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3 days ago | worldisraelnews.com | Atara Beck

Israel is not expected to be a dominant topic of discussion, but the Jewish state is likely to be affected by talks of negotiations between Washington and Tehran on a revised nuclear pact. By Mike Wagenheim, JNSThe defining foreign policy feature of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term was Israel’s integration into the larger Middle East, but as the president is set to visit Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi this week, some experts say that it’s apt that the Jewish state is lower down on the agenda.

3 days ago | worldisraelnews.com | Atara Beck

The US “wants to return the hostages, but Israel is not ready to end the war,” Witkoff said. By World Israel News StaffWith the breaking news on Sunday night of Hamas’s pending release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, coupled with the Trump administration’s official opposition to the IDF’s planned ground operation in Gaza, many are deeply concerned about a rift in the US-Israel relationship, notwithstanding Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s insistence that it is as strong as ever.

6 days ago | worldisraelnews.com | Miriam Metzinger

Shem Tov recounted how one of his captors said, “Omer, when soldiers come to this house,  you’re going to blow them up.” By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsReleased captive Omer Shem Tov recounted the horrors of the 505 days of his captivity: the loneliness, the mistreatment, his thoughts of escaping, and Hamas’s attempt to force him to kill IDF soldiers. At that point in his captivity, Shem Tov was being kept in a place where he could hear IDF soldiers operating in the area above him.

6 days ago | worldisraelnews.com | Miriam Metzinger

US President Donald Trump has compromised on an earlier demand that the Saudis normalize relations with Israel as a condition for civil nuclear cooperation talks between the US and Saudi Arabia. By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsSenator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took to social media to voice his concerns following the news that US President Donald Trump was considering waiving the requirement that Saudi Arabia normalize ties with Israel before a defense agreement.

6 days ago | worldisraelnews.com | Miriam Metzinger

No reason was given for the cancellation, although the news coincides with reports that the US is pressuring Israel to strike a deal with Hamas before US President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit. By Vered Weiss, World Israel NewsUS Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has canceled his trip to Israel, which was scheduled for next week, The Jerusalem Post reports. He was expected to arrive on May 12, although the Pentagon had not confirmed his trip.