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Fast Forward Israel Carried Out Airstrikes Against Iranian Targets In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An unnamed Israeli official confirmed that Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria, hitting several Iranian targets. The airstrikes late on Tuesday night hit Iranian arms storage facilities and arms depots, used to ship the weapons to the terrorist Hezbollah organization in neighboring Lebanon. The Israeli official also said that the airstrikes had…
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Fast Forward Airstrikes Blamed On Israel Hit Arms Depot And Hezbollah Base In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Airstrikes near Damascus blamed on Israel targeted an arms depot and hit a weapons storage facility controlled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the Tuesday night airstrikes, which Russia’s Defense Ministry said endangered two civilian flights landing at the Damascus and Beirut airports. Three Syrian soldiers also were…
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Fast Forward Israel Kept Public In The Dark About Hezbollah Tunnels
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Political and military leaders kept residents of Israel’s northern border in the dark about the presence of Hezbollah’s tunnels for years, telling them for years that the Lebanese terrorist organization was not digging under the border despite knowledge to the contrary. Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon admitted the subterfuge during an interview…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Operation To Destroy Hezbollah Tunnels On Northern Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military launched Operation Northern Shield, to destroy tunnels constructed by Hezbollah that reach from Lebanon into Israel. The Israel Defense Forces announced the discovery of the tunnels and began destroying them on Monday night. The IDF said that the tunnels were not complete and did not pose an immediate threat, but…
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Fast Forward Argentina Freezes Assets Of Suspected Hezbollah Fundraising Network
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — In a first, Argentina’s government targeted a Hezbollah fundraising network in the northern Triple Frontier with Brazil and Paraguay. The Financial Information Unit of the Argentine Republic investigated possible criminal actions by Lebanese citizens living in Argentina that could be involved in money laundering and financing terrorist acts. The unit investigated…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Governor Apologizes For Welcoming Hezbollah Official
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The governor of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state apologized to the Jewish community for welcoming a Muslim clergyman accused of having ties with Hezbollah. Gov. Marcio Franca welcomed Sheikh Bilal Mohsen Wehbe as part of a group of members of the local Lebanese community during a visit to the state government…
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Fast Forward Israel-Hezbollah War Could Easily Draw In Iran, U.S. Intel Official Warns
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A top Trump administration intelligence official warned of the “real potential” of war between Israel and Hezbollah that could bring in Iran and embroil the region in conflict. “I worry about the prospect of real major state war in the Near East region,” David Cattler, the national intelligence manager for the Near…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah On ‘Alert’ In Fear Of Israeli Strike
(JTA) — An Arabic-language newspaper based in London reported that Hezbollah has declared a state of emergency, fearing an Israeli attack. The report Thursday in A-Rai al-Yum said that the Shi’ite militia has been on alert since Tuesday at least in southern Lebanon in anticipation of an Israeli strike on its forces or facilities. Citing…
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