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Iran sold the oil on the oil tanker detained by British Royal Marines
jpost.com - REUTERS
Iran has sold the oil on the oil tanker which was detained by British Royal Marines in Gibraltar and the owner of the oil will decide where the ship …
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu approves 300 new housing units in Dolev in response to attack
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the Prime Minister's Office to approve 300 new housing units to be built in Dolev, following a terrorist …
Iran
Iran deploys naval destroyer to secure Iranian ships in Gulf of Aden
jpost.com - REUTERS
GENEVA - Iran has deployed a naval destroyer with long-range cruise missile systems to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for Iranian ships …
Merchant Shipping
Iranian tanker no longer has Turkey destination
jpost.com - REUTERS
ISTANBUL - An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran is no longer recorded as heading for Turkey, Refinitiv …
Israeli Election
Trump: Peace deal may be revealed before Israeli election
jpost.com - REUTERS
US President Donald Trump said on Monday at the G7 summit in France that the peace deal may be revealed before the Israeli election on September …
World News
Despite suspension, Labour activist continues spreading antisemitism
jpost.com - Benjy Singer
It was not just on Twitter that Stuart spread her offensive content - she also used her “Laura Macdonald London" Facebook account. Leader of the …
Politics
Trump: Palestinians would like to get funding and make a deal
jpost.com - REUTERS
US President Donald Trump said while attending the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, that he believes Israelis and Palestinians would like to make a …
United Nations
Has New Zealand suspended funding to UNRWA? NGO says so
jpost.com - ALEX WINSTON
An investigation in July found that the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Pierre Krahenbuhl was accused of centralizing management, exploiting his power …
World News
Modern-day Operation Moses: How a settler saved an entire Ethiopian family
jpost.com - Greer Fay Cashman
Many Ethiopian Jews died on the way to Sudan, and many others who managed to reach Sudan, were somehow left behind. A.Y. Katsof exits a plane from …
Israel Defense Forces
The power of Israeli intelligence in its recent attack on Iran - analysis
jpost.com - Yonah Jeremy Bob
Stunningly, the IDF even published pictures of the two onboard a flight and near an airplane to Iran to take part in some of the training …
Hamas
Hamas denies responsibility for rocket attacks against Israel
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Hamas spokesperson said Monday morning that the organization was not responsible for firing rockets against Israel on Sunday, Yediot Achronot …
China
China says wants 'calm' resolution to U.S. trade war
jpost.com - REUTERS
BEIJING - China is willing to resolve its trade dispute with the United States through "calm" negotiations and resolutely opposes the escalation of …
Gaza
Israel cuts Gaza fuel delivery in half after rocket fire
jpost.com - Tovah Lazaroff
After Sunday night's rockets, Israel decided to cut by half the electricity and fuel given to the resident of Gaza A Palestinian demonstrator uses a …
Israel Defense Forces
IDF reveals information on two Lebanese terrorists killed in Syria strike
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The two casualties were Hassem Yussuf Zabib from Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, born in 1996, and Yasser Ahmed Tzahr from Beleide village, born in …
Ted Deutch
Rep. Ted Deutch: U.S. Congress stands with Israel
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
"US Congress stands with our ally Israel & its right to defend itself from terrorism," Ted Deutch, D-Fla., tweeted on Sunday night, responding to a …
World News
Roof of Milwaukee Jewish School collapses a week before start of school
jpost.com - JTA
“Anybody who had been under that would have suffered severe injury or potentially been killed.” Dan Tyk of the North Shore Fire Department said The …
Lawsuits
Lawsuit accuses former NY congressman of being a sexual predator
jpost.com - MARCY OSTER/JTA
The lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court accuses Rep. Gary Ackerman, who served for 15 terms as a New York City congressman of trying to touch …
World News
Medical resident asks for hearing after anti-Semitic tweets were exposed
jpost.com - JTA
She said she visited Israel and the Palestinian territories every year as an adolescent and “became incensed at the suffering of the Palestinians …
World News
Soccer team refuses to acknowledge its fans over anti-Semitic chants
jpost.com - JTA
Going against tradition, the team did not acknowledge its fans due to these chants. A German soccer team has called out its fans for anti-Semitic and …
World News
IAF drones strike PFLP position in Lebanon, near Syrian border - report
jpost.com - ALON EINHORN
It is not yet known whether there were any injuries or casualties in the strike. Israeli Air Force drones attacked a Popular Front for the Liberation …
Gaza
IDF strikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire at Israeli settlements
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli air force attacked late Tuesday night in the northern Gaza strip in response to three rockets that were fired earlier on Sunday at …
World News
8,000 soldiers from 29 countries in Jordan for ‘Eager Lion’ exercise
jpost.com - Seth J. Frantzman
The drill will help countries respond to unstable security circumstances and that it helps to improve training and strategic and local operational …
Jerusalem
One dead, two wounded in shooting incident in Jaffa
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
One woman died and two more were injured on Sunday night following a shooting incident in Jaffa, as Police forces rushed to the scene. Shooting was …
Jair Bolsonaro
Netanyahu calls Brazil's Bolsonaro to assist with Amazon rainforest fire
jpost.com - REUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Ben Gurion Airport on March 31, 2019. (photo credit: HAIM …
Turkey
Five Turkish generals handed in resignations
jpost.com - REUTERS
ISTANBUL - Five generals from the Turkish army have handed in resignations in the wake of a military council meeting earlier this month, opposition …
World News
Qasem Soleimani: Israel's insane operations will be its last attempts
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Quds Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani responded to Saturday night’s Israeli air strike on Syria to avert a planned drone attack by …
Iran
Iran's Zarif leaves G7 talks, unclear if progress made to ease tensions
jpost.com - REUTERS
BIARRITZ, France - Iran's foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit on Sunday, as Paris ramped up efforts to …
Gene Simmons
Israeli-born rock icon Gene Simmons turns 70
jpost.com - Aaron Reich
Born Haim Witz in Tirat Carmel, Israel, Simmons has become an icon in his industry as the front man of KISS, where he plays the character of "the …
Iran
Iran’s plan to defeat Donald Trump
jpost.com - Mike Evans
he 20,000+ terror attacks experienced by Israel have primarily been funded by Iran through Hamas and Hezbollah. The mullahs who run Iran are obsessed …
Israel
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire that hits South
jpost.com - Ezra Taylor
The Red Alert alarms were heard in the city of Sderot, Ibim, Or HaNer, Nir Am, Gevim and at Sapir College. Iron Dome anti-missile system fires …