Netanyahu of failing war goals, backs Lebanon talks

Haaretz

Iran says coming hours critical for cease-fire as Israel continues to strike Lebanon

After the Israeli military said it carried out its largest wave of strikes in Lebanon yet, following the U.S.-Iran truce, and amid conflicting accounts over whether Lebanon is included, Iran's top officials said any agreement must include Lebanon and that Israel's attacks violate the cease-fire

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Iran says coming hours critical for cease-fire as Israel continues to strike Lebanon

Haaretz

Top European nations say Israeli strikes on Lebanon jeopardize Iran cease-fire

Spain's foreign minister accused Israel of violating international law and the cease-fire during Wednesday's strikes, which killed over 200 people. France and the U.K. said that Lebanon must be included in the agreement with Iran, which also insisted on Lebanon's inclusion

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Top European nations say Israeli strikes on Lebanon jeopardize Iran cease-fire

Haaretz

IDF strikes across Lebanon, warns of escalating Hezbollah fire

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IDF strikes across Lebanon, warns of escalating Hezbollah fire

algemeiner

Lebanon's Hospitals May Run Out of Vital Medical Supplies Within Days, WHO Warns

Some of Lebanon's hospitals could run out of life-saving trauma medical kits within days as supplies near depletion following mass...

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Lebanon's Hospitals May Run Out of Vital Medical Supplies Within Days, WHO Warns

algemeiner

Netanyahu Backs US–Iran Ceasefire, Says Deal Excludes Lebanon

i24 News – The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement in the hours following the ceasefire agreement,...

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Netanyahu Backs US–Iran Ceasefire, Says Deal Excludes Lebanon

algemeiner

Israel Pounds Lebanon with Heaviest Airstrikes of the War as Hezbollah Pauses Attacks

Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the...

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Israel Pounds Lebanon with Heaviest Airstrikes of the War as Hezbollah Pauses Attacks

Times of Israel

Hezbollah fires missile at southern city of Ashdod; debris from interception triggers sirens in Tel Aviv

No one injured in attack by Lebanese terror group, as IDF says it struck 10 Hezbollah rocket launchers * Jerusalem slams mediator Pakistan after its defense minister calls Israel ‘curse for humanity, cancerous’ * Trump warns Iran against taxing tankers to transit Strait of Hormuz The post Hezbollah ...

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Hezbollah fires missile at southern city of Ashdod; debris from interception triggers sirens in Tel Aviv

Jerusalem Post

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah launchers following missile barrage on Israel

The IDF had warned earlier of a possible increase in rocket launches from Lebanon extending beyond border areas.

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WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah launchers following missile barrage on Israel

Jerusalem Post

IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes

The IDF added that overnight strikes targeted two key crossings used by Hezbollah operatives to move between areas north and south of the Litani River and transfer weapons.

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IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes

Haaretz

Netanyahu orders immediate talks with Beirut on Hezbollah disarmament and peace deal

An Israeli official said that despite the opening of talks, Israel has not applied a cease-fire to Lebanon. Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, will lead the negotiations on behalf of Israel. The announcement comes as Israel has launched the largest wave of strikes on the country since 1982

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Netanyahu orders immediate talks with Beirut on Hezbollah disarmament and peace deal

Haaretz

IDF says it killed Hezbollah leader's personal adviser in Beirut strikes on Wednesday

The Israeli military said Ali Yusuf Harshi, the nephew and 'close associate' of Secretary-General Naim Qassem, 'played a central role in managing and securing his office'

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IDF says it killed Hezbollah leader's personal adviser in Beirut strikes on Wednesday

Times of Israel

In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers the country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7

Now in limited theatrical release in the US nearly a year after its premiere at Cannes, the film is intensely critical of Israel, even as it has faced boycotts by pro-Palestinian activists The post In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers the country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7 appeared ...

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In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers the country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7

Times of Israel

With a switch of a letter in DNA 'dark matter,' Israeli scientists change sex of mouse

Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations The post With a switch of a letter in DNA 'dark matter,' Israeli scientists change sex of mouse appeared first on The Times ...

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With a switch of a letter in DNA 'dark matter,' Israeli scientists change sex of mouse

Jerusalem Post

Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

The 22-year-old suspect was tasked with gathering intelligence, including photographing the Haifa port and missile impact sites in northern Israel.

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Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

Haaretz

Israeli AI Startup AI21 in talks to sell to Nebius in billion-dollar deal

According to tech publication The Intelligence, the deal could reach billions of dollars. Founded in 2017 by Yoav Shoham, Ori Goshen, and Amnon Shashua, AI21 develops large language models and has raised around $280 million, with its last valuation at $1.4 billion in 2023

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Israeli AI Startup AI21 in talks to sell to Nebius in billion-dollar deal

Haaretz

Is the war really over? Not for the Israeli and global economies

Nice little supertanker you have there: The world needs the Hormuz Strait to reopen. The Israeli economy needs Iran militarily defeated. One wish may come true

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Is the war really over? Not for the Israeli and global economies

Haaretz

Iran paid an Israeli to build explosives and assassinate former PM Bennett, police and Shin Bet say

According to suspicion, during the war, the suspect, Ami Gaidrov, was instructed to provide the Iranians with photos of Haifa port and missile impact sites in the northern region, and received more than 70,000 shekels in exchange for carrying out the missions

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Iran paid an Israeli to build explosives and assassinate former PM Bennett, police and Shin Bet say

Haaretz

Israeli liberals must understand: The courts will not save democracy

American history shows that reliance on courts as engines of liberal reform is problematic both in terms of norms and strategy. Israel should take note

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Israeli liberals must understand: The courts will not save democracy

Haaretz

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers returned from war with brain injuries: 'We got a different child back'

Due to the Gaza war, the number of Israeli soldiers diagnosed with brain injuries has significantly increased over the past two years and estimates suggest the phenomenon is even more widespread. But Israel has yet to formulate a comprehensive rehabilitation policy, and the burden of care often falls ...

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Hundreds of Israeli soldiers returned from war with brain injuries: 'We got a different child back'

Jerusalem Post

‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire

Ending the war prematurely “could embolden the Iranian authorities, making them more repressive and self-assured,” warned Kako Aliyar, a member of a Kurdish Iranian opposition party.

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‘Forgetting the people’: Iranians fear regime will become more brutal after ceasefire

algemeiner

Dollar Struggles to Rebound as Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire Keeps Markets Wary

A fragile calm reigned across currency markets on Thursday as traders kept their eyes fixed on whether the ceasefire between...

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Dollar Struggles to Rebound as Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire Keeps Markets Wary

algemeiner

Opposition Leader Lapid Calls the Ceasefire with Iran a 'Political Disaster'

i24 News – Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the ceasefire agreement reached between...

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Opposition Leader Lapid Calls the Ceasefire with Iran a 'Political Disaster'

Times of Israel

IDF tells Knesset panel new Iranian regime even more extreme

MKs told new leadership dominated by Iran's Revolutionary Guards; Bismuth says fighting may soon restart, as panel extends reservist call-up through May 14 The post IDF tells Knesset panel new Iranian regime even more extreme appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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IDF tells Knesset panel new Iranian regime even more extreme

Haaretz

Iranian hackers leak ex-IDF chief's private photos, videos, personal information

The Iranian intelligence hacker group known as 'Handala' said it obtained more than 19,000 'confidential images and videos' of the former IDF chief of staff, classified documents and the 'clear, unblurred faces' of Israeli pilots, commanders and security operatives

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Iranian hackers leak ex-IDF chief's private photos, videos, personal information