The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

The Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, underwriting tiny outposts meant to grow into full-fledged settlements, according to an anti-settlement monitoring group. Documents uncovered by Peace Now illustrate how Israel’s pro-settler government has quietly...

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

Axios

The Israeli intelligence community's updated assessment is that Iran is poised to attack Israel directly in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas' political leader in Tehran and is likely to do it within days, two sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios. Why it matters: The new intelligence...

New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources

Latin Times

The Argentine government responded to Iran following a threat by a government mouthpiece over its stance regarding two decades-long attacks against the country's Jewish community and the current Israel-Hamas war. Several high-ranking officials, among them the vice president, the cabinet chief and the ministers of security and defense, rejected the...

Argentina responds to Iran following threats: 'we won't be deterred'

Fox News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for allowing the Oct. 7 attack to happen under his leadership, warns of a "full-fledged Iranian axis."

Netanyahu apologizes for Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, warns Israel now faces 'full-fledged Iranian axis'

Business Insider

Gen. Sir Roly Walker said Russia's minimum goal of taking four oblasts would, based on current attrition rates, cost it more than 1.5 million troops.

Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief

Several photos have been circulating online purporting to show Olympic swimmers wearing swimsuits with the message "Not a dude!" crudely emblazoned on their crotches to protest the participation of transgender athletes in the Paris Olympic games. These posts appeared online on July 28 and August 2. However, it turns out...

No, Olympic swimmers weren’t wearing swimsuits emblazoned with a transphobic message

A fire broke out Sunday at a cooling tower of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the incident. Ukraine, Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there had been no detected spike in radiation levels or any impact on nuclear safety.

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for fire at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Norwegian pole vaulter Embla Matilde Njerve has been trending online during the current Olympic Games, but fans will likely be embarrassed after finding something out. Pole vaulters have been a popular show at these games, and not just for their pole vaulting prowess. One athlete went viral after his shaft prevented him from qualifying by latching onto the bar, while another did the rounds because she celebrated by twerking.

Embarrassing Fact Surfaces About Attractive Norwegian Pole Vaulter Who’s Been Blowing Up During The Olympics

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum defended the decision to invite her soon-to-be Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to her inauguration in October, following backlash and the Ukrainian embassy's request for the country to detain him upon arrival given the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against him. "They are diplomatic letters normally sent...

Mexican president-elect defends inviting Putin to inauguration while Ukraine asks for his detention

Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton weighs in on the potential threats after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran.

Retired colonel predicts how Iran may respond to killing of Hamas political leader

TIME

Netanyahu's address to Congress is a reminder that the embrace of Israel is core to decades of flawed U.S. Middle East policy.

It's Time to Rethink the U.S.-Israel 'Special Relationship'

The Independent

 Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani radical political party rallied near the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, denouncing Israeli strikes in Gaza and urging the government to send more aid to the Palestinians.The protesters also demanded that Pakistan declare Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a terrorist.” There was no immediate response from the government following the rally in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.Pakistan has no diplomatic relations with Israel. Pakistan has been calling for a cease-fire in the nine-month Israel-Hamas war, and in recent months has sent relief items for the Palestinians in Gaza.Saad Rizvi, head of the Islamist Tehreek-e-Labiak...

Thousands of Islamists rally near the Pakistani capital to denounce Israeli strikes in Gaza

NBC News

JERUSALEM — Israel will respond forcefully to any attack on it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and of a senior Hezbollah leader in Beirut. Netanyahu said Israel had delivered crushing blows to Iran’s proxies over the past...

Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for attacks in response to its strikes in Iran and Beirut

Mediaite

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered a direct strike on Israel following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The Times reported, according to three sources, “Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday […]
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Iranian Leader Orders Direct Strike On Israel Following Hamas Chief’s Killing, Per Report

Florida State

ABC's George Stephanopoulos abruptly cut off Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) Sunday on This Week — bringing a sudden end to a wild interview.
The post Stephanopoulos Cuts Off Trainwreck Interview After Rep. Donalds Denies Trump Saying He’d Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters Who Assaulted Police first appeared on Mediaite.

Stephanopoulos Cuts Off Trainwreck Interview After Rep. Donalds Denies Trump Saying He’d Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters Who Assaulted Police

Hezbollah militants early Monday launched 30 rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel though no casualties were reported, the Israeli Defense Forces said.

Hezbollah launches 30 rockets into Israel, no casualties reported: IDF

The Mirror US

After news broke of Tom Cruise possibly being part of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, anti-cult activists in France stood firm against the Mission Impossible star

Tom Cruise branded 'a disgrace' by activists ahead of Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city's refusal to invite Israel.

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary without U.S. and other ambassadors after excluding Israel

The CIA has assessed that the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, is coming under increased pressure from his own military commanders to accept a ceasefire deal and end the war with Israel, CIA Director Bill Burns told a closed-door conference on Saturday, according to a source who attended.

CIA director says Hamas leader is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war

NewsBreak

Iran's regime ‘will not commit suicide’ to avenge death of Hamas chief Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas and a leading figure in the Palestinian resistance movement, was killed on Wednesday in Tehran in a strike Hamas...

Iran's regime ‘will not commit suicide’ to avenge death of Hamas chief Haniyeh

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