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200 Israeli Arabs Suspected of Identifying with ISIS

Investigations carried out by the Israeli Security Apparatus into last month’s Beersheva and Hadera attacks revealed that around 200 Israeli Arabs identify with ISIS and therefore need to be closely monitored. Twenty of those Arabs might carry out attacks in Israel in the organization’s name, the investigations also revealed. A…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

Gantz Vows ‘a Lot of Pain,’ Gaza Factions Threaten ‘Stronger Resistance’

With Israel expecting more attacks in the coming weeks and possibly months, Tel Aviv threatened Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip that they would suffer “a lot of pain” if they decided to escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett pledged to break what he called “a wave of Palestinian terrorist…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022

Israel Suggests that Washington Ramp Up Sanctions on Iran to Level Imposed on Russia

Israel has suggested to US President Joe Biden’s administration an alternative to the nuclear deal with Iran, sources in the US and Tel Aviv revealed on Thursday. During a press conference on Sunday with Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked how Tel Aviv would…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2022

Israel: at least five dead in Tel Aviv shooting

Reports say suspected Arab gunman killed at least four people in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, before he was fatally shot

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

Five killed in Tel Aviv in third attack in a week

Five people were killed in gun attacks Tuesday near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, emergency responders said, in the third fatal gun or knife spree in the Jewish state in a week.

France 24 · Mar 29, 2022

Palestinian Gunman Kills 5 in 3rd Attack in Israel in a Week

A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in a city in central Israel late Tuesday, methodically gunning down victims as he killed at least five people in the third such street attack a week. The shooter was killed by police. Israeli media said the attacker was a Palestinian from the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022

Israel Changes Policy Towards ISIS, Hires 15,000 Personnel to Confront Threats

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued instructions to change the policy on dealing with ISIS terrorists to impose severe penalties on their activities and monitor their behavior and their accounts on social networks. Bennett stepping up anti-ISIS measures follows two people being killed in a shooting attack in Hadera, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2022

Israeli PM Prevents Gantz from Meeting Jordanian King in Ramallah

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has barred Defense Minister Benny Gantz from attending a meeting in Ramallah on Monday between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II so as not to divert attention from the Negev summit, a political source in Tel Aviv said. The foreign ministers…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Negev Summit Yet to Agree on Joint Statement

Six foreign ministers who met in Israel on Sunday have not yet agreed on a joint statement for the Negev Summit, which will conclude on Monday, according to political sources in Tel Aviv. The sources noted that the officials are having difficulty overcoming the differences regarding the Iranian nuclear program,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Blinken in Israel for 'Landmark' Arab Talks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a "historic" meeting with Arab countries which have normalized relations with the Jewish state in the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Blinken, who arrived in Tel Aviv Saturday evening, will meet with his counterparts from Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2022