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National Security Council warns approaching anniversary of October 7 Hamas attack likely to intensify motivation to carry out terror actions, advises caution The National Security Council issued a lengthy travel advisory Wednesday to Israelis planning to go abroad over the upcoming Jewish holiday period, warning of stepped-up attempts by Iran and its proxy terror groups to commit attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets. Citing many public remarks by Iran and Hezbollah about plans for attacks in response to Israeli actions and alleged actions, the advisory assessed that attempts will intensify with the approach of the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7…

US officials have announced that they “indefinitely postpone” the presentation of the final “take it or leave it” ceasefire-prisoner swap deal, American media reported. According to the news outlet, the latest obstacle is Hamas’ “abrupt introduction” of its demand that Israel release high-profile terrorists even in exchange for humanitarian prisoners. The report quoted a senior administration official who said that last week, as negotiators from the US, Qatar, and Egypt worked through the final details of the “bridging proposal,” Hamas said that civilian hostages would only be released in exchange for terrorists serving life sentences and who have blood on…

Authorities report 5 suspects arrested throughout games, including one minor, for planning to carry out attacks against Israeli targets French authorities thwarted three terrorist attacks during the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics games, including a plot targeting Israeli institutions and representatives, French chief anti-terror prosecutor Olivier Christen revealed. In an interview with French media, Christen said the Israeli sports delegations themselves weren’t specifically marked as targets in the foiled plots. Israel’s Olympic and Paralympic teams traveled to the games in Paris and other French cities under heavy security due to the war in Gaza and threats from Iran and Hezbollah, seeking…

The BBC has come under fire for describing a series of Hamas suicide bomb attacks that killed Israeli civilians as “military operations.” A media monitoring group has criticized the news site after it reportedly referred to attacks organized by Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, which claimed the lives of 93 people, including 80 civilians aged 13 to 83, as “military operations.” Deif was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month, but under his command Hamas carried out dozens of suicide bombings against Israelis on buses and at cafes since the 1990s. In a story following his death, BBC Arabic reportedly…

Since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolved to renew its peacekeeping mandate in southern Lebanon, US and Israeli officials have criticized the resolution for failing to condemn Hezbollah by name. The resolution renewed the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is tasked, in part, with upholding UN Resolution 1701. This resolution is intended to prevent any armed forces, other than those of the Lebanese state, from operating in southern Lebanon. UN Resolution 1701—which was approved by the United Nations, Lebanon and Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War—does specifically name Hezbollah. American and Israeli officials, however,…

Parcels Online link indicates the possibility of sending packages to the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Yemen — but not Israel; Somalia, Ukraine and Russia also do not appear on list Post Office UK has apologized after one of its links for sending parcels abroad omitted Israel from a list of around 230 countries and territories. The Parcels Online link indicates the possibility of sending packages to the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Yemen – but not Israel. Somalia, Ukraine and Russia are also omitted from the list. “We work with a number of partners who provide parcel delivery services, and on our…

Argentina officially designated Hamas as a terrorist organization on Friday, July 12, the office of President Javier Milei announced. “The Hamas group has been declared by the Argentinian state as an international terrorist organization,” the statement reads. “Furthermore, in recent years, its link with the Islamic Republic of Iran has been revealed – whose leadership was found responsible for the attacks against the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association by the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation on April 11. These attacks cost the lives of more than 100 Argentinian civilians.” “President Javier Milei has…

The Kenyan-born Israeli runner, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter was chosen to be Israel’s female flag bearer at the upcoming Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, according to Israel’s Ynet news. She is reportedly scheduled to hold the Israeli flag along with Ukrainian-born Israeli shooter Sergey Richter, a top candidate for male flag bearer. Salpeter (35), who was born in a tiny village in the African nation, is considered to be one of the world’s best long-distance runners and one of Israel’s leading medal candidates. As a child, she grew up without running water and used to run 16 km (10 miles) round…

Australian Border Force has detained several citizens returning home, questioning them in order to make sure their actions while fighting for Israel do not constitute a criminal offense, the Guardian reports The Australian Border Force has scrutinized at least three citizens suspected of planning to travel to Israel to enlist in the IDF, the Guardian reported. This investigation underscores the Australian government’s cautionary stance toward its citizens who consider serving in the military of a foreign nation. Continue reading this article on ynetnews.com

Twenty-year-old swimmer Adam Maraana qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris in the 100-meter backstroke event after equaling a national record. Swimmer Adam Maraana last week made history by becoming the first Arab Israeli athlete to represent Israel at the Olympics in 48 years. Maraana, 20, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke event during the Olympic trials held at the Wingate Institute in Netanya on June 6. Clocking in at 53.60 seconds, Maraana equaled the Israeli national record set by Yakov Toumarkin in 2017. The result was a fourteenth of a second faster than the qualifying time for the 2024 Olympics. Maraana said…