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Analysis: Shiite axis remains determined to launch reprisal but hesitating due to threat of swift counterattack; US and Israel prepared for any scenario but aim to avoid regional conflict; Washington seeks hostage deal and cease-fire Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in Lebanon appear to have decided on a plan for a retaliatory attack against Israel but are delaying its execution for strategic and operational reasons. The delay is due in part to the close surveillance and readiness of the IDF to launch a counterattack against any aggression from Iran or Hezbollah. Recent overflights by Israeli Air Force jets above Beirut…

The APT42, an IRGC-linked cyber group conducts targeted campaigns against Israeli diplomats, academics and former defense officials as well as both US presidential campaigns Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared their findings concerning APT42, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-backed threat agent, and their targeted phishing campaigns against Israel and Israeli targets. Google also confirmed recent reports around APT42’s targeting of accounts associated with the U.S. presidential election. According to the Threat Analysis Group, APT42, associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) consistently targets high-profile users in Israel and the U.S., including current and former government officials, political campaigns, diplomats,…

At least 12 American warships are concentrated in the region With Israel bracing for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies after two assassinations in Beirut and Tehran, the United States is scrambling forces to prepare for an escalation that threatens to engulf the Middle East. At the same time, the U.S. is launching a diplomatic offensive aimed at preventing a regional conflict and returning Israel and Hamas to the negotiating table regarding a hostage release and ceasefire deal. A U.S. Pentagon official told the Washington Post on Thursday that at least 12 American warships were concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean and the…

Sam Fried, a former soldier in the IDF Paratroopers Brigade, spoke to the ‘Post” about returning to America after dropping everything to defend Israel on October 7. When Sam Fried returned to America after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, he faced a new battle- defending Israel and his people against misinformation and hostility with truth and dialogue. Fried, originally from Queens, NY, joined the army in 2020 and finished serving in the paratroopers in the 890th battalion in 2022. Leaving the army behind, he came back and started his career in finance with a college degree. After the atrocities…

Thousands greet Omer Neutra’s parents with chants of ‘Bring them home’; they similarly embrace Jewish Harvard alum suing school for failing to protect him against discrimination Addressing the Republican National Convention (RNC) , the father of an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza said former US president Donald Trump had told him that “he stands with the American hostages.” “President Trump told us personally right after the attack when Omer was taken captive. We know he stands with the American hostages,” said Ronen Neutra, who addressed the RNC alongside his wife Orna. Trump has not offered extensive comment on the hostage…

The Biden administration has ordered the release of around half of the shipment of heavy bombs that it held up out of concern over civilian casualties during Israel’s Rafah operation, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. While the 500-pound bombs are now “in the process of being shipped” and expected to arrive in the coming weeks, the heavier 2,000-pound bombs that were part of the same shipment have not yet been released, according to an American official. The United States decided to hold the shipment of heavy bombs in May, announcing the decision just as an Israeli ship was en route to…

American officials warned the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah that it shouldn’t bet on the United States holding back Israel in the event of a potential regional war that could involve Iran, Politico reported Tuesday. The warning came just after the U.S. had warned Israel that in such a war, it may not be able to help it as much as it did during the Iranian attack back in April. In recent days, a growing chorus of international voices has urged de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, as the terror group sharply escalated its attacks in recent weeks. The unusual message is meant to deter Hezbollah and comes…

Israel and Hamas fundamentally agree on the terms set in the first stage, but they disagree on how to officially end the war, according to a report in Politico Official figures in the Biden administration are increasingly casting doubt on the possibility that Israel and Hamas will reach a comprehensive ceasefire agreement under the current framework, according to four American sources familiar with the negotiations who spoke to Politico. Israel and Hamas fundamentally agree on the conditions set in the first stage, but they disagree on how to formally end the war, according to two sources who spoke anonymously. Despite…

The letter comes amid growing pressure on Biden to continue to enact more policies critical of Israel. More than 90 retired US military generals and admirals have signed a new letter released this week in support of Israel and a strong US-Israel relationship amid heightened tensions between the Biden administration and the Jewish state. Organized by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), the letter focused on the adverse consequences of weakening the US-Israel alliance. “Given our experience as retired American military leaders,” the letter reads, “we are very concerned about the security impacts of increasingly strained US-Israel…

Senator Tom Cotton compares Biden’s freezing of arms sales to Israel with Trump’s impeachment over withheld Ukraine aid. A Republican senator has called on the House of Representatives to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden over the president’s decision to halt military sales to Israel in a bid to prevent the IDF from destroying Hamas battalions in Rafah. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton took to Twitter to urge the Republican-held House of Representatives to impeach Biden, comparing the president’s decision to withhold arms from Israel with then-President Donald Trump’s impeachment for allegedly withholding aid from Ukraine for political purposes. “The…