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Wednesday, Apr 17

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Sanctions on Iran, not retaliatory strikes: In Israel, top U.K. and Germany envoys urge restraint

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State representatives warned the Israeli officials that while economic steps against Iran could consolidate a broad international support, including important East Asian states, an Israeli strike could have the opposite outcome and…

22

Qatari PM says Doha 're-evaluating' its role as Israel-Gaza mediator

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Prime Minister Al Thani said there was a 'misuse of this mediation for narrow political interests, and this necessitated Qatar to undertake a full evaluation of this role'

15

Netanyahu's war cabinet has lost control and could lead Israel into a regional war

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Cabinet ministers believe the answer to their failure to see Iran's missile and drone attack is to retaliate – and with mounting pressure in Netanyahu's coalition, his chattering may be the only thing that can avert a reckless response

12

'Excellent quality, severely damaged': Jordanians are selling Iranian missile parts

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Early Sunday, Jordanians watched as their air force intercepted drones and missiles launched by Iran toward Israel in the night sky. Days later, humorous listings advertising fragments of the weapons popped up online

10

'The peace movement has failed': Why this U.S. evangelical wants to stop arming Israel

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Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon, executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace, is increasingly one of Israel's biggest critics in America's evangelical community. She explains why she was unable to celebrate her coalition's 40th…

Tuesday, Apr 16

23

Israeli military says it killed two senior Hezbollah commanders in separate strikes in Lebanon

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Three Israelis were wounded by drone launched from Lebanon and Hezbollah claimed it struck an Iron Dome battery

22

How the international cooperation that thwarted Iran's attack on Israel came together

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Israel's success against Iran on Sunday morning was made possible thanks to valuable intelligence activity combined with the fruit of many years of working in tandem with the United States and other countries. Former air force deputy…

20

West Bank Palestinians return to rubble after Israeli settlers ravaged their homes

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After the body of 14-year-old Binyamin Ahimeir was found, an army of settlers descended upon a nearby village and set fire to cars, homes and other property. Residents are now trying to pick up the pieces of their lives, expressing a lack…

19

Gazans who are Israeli citizens don't have a country to save them from hell

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Their bags are packed, their farewells said, but the army's changing procedures are preventing 47 Israelis, some of them children, from crossing the border from Gaza

18

Courts order evicting 35 Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes; properties to be allocated to Israeli right-wing groups

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A court ruled that the Palestinian family's home is owned by a right-wing Jewish group that acquired the interests of a Jewish trust that bought the site prior to Israel's establishment in 1948. The Israeli justice who ordered the eviction…

17

Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations; death toll in Oman flooding rises to 18

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Over 4.75 inches of rainfall had soaked the UAE – the typical average for a year in the desert nation, while in neighboring Oman, at least 18 people died in heavy rains in recent days, including some 10 schoolchildren swept away in a…

15

Iran's government charges journalists who opposed Saturday's attack on Israel

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Iran's attorney general confirmed that it had issued charges against publications and individuals that have spoken against Saturday's assault. 'Launching weapons at a country whose existence you do not recognize as a means of deterrence is…

13

Two Palestinians killed in clash with Israeli settlers in northern West Bank

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Settlers told the Israeli army that the violence erupted following an attack on a Jew, but Palestinians say a group of 50 settlers showed up on Palestinian-owned land and opened fire

06

Iran's own interests compel it to put aside its private war with Israel and ease regional tensions

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If Iran wants to prevent the formation of a Middle Eastern alliance against it, it must retain its relations with its pro-American Arab neighbors

Monday, Apr 15

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Israel made mistakes on Gaza. It has more to lose on Iran

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On October 7 and on April 13, Israel was under attack. Both times, the country's leadership failed to properly assess the enemy's intentions, and both times, Israel won the sympathy of the Western world - but not for long. The price of…

18

The aftermath of Iran's attack is an opportunity to end Israel's wars on all fronts

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Iran made it clear that if Israel doesn't respond, this round is over. Let's hope Israel's leaders won't be dragged into a dangerous escalation

16

Resisting the 'ecstasy of war': Gaza through the eyes of religious, left-wing Israeli soldiers

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For religious left-wingers, the moral complexity surrounding their military orders created a unique battle within them during their time as reservists in Gaza – especially when witnessing 'disgraceful acts' that contradict Jewish values

'Hide the flour': How Israeli Arabs laughed in the face of Iran's attack

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As the missiles, rockets and drones made their way toward Israel from Iran, some Palestinians took to their rooftops to record the event – while others took to social media and used humor as a coping mechanism

15

The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a suicidal regime. That's fortunate for Israel

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A direct war pitting Iran against Israel, and possibly the U.S., would be extraordinarily costly for Tehran, even jeopardizing the survival of a regime that is already facing a deep domestic legitimacy crisis, and which knows they'll be no…

Hamas clings to its alliance with Iran against Israel, but acknowledges it stands alone in the Gaza war

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Hamas' Gaza leadership fully supported Iran's attack on Israel, but it also understands that there's virtually no chance Tehran would make a similar move to help the group achieve its ambitions and securing its statue in the postwar Gaza…

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U.S. reports: Half of Iranian ballistic missiles failed, aircraft damaged in Israeli Air Force base; UAE, Saudis shared intel

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U.S. officials told ABC News and the Wall Street Journal that five ballistic missiles hit the southern Nevatim Air Base, damaging a transport plane, and four hit another base. Under U.S. pressure, UAE and Saudi Arabia shared Iran's attack…

Arab states that stood up to Iran won't be on board to assist an Israeli counterstrike

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Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and other countries in the region are vying to balance their internal stability with aligning themselves alongside the U.S. and even Israel. The prospect of Israeli striking Iran might dissuade them from joining a…

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Hamas offers phased release of Israeli hostages after six-week Gaza cease-fire

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Hamas proposes three stages for releasing hostages and lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip. A senior U.S. official says Sinwar wants to keep hostages, including young women, elderly and wounded ones, even if it means no immediate cease-fire

Sunday, Apr 14

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'Ironclad' support and calls for 'restraint': Global leaders react to Iran's attack on Israel

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After Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel, leaders of some of the world's most powerful countries issued messages of support and solidarity to Israel. Major Arab leaders issued more subdued messages of 'concern' and …

18

Biden's 'Don't' message is now directed at Israel

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Even after Tehran's direct attack, for the United States, preventing an escalation between Israel and Iran is still the name of the game. Despite what Benjamin Netanyahu may hope, Washington has no intention of being dragged into a war in…

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How to prevent all-out war between Iran and Israel

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Iran's Khamenei is caught between hardliners and an Iranian population alienated by his support for an anti-Israel 'Axis of Resistance,' while Tehran's first direct attack turned Israel into the perceived victim of a massive new aggression…

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Iran's attack is a strategic opportunity for Israel. Will Netanyahu squander it?

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The unprecedented Iranian attack in the early hours of Sunday is an inflection point for Israel and its allies, offering the possibility of being a real game-changer in the Middle East in Israel's favor – but only if Benjamin Netanyahu now…

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UN chief 'deeply alarmed' by danger of escalation after Iran directly attacks Israel

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Antonio Guterres said the parties involved had to make sure to avoid causing a 'major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East'

05

Jordanian air force shoots down Iranian drones flying to Israel

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Residents in several cities in the northern part of the country near Syria and central and southern areas heard heavy aerial activity

04

300 drones and missiles: How Iran's first direct attack on Israel began

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A 10-year-old girl was critically wounded in the attack, which Iran had vowed to avenge an April 1 airstrike in Syria that killed two of its generals