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MIDDLE EAST: Truce Between Israel And Islamic Jihad In Worst Escalation Since 2021

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Although the ceasefire may be short-lived, it could end the fighting. After three days of attacks, Islamic Jihad and Israel began a truce this Sunday at 11:30 p.m. that could end the worst escalation since May 2021. The Israeli government did not take long to accept the ceasefire after beheading the Jihad military leadership in the Gaza Strip while the militia, severely beaten and wishing to carry out a greater retaliation for the attacks, finally agreed to Egyptian mediation and pressure from its older brother and at the same time rival, the Islamist group Hamas, which did not intervene in the confrontation against their common enemy. Truce,which, like the previous ones, was preceded by mutual attacks until the last second and even with some sporadic Jihad projectiles minutes later, is based on a return to the previous situation of calm, even if it was tense. In other words, the border crossings of the needy Gaza will be reopened, a vital point for the entry of fuel and the exit of 14...

Israel: Arrested the two Palestinians who hacked to death three people in Israel

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Israeli agents end the search for the perpetrators of last Thursday's attack in the city of Elad. After a search of more than 60 hours by police, soldiers and members of the Shabak (internal secret service), Israel has arrested the two Palestinians who hacked to death three citizens in Elad, in the center of the country. Yousef Asad Al Rafa (19) and Sabhi Abu Shakir (20) were located in a forest not far from the place where they committed the attack on Thursday night and did not resist against Israeli soldiers and agents. The traces of blood from one of them helped to follow their trail. After the arrest, one of them admitted in Arabic to an agent's camera that he was responsible for the attack in Elad. Nearby, his axes were found. These are two young people from Romana, in the Jenin area (West Bank), who worked illegally in Elad. According to the police investigation, they arrived in this Israeli city in the car of Oren Ben Yiftah (35) who thought they were only going to work....

Israel : US Assures Israel Support Against Possible "Terrorist Wave"

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Scores of people have died in multiple terrorist attacks in Israel over the past few days. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is now seeking support from the United States. The United States has pledged support to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after several deadly attacks within a few days. This was announced by the White House after a phone call with US President Joe Biden. Biden expressed his condolences after the terrorist attacks in three Israeli cities that killed a total of eleven. During the talks, the US President also emphasized that the United States "stands firmly and resolutely on Israel's side, " the White House said. "The President offered all the appropriate assistance to our Israeli allies in fighting the threat to their citizens." Israel Under Attack Bennett had previously warned that Israel was facing a new "terror wave" after several deadly attacks in his country in a matter of days. "Israel is facing a murderous wave of Ar...

Israel: Naftali Bennett Announces Tough Reaction After Attacks

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There were three attacks in Israel, eleven people died. Security measures in the country are to be strengthened, and the prime minister warns of a "terror wave". After several attacks within a few days in Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced a tough reaction from the security forces. The Prime Minister called an emergency meeting with senior security officials. "We will fight terrorism with an iron hand," Bennett said. As recently as Tuesday evening, a Palestinian attacker fired from a motorcycle north-east of the coastal town, killing five people before being shot dead by the police himself. A day later, several of the man's relatives were arrested, Israeli media reported. According to the police, the perpetrator was a man from the town of Yabad in the West Bank. According to media reports, he spent four years in Israeli prisons. Small Retreat, But Not A Great Peace The attack killed two ultra-Orthodox residents of Bnei Brak and two Ukrainians who, ...