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This is “important news for our American partners in reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” the Israeli defense minister said.
Under the proposed law, terrorist murderers would face execution by hanging.
Peace can be achieved “if the empire of evil from Tehran and its proxies, especially Hezbollah, are wiped out,” said the Israeli president.
“Israel’s forests are a second home for all of us during Passover, but the current security situation makes visiting them unsafe at this time.”
The Iranian-backed terrorists remain “determined to continue without limits,” Qassem declared.
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba shared an image of the statue of IDF Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, to be unveiled at Entebbe Airport.
The IAF has carried out more than 3,000 airstrikes across the Islamic Republic in more than 600 raids.
PM says campaign against Iran continues as IDF expands buffer zone in Lebanon, pledges more funding for the Galilee and vows to change situation in the Land of the Cedars.
The Strip’s demilitarization would allow for Gaza, Judea and Samaria to be united under the Palestinian Authority, the Board of Peace envoy said.
Israeli forces stopped a 10-member terrorist gang in Samaria that carried out bombings on troops and planned more assaults.
An 11-year-old girl was critically injured.
Israel’s wartime restrictions on the country’s airspace are tentatively in place through April 16.
Israeli forces arrested the Hezbollah-linked field commander near Mount Dov after an intelligence-led operation, the military said.
The embassy offered bus service to Jordan after El Al canceled additional outbound flights due to strict departure limits.
“I call on the U.N. Security Council to unequivocally condemn Hezbollah and designate the Iranian terror proxy as a terrorist organization,” the Israeli foreign minister stated.
“We call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
Channel 12 report alleges Ziv Agmon made racist remarks about Moroccans and disparaged Likud MKs and the prime minister’s family, prompting calls for his dismissal.

“Imagine you are at home. You have three children. Which one do you take with you first?” the Israeli envoy told the council. “Do you go back for the others?”
The terrorists were conducting military drills and posed “a threat to IDF soldiers and to the State of Israel,” according to the Israeli military.
Israel’s foreign minister and his Greek counterpart discussed the war, regional tensions and Israel’s military successes against Iran on Greek Independence Day.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir authorized new “quality strategic targets” in Iran and Lebanon.
“We don’t have time to waste,” said Minister Amichai Chikli of the threat of radical Islam in Europe,” as the Israeli government partners with right-wing parties with objectionable pasts.
A 14-year-old Israeli boy allegedly carried out paid tasks for suspected Iranian operatives, filming sensitive sites and spraying pro-regime graffiti.
“At a time when Israel and the U.S. stand shoulder to shoulder in the campaign against the Iranian terrorist regime, this decision carries special significance.”

The account has bet $15,517.18 that Israel will attack Iran before Jan. 31.
Jacob McGee vowed to advance “peace and security” at the site where Hamas terrorists murdered hundreds of revelers at a music festival.
“One would expect a channel funded by the Jewish state to recognize that the entire West Bank belongs to the people of Israel,” the minister said.
Troops will “continue to operate to thwart terrorism and maintain the security of the residents in the area and the civilians of the State of Israel.”
Technical preparations are finished to enable the opening of the Gaza-Egypt border, an Israeli official said.
The crude passes through Turkey, despite the Anatolian nation’s trade ban.
The proposed deal would have left Rafael a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.
“It will serve as an example of what’s possible in other parts of the world,” the U.S. secretary of state said at Davos.
The bipartisan bill “ensures U.S. diplomacy keeps pace” as the region emerges as a “central hub for energy and infrastructure,” said Rep. Brad Schneider.
As part of his visit to Judea, Zamir toured the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the second-holiest site for Jews.
“We’ll start with workforce housing, which we think could be completed in two or three years,” the former White House senior adviser said.
The Israeli president said that he respects U.S. President Trump “tremendously,” but that his decisions will not bypass Israel’s legal system.