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CIA director Gina Haspel and director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee that Iran has been in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal and has not been constructing a nuclear weapon.
The number of Israeli researchers working in America reached 1,725 in 2017—an increase of 5.6 percent from the previous year.
Around 12,000 elite troops, fighter jets, drones and armored vehicles were included in the two-day exercises, located in the central province of Isfahan, reported state television.
Last August, the United States created the Iran Action Group, “responsible for directing, reviewing and coordinating all aspects of the State Department’s Iran-related activity.”
“It is crazy for the Chinese to manage an Israeli national security asset. It would be the same if it were an American firm, by the way, not just Chinese. A foreign country cannot manage an Israeli strategic asset,” said former Israeli Ambassador to China Matan Vilna’i.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot says U.S. president’s surprise announcement on troop withdrawal is “significant,” but will not compromise Israel’s capabilities in Syria • “The IDF has been operating independently the entire time,” he says.
The government, as a first step, must immediately declare the annulment of the Oslo Accords. “The root of all of Israel’s security problems in the last 25 years is the disastrous Oslo accords,” they stated.
The head of the Shin Bet security service Nadav Argamon told ministers that he believes the proposal will be ineffective in increasing Israeli deterrence.
Infantry, engineering and armored forces simulate fighting conditions in Gaza’s densely populated neighborhoods, sewer systems and grid of Hamas terror tunnels • GOC Homefront Command: In the next war, people in Tel Aviv won’t be sitting in cafes.
After covert IDF force was detected at Hamas checkpoint on Sunday, Lt. Col. M. opened fire to draw attention away from his comrades • While he was hit by enemy gunfire, his move gave his team critical time to leave their vehicle and charge the enemy.
According to data released by the FBI on Tuesday, 58 percent of all religion-based hate crimes in America were committed against Jews, with the number of crimes against Jews rising by more than a third.
The Israel Defense Forces said it has also launched strikes against terror targets in Gaza.
