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1 month ago | nysun.com | Jotam Confino

Israel Defense Forces resumed their attacks at Gaza overnight, striking some 20 targets, including a Hamas military site where “preparations were being made” to fire rockets at the Jewish state. “In addition, the Israeli Navy struck several vessels in the coastal area of the Gaza Strip. These vessels were intended to be used for terrorist activities by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad,” the IDF said in a statement.

1 month ago | nysun.com | Jotam Confino

Israel launched extensive airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza overnight, warning that “the gates of hell” will open if the hostages aren’t released and triggering claims by the terror group that hundreds have been killed. The IDF began launching airstrikes across Gaza at around 2 a.m. local time in Israel. It reported hit dozens of targets belonging to Hamas. The strikes are in response to the terror group refusing to extend the first phase of the ceasefire.

1 month ago | msn.com | Jotam Confino

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1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jotam Confino

Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to fire his spy chief after the Shin Bet intelligence agency launched an investigation into his aides. Police and Shin Bet began the probe in February after an Israeli media expose suggested that two of Mr Netanyahu’s closest advisers, Yonatan Urich and Israel Einhorn, allegedly helped create a marketing plan to whitewash Qatar’s image ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jotam Confino

The move comes days after Mr Netanyahu accused Mr Bar of launching a "a full-scale campaign of extortion and threats". Nadav Argaman, the former Shin Bet chief, had also threatened to reveal "everything he knows" about Mr Netanyahu if he continued to act in "contradiction to the law". "We bought peace with Qatari money - it was clear to everyone that this would backfire on us one day. The prime minister knew, the cabinet knew.