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Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said the decision was based on Alice Froussard's alleged remark that the Hamas massacre should be seen 'in context.' French broadcaster RFI expressed outrage over the move, accusing Israel of curbing press freedom

During the campaign, Democratic Majority for Israel president Brian Romick told Jewish Insider that Villegas "consistently has an anti-Israel record."

Satellite images released by Soar confirmed that the Ramat David base had been hit amid renewed hostilities between Iran and Israel, during which roughly 30 missiles were fired at Israeli targets. No casualties were reported in any of the barrages

In Maine's narrow race, antisemitism and Israel – dealbreaker issues for Jewish voters, who make up just over 1 percent of the state's electorate – could prove consequential not only for Graham Platner, but for Democrats broadly

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of 14 Gazan doctors held in Israel since December 2024, and one of the most well-known Palestinian detainees in the world today. Multiple human rights organizations, UN bodies and doctors around the world have called for Abu Safiya's immediate release

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged all sides in the ongoing Middle East conflict to “exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance” after a new round of hostilities between Iran and Israel. “The recent surge in violence in the Middle East is a stark reminder of the dangers associated with a tenuous ceasefire and the unbearable consequences it may lead to,” PM Shehbaz said in a post on X. “We sincerely urge all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance,” the premier wrote, emphasising that the “final objective is just about to be achieved”. He noted that Pakistan was working “earnestly and painstakingly, together with our brothers and partners, to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the conflict”. “Let us continue to remain on the path of peace and diplomacy which have bright prospects of success instead of violence and destruction!” PM Shehbaz urged. PM Shehbaz’s statement comes after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since the shaky ce...

Lebanon's president wants to separate the war in Lebanon from the wider Gulf war, but the more Israel attacks in Lebanon, the greater Iran's standing there will be

Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more “crushing” response. United States President Donald Trump earlier on Monday told both Iran and key ally Israel to stop fighting, against the background of reports of an increasingly testy relationship between the US leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel overnight and Israel responded by targeting military sites in the Islamic republic, sparking fears the escalation could usher in a new full-scale conflict after the April 8 truce. “Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting.’ President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the US leader wrote on his Truth Social network. Minutes later, he added in a new post that “final negotiations” towards peace were proceeding “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.” Iran’s military command then said it was halting the operati...

The Iranian statement said the firing of missiles would continue if Israel strikes in southern Lebanon and Beirut ■ Shortly after the announcement, Lebanese media reported new Israeli strikes ■ Israeli source hinted that Jerusalem won't accept Tehran's new equation on IDF activity in Lebanon

Bitcoin's brief weekend rally lost its footing as a sudden resumption of military hostilities between Israel and Iran triggered a broad rotation away from risk-on investments. The geopolitical escalation, which defied explicit diplomatic pressure from Washington, sent global energy benchmarks surging and equity markets lower, leaving BTC to defend a highly fragile $60,000 baseline. Data […] The post Bitcoin price rebound wobbles as Israel defies Trump and hits Iran, sending oil back toward $100 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Tehran’s missiles. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tehran retaliated for the strike on its petrochemical complex by attacking similar industrial targets in Israel’s Haifa. AFP journalists in Jerusalem heard a series of explosions as they took shelter and the Israeli army said it worked to intercept a new wave of Iranian missiles. The retaliation followed Israel saying it fired on western and central Iran, tit-for-tat action against Tehran’s strikes on Sunday of 11 missiles, all of which were intercepted, with no casualties. Israel’s military and Iranian local media said Monday that Israel struck a petrochemical company in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran. Trump had sought to rein in Israeli Pri...

It is possible that IDF strikes in Beirut on Sunday were coordinated between Israel and the U.S., while Iranian escalation may reflect growing confidence within Tehran's leadership that it can pressure Trump into a cease-fire compromise by deliberately provoking Israel

Same-sex couples in Israel are still forced to perform marriages abroad and are subjected to heavy bureaucracy when trying to register together as a child's parent. This Pride Month, as an election approaches, the LGBTQ community is calling for change

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U.S. officials were notified in advance of the strikes, according to reports, while sources said Israel said it had the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks with strikes on Beirut. IDF officials said they do not expect Iran to respond to a strike on Beirut, but are prepared for a Hezbollah response

In the central part of Israel today, one person was killed and five others were injured as a result of a shooting.

At least one person was killed and five others wounded in multiple shooting attacks in Israel on Sunday, authorities said, with one of the perpetrators killed. Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom said a man about 35 years old had died of gunshot wounds. The service also “provided medical treatment and evacuated to hospitals five injured people, including two in serious condition and three in moderate condition, with penetrating injuries to their bodies”, it added. Police said they had located a vehicle suspected of involvement and killed a suspect believed to be responsible near the town of Kokhav Yair, a few kilometres away from the occupied West Bank. Rescuers said attacks also took place in the nearby towns of Tzur Natan and Tzur Yitzhak. Israel’s military told AFP that one perpetrator had been killed and searches were ongoing for a second. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had “held a situational assessment and is monitoring the deadly shooting attack”. Far-right National Sec...

According to The New York Times' report, officials are concerned Israel has attempted to spy on Trump's top envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Hegseth's top adviser, Elbridge A. Colby. NBC reported that the Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level