Middle East
Key infrastructure, including nuclear facilities and essential networks, have been hit by “heavy” cyberattacks.
The incident involved a flight from Paris to Dubai, passing through Iraqi airspace.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack. The drone did not cross into Israeli territory, according to the IDF.
Joshua Tartakovsky was reportedly freed under American pressure.
Hezbollah and Iran have been surprised by Israel’s ability to fight a long, multi-front war with growing success, former Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben Shabbat tells JNS.
More than 1,000 U.S. citizens, their family members and permanent residents have fled the country on U.S.-organized flights since late September.
Paul Ronzheimer, a war correspondent for Bild, was arrested by armed men shortly after the Israeli strike and released shortly afterwards following the intervention of the German embassy.
Problematic elements in Israel’s Bedouin community are the products of religious radicalization, while Hebron is historically more religious and militant but controlled tightly by local clans, experts say.
“Iran is the only country in the world who calls for the eradication of another U.N. member state,” Isaac Herzog said.
Travelers paid no heed to Ukrainian and Israeli warnings not to take part in the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage.
The death toll among Israeli troops on all fronts since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre stands at 726.
Fawzi Amin Sido, taken captive in 2014 at the age of 11, was freed this week and returned to her family.
