Middle East
The cable failures occurred near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and affected major systems such as SMW4 and IMEWE, which route internet traffic between Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
While the Gaza war and the situation in Syria are serious friction points between the two countries, both have a strong interest in resolving them peacefully, experts tell JNS.
According to Arab media reports, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the leader of Islamic Jihad, is spending most of his time in Egypt, with Cairo warning against any attempt on his life amid growing Israeli threats.
As some 76% of northerners return home, a new security reality is taking shape, defined by the IDF’s proactive “forward defense” doctrine.
A source claimed the move was part of cooperation between Riyadh, Washington and Jerusalem.
“The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn— we will complete all ten plagues,” said the Israeli defense minister.
Iran and Israel share an “ancient biblical friendship” going back millennia, said Saeed Ghasseminejad, an adviser to exiled Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi.
No sirens sounded as the UAV did not cross into Israeli territory. Earlier in the day, two missiles launched from Yemen at the Jewish state fell in Saudi Arabia.
“Northern Command continues to strike and dismantle emerging threats. This is the approach, we do not wait,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres demanded the immediate release of all staff and partners detained in Yemen.
Next year, 6,000 men born in 2007 will be drafted, with plans to scale up the program to 10,000 later on.
Several other Cabinet members were killed or wounded in the attack, a spokesman for the Iranian-backed Islamist regime confirmed.
