Israeli ministers block Mossad head’s effort to restart Gaza hostage talks Relatives of the abductees say they are shocked, as reports say David Barnea was stopped from visiting Qatar The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
🔴 Live: 10 Israeli and four Thai hostages released from Gaza, Israel's army says Ten Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals have been released from Gaza, Israel's army said late Wednesday. Qatar's foreign ministry said those released included Dutch, German and American dual nationals. Hours before a six-day pause in fighting expired, a Hamas source said the group was not yet satisfied with Israeli… France 24 · Nov 29, 2023
Hostage talks show a battered Hamas is far from down and out The militant group may be playing the long game, hoping to weaken Israel while building antipathy against it The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
CIA and Mossad chiefs fly to Qatar for talks on extending Gaza truce amid further hostage releases Heads of US and Israeli spy agencies to meet Qatari leadership, with focus on persuading Hamas to release male hostages The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2023
Survival, scandal, a secret cell: how the nail-biting Israel-Hamas hostage deal was done Weeks of precarious talks finally led to Friday’s releases of captives. Here’s the inside story The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023
Secrecy and public anger: how the Israel/Hamas ceasefire deal came about Increasing pressure from the US and from the families of Israeli hostages were vital in securing agreement for the four-day truce The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu vows Gaza war will continue after ceasefire as families of hostages face anxious wait At least 50 women and children captured by militants are expected to be gradually released over a four day period The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
How Joe Biden and a ‘secret cell’ of aides worked to arrange a Gaza ceasefire President Biden’s brief sojourn in Tel Aviv marked the start of what has been a high-stakes game of shuttle diplomacy that resulted in a hostage deal, Andrew Feinberg reports The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
Behind the scenes: How the Israel-Hamas truce deal came together Here’s how the negotiations involving Israel, Hamas, Qatar, the US and Egypt unfolded. Al Jazeera · Nov 22, 2023
Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Israel Foils Tehran-Sponsored Terrorist Plot To Assassinate National Security Minister Israeli forces arrest five suspects recruited by Iran, thwarting planned attacks in Jewish state Zenger · Sep 27, 2023
Explosion Rocks Iranian City Near Underground Missile Site Reports suggest sabotage operation targeted missile facility; concerns over Iran's missile program Zenger · Sep 26, 2023
Ukraine ‘broke The Glass Ceiling’ For Iran-Russia Cooperation Russia’s growing dependence on Iran for firepower in its war against Ukraine has broken the boundaries on cooperation Zenger · Sep 19, 2023
Sanctions Waivers Signed Off, Biden Administration Paves The Way For Iran Deal Worth $6 Billion U.S. has signed off on sanctions waivers paving the way for international banks to unfreeze $6 billion dollars Iranian funds Zenger · Sep 12, 2023
Zenger · Sep 11, 2023 Mossad Chief: 27 Iranian Murder Plots Against Jews And Israelis Foiled The Mossad intelligence agency and its international allies, has so far in 2023 foiled 27 Iran plots to murder Israelis and Jews
Zenger · Jul 31, 2023 Mossad Chief Secretly Visits Washington To Discuss Saudi-Israel Deal Israel's intelligence head met with top US officials to explore Saudi Arabia's potential entry into the Abraham Accords.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 12, 2022 Israel Says Intercepted Message Brought Down Spy Cohen in 1965 Israel sought to lay to rest on Monday a decades-old debate about one of its most famous spies, Eli Cohen, saying his capture and execution in Syria was due to successful counter-intelligence rather than unprofessionalism. Cohen, a Jewish immigrant to Israel from Egypt, was recruited by Mossad and dispatched under…
Reuters · Dec 12, 2022 Israel says intercepted message brought down spy Cohen in 1965 Israel sought to lay to rest on Monday a decades-old debate about one of its most famous spies, Eli Cohen, saying his capture and execution in Syria was due to successful counter-intelligence rather than unprofessionalism.
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2022 Mossad chief: Iran nuclear deal won’t halt Israeli ‘operations’ While Israel has never admitted to any attacks, it has been accused of engaging in a shadow war with Iran for years.
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2022 What are the latest issues stopping an Iran-US nuclear agreement? It seems increasingly likely that a potential agreement will be postponed until after the US midterms elections.
Axios · Sep 12, 2022 Israeli spy agency chief says nuclear deal won't give Iran "immunity" from its operations "We won't take part in this charade," Mossad director David Barnea said today.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 9, 2022 Mossad Chief Hands over Evidence of Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions to Washington Mossad chief David Barnea concluded his visit to Washington, where he held talks with senior US officials and presented them with sensitive intelligence information confirming Iran’s dishonesty in its nuclear negotiations with the US and world powers, according to Tel Aviv political sources. According to evidence carried by Barnea, Iran…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 8, 2022 Mossad Chief Kicks Off Meetings in Washington to Discuss Nuclear Deal Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea arrived in Washington for a series of meetings with US officials. Upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Tuesday evening, Barnea met with senior officials of the White House, the US State Department, and the Pentagon. He also met with the Director…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022 Lapid Inspects F-35 Squadron, Sends Sharp Warning to Iran Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday said that he had agreed with US President Joe Biden on Israel having full freedom to act as it sees fit to prevent the possibility of Iran becoming a nuclear threat. Lapid stressed that it was too early to determine whether Israel had…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 5, 2022 Tel Aviv Maintains Intensive Campaign to Block Nuclear Deal Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that his country was conducting an intensive campaign to prevent the signing of a “dangerous nuclear agreement” between Iran and major powers. Addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Lapid announced that the director of the Mossad, David Barnea, would head to Washington on Monday…