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☆ A top Israeli missile shield that defeated Iran's best is headed to Europe, where the Russian threat grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Related Video Russia flaunts intercontinental ballistic missile in new videoThe transfer comes as Europe and NATO allies like Germany face a rising Russian missile threat to its eastern flank. Just last week, Moscow used a new intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine. US Missile Defense AgencyThe Arrow systems are a product of IAI and the US manufacturer Boeing. Moscow's war against Ukraine and its widespread employment of ballistic missiles has prompted NATO countries to seek ways to bolster their air defenses. Unease over Russian missile capabilities was underscored last week after Moscow launched an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine.

Persons: it'll, Boaz Levy, Houthi, Arrow, Levy, Arrow's Organizations: Israel, Russia, NATO, Business, Israel Aerospace Industries, US Missile Defense, IAI, Boeing, Arrow, Patriot, Defense, Russian, Ukraine, Pentagon, AP Locations: Germany, Europe, Russian, Israeli, Israel, Moscow, Ukraine, Yemen, Iran, Berlin

ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN YAROUN Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area LEBANON ISRAEL Flattened buildings Vehicle tracks Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area ISRAEL Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border LEBANON Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN Source: Satellite image by Planet Labs, Oct. 5Tank tracks leading from Israel across the border to the Lebanese village of Yaroun are visible in satellite images taken on Saturday by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite provider. So are newly constructed banks of earth where the Israeli military set up positions for tanks and other military vehicles. Over the past week, the Israeli military has flattened large parts of two border villages: Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun, seen in the video above that was filmed by the Israeli military and verified by The Times. Aug. 28, 2024 Rubble YAROUN Destroyed buildings Rubble YAROUN Destroyed buildings Oct. 5, 2024 YAROUN Area flattened YAROUN Area flattened Oct. 5, 2024 Newly destroyed buildings Appears burned YAROUN Appears burned Newly destroyed buildings Appears burned YAROUN Appears burned Even before the ground invasion, months of rocket strikes had damaged Yaroun, this satellite imagery from the summer shows. Aug. 28 MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed building MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed building Oct. 5 Israeli military vehicles Vehicle tracks Israeli military vehicles MAROUN AL-RAS Vehicle tracks Vehicle tracks Israeli military vehicles Vehicle tracks MAROUN AL-RAS Oct. 5 Newly destroyed buildings MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed mosque Flattened area Newly destroyed buildings Destroyed mosque MAROUN AL-RAS Flattened area Maroun al-Ras has seen fighting before: It was the scene of a major battle during Israel’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon.

Persons: Israel, Israel Maroun, Ras, Ras Naqoura, Maroun, Ali Qassem Tafeh, Hassan Awada, MAROUN, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, ”, ” Mr, Rajagopal, Tafeh, Hussein Jaafar, Yaroun's, “ Organizations: Hezbollah, The New York Times, Planet Labs, The Times, United Nations Interim Force, New York Times, Times, United Nations, Hague Convention, National News Agency Locations: Yaroun, Lebanon, ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli, LEBANON ISRAEL, Israeli, LEBANON Israeli, Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon Israel Nabatieh, Litani, Deir Aames, Area, Gaza, Maroun, Jerusalem, Geneva

However, Russia and Belarus are exceptions due to the invasion of Ukraine,” a Hiroshima city government spokesperson told CNN. Envoys from Russia and Belarus haven’t attended since Hiroshima excluded them in 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February that year. Russia used Belarus as one of the launch pads for its assault and later moved some of its tactical nuclear weapons there. “As a city of international peace, Hiroshima city needs to invite all nations, regardless of whether they are at war or not,” said Kunihiko Sakuma, president of Hiroshima Hidankyo, an atomic bomb survivors’ advocacy group. Hiroshima authorities said they only send invitations to countries with embassies in Japan and have never invited Palestinian representatives to the ceremony.

Persons: haven’t, Israel, ”, Hiroshima’s, Belarus haven’t, Tetsuji Kumada, Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, Fumio Kishida, Volodymyr Zelensky, Naoya Azuma, Kunihiko Sakuma, Yoko Kamikawa, Junko Ogura Organizations: Tokyo CNN —, CNN, “, ”, European Union, Hiroshima’s, Russia, Hamas, Reuters, AP Japan, Kyodo, ” Kyodo, Mission of Locations: Tokyo CNN — Hiroshima, Gaza, Hiroshima, Israel, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, ”, “ Russia, Nagasaki, Palestine, Japan, Israeli, Al, Khan, Reuters Japanese, Hiroshima Peace, Kyiv, Tokyo, Mission of Palestine

"We hoped and prayed today would come," Liz Hirsh Naftali and Noa Naftali, Edan's great aunt and cousin, said in a statement, thanking Biden and the Qatari government for their work in getting Abigail released. Her siblings were already there, Noa Naftali said, and the family can provide "the love and support that they need after losing their parents." According to Noa Naftali, Abigail had been held captive in Gaza with neighbors also taken from the Kfar Aza kibbutz, where the toddler, her parents and her siblings lived. Biden said he expects Hamas to release other U.S. hostages as well, and that he wants the pause in the fighting to be extended as long as prisoners are being released. "We will not stop working until every hostage is returned to their loved ones," Biden said.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Joe Biden, Abigail Edan, Abigail, Israel, Biden, Liz Hirsh Naftali, Noa Naftali, Edan's, Carmel Edan, he's, Aza, —, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jeff Mason, Andy Sullivan, Moira Warburton, Jason Lange, Steve Gorman, David Goodman, Alexander Smith, Mark Porter, Josie Kao Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, REUTERS, Rights, CBS, Qatari, Reuters, Sunday, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ofakim, Israel, Rights NANTUCKET , Massachusetts, Israeli, Palestinian, United States, Nantucket, Washington, Buffalo , NY

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the United States next week, underlining the divide between Israel's far-right government and segments of the country's population. Netanyahu’s public itinerary so far does not feature an appointment with Biden at the White House. Proponents of the plan say the country’s unelected judiciary, led by the Supreme Court, wields too much power. Biden expressed concerns when Israel's parliament slammed through the first piece of legislation in July, calling the outcome “unfortunate.” On Tuesday, Israel's Supreme Court opened the first case to look at the legality of Netanyahu’s deeply contentious plans. The country’s academics, artists, business leaders and even military reservists have come out against the overhaul.

Persons: Joe Biden, António Guterres, Benjamin Netanyahu, David Grossman, Tamar Getter, Guterres, Netanyahu, General Assembly’s, “ Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu “, Netanyahu's ultranationalist, —, Netanyahu’s Organizations: JERUSALEM, U.S, United Nations, Biden, White, General, West Bank, Supreme, Israel's Locations: United States, Israel's, California, New York, Israel, Washington, U.S

☆ U.S. Jews Set to Shun Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Washington Visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Major American-Jewish organizations say they will boycott Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during his Sunday visit to Washington, underlining the divide between some of Israel’s staunchest allies in the U.S. and far-right officials in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s government. Mr. Smotrich, a longtime leader of Israel’s religious nationalists, is traveling to Washington for a conference organized by Israel Bonds, a U.S.-based organization that promotes the purchase of Israeli government securities. Israeli finance ministers have traditionally attended similar conferences to drum up investment interest.

☆ Arabs shun Israeli media at Qatar World Cup, cooling hopes of a thaw
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Maya Gebeily | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Interview attempts with Arab fans, however, fell flat with reporters from public broadcaster Kan and top-rated Channel 12 TV telling Reuters they had been mostly snubbed. Footage circulating online showed two Saudi fans, a Qatari shopper and three Lebanese fans walking away from Israeli reporters. But it has allowed direct flights from Tel Aviv for the World Cup as well as a delegation of Israeli diplomats to handle logistics. The delegation spokesperson said there had been no reports of ill-treatment of the estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Israeli fans. "Sure, most countries in the Arab world are heading towards normalisation – but that's because most of them don't have rulers who listen to their people," he said.

La amiază, un bloc turn în Fâşia Gaza care adăpostea birourile agenţiei de presă americane Associated Press şi canalului de informaţii Al Jazeera (din Qatar) s-a prăbuşit după ce a fost lovit de o rachetă israeliană. Jurnalişti ai France Presse au văzut la rândul lor blocul turn cu 13 etaje pulverizat de mai multe rachete.Canalul Al Jazeera a confirmat pe Twitter că sediul filialei sale locale se afla în această clădire şi a difuzat în direct imagini cu turnul care se prăbuşea într-un nor de praf.Un purtător de cuvânt al armatei israeliene a confirmat că aceasta vizase imobilul, considerând că aici se adăposteau unităţi ale serviciilor de informaţii ale Hamas.Armata israeliană îi avertizase pe ocupanţii imobilului şi le lăsase suficient de mult timp pentru a-l evacua, a asigurat acelaşi purtător de cuvânt.Diplomaţi ai ţărilor arabe şi ai SUA încearcă să obţină o încetare a violenţelor soldate până acum cu cel puţin 139 de morţi, între care 39 de copii, în Fâşia Gaza de când au început ostilităţile luni, potrivit unui bilanţ al echipelor de intervenţie palestiniene.Un israelian de 50 de ani a fost ucis sâmbătă la prânz în Ramat Gan, la periferia Tel Aviv-ului, după tiruri de rachete lansate din Fâşia Gaza, conform serviciilor de intervenţie israeliene şi poliţiei. Astfel, bilanţul victimelor israeliene se ridică la zece morţi, printre care un copil şi un soldat, iar numărul persoanelor rănite la 560, potrivit AFP.Situată la 70 km nord de Gaza, metropola Tel Aviv fusese deja vizată joi de militanţi palestinieni care lansau rachete din Fâşia Gaza.Mişcarea islamistă Hamas a indicat că a tras o salvă de rachete ca represalii la o lovitură israeliană "împotriva femeilor şi copiilor" în Gaza. La scurt timp după aceea, sirenele de alarmă au răsunat la Tel Aviv.Eforturile diplomatice întreprinse de ţările din regiune şi de comunitatea internaţională pentru a pune capăt violenţelor au rămas pentru moment fără rezultat.Egiptul aflat în fruntea iniţiativelor regionale pentru a se încerca să se ajungă la o calmare a situaţiei a trimis ambulanţe în Fâşia Gaza pentru a-i transporta pe răniţi în spitale egipteneÎnaintea unei reuniuni a Consiliului de Securitate al ONU, prevăzută să aibă loc duminică, pentru a discuta despre agravarea violenţelor între Israel şi combatanţii palestinieni, emisarul guvernului american, Hady Amr, responsabil de dosarul israeliano-palestinian în Departamentul de Stat, s-a deplasat la faţa locului vineri.

Persons: israeliană, Jazeera Organizations: Associated Press, Jurnalişti, Hamas, Securitate, ONU Locations: Gaza, Jazeera, Qatar, SUA, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel, american, palestinian

☆ VIDEO: Momentul în care o rachetă distruge sediul Associated Press şi canalului Al Jazeera din Fâșia Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-15 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

La amiază, un bloc turn în Fâşia Gaza care adăpostea birourile agenţiei de presă americane Associated Press şi canalului de informaţii Al Jazeera (din Qatar) s-a prăbuşit după ce a fost lovit de o rachetă israeliană. „O lovitură israeliană a distrus turnul care adăpostea birourile AP din oraşul Gaza", a scris pe Twitter şi Jon Gambrell, jurnalist al agenţiei americane de presă. Un purtător de cuvânt al armatei israeliene a confirmat că aceasta vizase imobilul, considerând că aici se adăposteau unităţi ale serviciilor de informaţii ale Hamas. Situată la 70 km nord de Gaza, metropola Tel Aviv fusese deja vizată joi de militanţi palestinieni care lansau rachete din Fâşia Gaza. Mişcarea islamistă Hamas a indicat că a tras o salvă de rachete ca represalii la o lovitură israeliană "împotriva femeilor şi copiilor" în Gaza.

Persons: israeliană, Jon Gambrell, îşi, Jurnalişti, Jazeera Organizations: Associated Press, Agerpres, Hamas, Armata israeliană, Securitate, ONU Locations: Al Jazeera, Gaza Israelul, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Jazeera, Qatar, SUA, Ramat Gan, Israel, american, palestinian

☆ VIDEO/ Atacuri grave în Israel. Doi șoferi au fost scoși din mașină și batuți. Peste 400 de persoane, arestate
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Două atacuri grave au avut loc ieri seară în Israel, victimele fiind un bărbat arab și un bărbat israelian. Un bărbat a fost scos din mașină de către o gloată furioasă și bătut sever în apropierea orașului israelian Tel Aviv. Un șofer, despre care se presupunea că este arab, a fost scos din mașină și bătut de o mulțime furioasă, miercuri seară, în orașul israelian Bay Yam. Imaginile arată că acesta a dat cu spatele încercând să scape, apoi a accelerat prin mulțime și a lovit o altă mașină. Ulterior, ușile mașinii au fost deschise, iar bărbatul aflat la volan a fost scos și bătut de mulțimea furioasă.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, בת, לינץ', Betzalel Smotrich, Jerusalem Post Organizations: israelian Bay Yam, Jerusalem Locations: Israel, israelian, israelian Tel Aviv, israelian Bay, Tel Aviv, Acre

☆ Noi tiruri de rachete au fost lansate de Hamas spre orașele din Israel după raidurile în forță în Fâșia Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Potrivit rapoartelor, mai multe locații din sudul Israelului au fost lovite, iar un copil de șase ani a fost omorât în Sderot, în timpul atacului asupra unui bloc. Cel puțin 65 de persoane din Gaza, inclusiv 14 copii, și șapte persoane din Israel au fost ucise de atunci. Autoritatea Palestiniană a condamnat "agresiunea militară" a Israelului într-un tweet, spunând că "traumatizează o populație deja asediată de 2 milioane de oameni". Turnul Al-Shorouk adăpostea birourile postului de televiziune palestinian Al-Aqsa, și este a treia clădire din Fâșia Gaza care a fost distrusă în urma atacurilor aeriene israeliene de la escaladarea militară dintre Israel și mișcarea islamistă Hamas. Incidentul, a cărui filmare a fost transmisă în direct de postul Kan, a avut loc pe promenada de la malul mării din Bat Yam, un oraş situat la sud de Tel Aviv.

Persons: Premierul Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelul, Netanyahu, Kan, António Guterres, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, american Antony Blinken, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Washingtonul Organizations: Hamas, ONU, Autoritatea Palestiniană, Organizației Națiunilor Unite, Securitate Locations: Israel, Fâșia Gaza, Israelului, Gaza, Sderot, asediată, -, israel, Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, american, Ierusalim, Cisiordania

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