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איראן שיגור 3 לוויינים איראניים ל חלל מ רוסיה

Iran launches 3 satellites from Russia, says sanctions 'did not stop us'

Launches signal deepening ties since Ukraine invasion; Tehran said cooperation with Moscow spans many fields; Iran says satellites are for agriculture and environmental research; an Israeli expert said they have no military value

Lior Ben Ari, Alexandra Lukash | 12.28.25

As the Muslim world condemns Israeli recognition of Somaliland, one country remains conspicuously mum

Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran denounce Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and back Somalia’s sovereignty, while the United Arab Emirates, a signatory to the Abraham Accords, conspicuously refrained from issuing any condemnation

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.28.25

Benjamin Netanyahu, Masoud Pezeshkian, Donald Trump

Iran's president says country in 'full-fledged war with America, Israel and Europe'

Masoud Pezeshkian warns: 'if they attack us again, they will receive a harsher response'; Iran to be one of the key issues discussed at the Netanyahu-Trump summit in Florida on Monday

Lior Ben Ari | 12.28.25

‘Nearly 2,000 executed’: Rights group says Iran doubled executions amid war with Israel

Against the backdrop of the 12-day war with Israel and repeated regime claims of arresting Israeli spies, a US-based rights group says Iran has executed at least 1,922 people since January, more than double last year’s figure

Lior Ben Ari | 12.27.25

Israel recognizes Somaliland as Trump scoffs: 'Does anyone know what it is?'

Israel became the first UN member to recognize Somaliland, but the move drew a cool response in Washington; President Trump said the issue 'is under study' and dismissed a proposed naval base near Houthi areas as 'big deal,' as Turkey voiced anger and Somalia vowed a diplomatic response

Lior Ben Ari | 12.27.25

Mosque bombing in Syria kills 8 in attack targeting Alawite minority

Eight people were killed and 18 wounded when explosive devices detonated inside an Alawite mosque in the central Syrian city of Homs; an extremist group formed after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks

Lior Ben Ari | 12.27.25

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets deep inside Lebanon as disarmament deadline looms

IDF says it hit training camps, weapons depots and other Hezbollah infrastructure across Lebanon days before Lebanon’s army is set to move to the next phase of a plan to consolidate weapons under state control

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 12.26.25

Iranian Quds Force operative killed in Lebanon strike 140 kilometers from Israeli border

Hussein al-Johari, a member of the Iranian Quds Force’s covert Unit 840, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle deep inside Lebanon, about 140 kilometers from the Israeli border, the military said

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 12.25.25

In dead of night and covertly, Israel returns to Jordan body of Allenby Crossing attack terrorist

Terrorist killed Sergeant Oren Hershko and Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh in a combined attack in September; his body was taken through the same crossing he attacked; IDF source: Return ordered by political echelon', including manner of execution

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 12.25.25

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין נשיא סוריה אחמד א-שרע

Putin gives Assad refuge while courting Syria’s new leaders in Moscow

Russian president meets Syrian foreign, defense ministers in Moscow, backs Syria’s sovereignty as Assad lives in exile and ties with al-Sharaa deepen with Israel’s awareness

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.25.25

סכר אמיר חאן ב טהרן איראן משבר מים בצורת

Iran mocks Netanyahu over flooding in Israel but fails to solve its own water crisis

Tehran welcomed rare rain after decades of drought, but reservoirs remain low as President Pezeshkian warned all provinces face water shortages; Iranian media mocked Netanyahu over his comments on water management and videos of flooding in Israel

Lior Ben Ari, AFP | 12.24.25

37-second phone signal, Mount Hermon route: Lebanese reports detail ex-officer 'abduction'

Lebanese reports say Ahmad Shukr, a former senior security officer missing for about a week, may have been drugged and abducted by the Mossad in a covert operation tied to Hezbollah figures and the decades-old disappearance of Ron Arad

Lior Ben Ari | 12.24.25

‘No chance of normalization with Israel, we’re officially at war,’ Lebanon FM says

Lebanon’s top diplomat rules out normalization with Israel, rejects Hezbollah’s armed presence and Iranian support, and accuses the terror group of trying to blackmail the government while waiting for a shift in US policy

Lior Ben Ari | 12.23.25

אפליקציית היכרות לבנונית לבנון בשם תעארוף שמעוררת מחלוקת בגלל שמאפשרת לסנן לפי דת

Swipe right for sectarian strife: Hezbollah-linked media warn Lebanon dating app could fuel division

A new Lebanese dating app allowing users to filter by religious and political identity has sparked fierce criticism in Hezbollah-affiliated media, which warn of a 'new kind of civil war' and raise fears of Israeli intelligence exploitation

Lior Ben Ari | 12.23.25

Mossad ‘abducted’ ex-Lebanese officer tied to Ron Arad's disappearance, report says

Saudi media say Lebanese security services believe former officer Ahmad Shukr was lured and abducted in an intelligence operation linked to the 1986 disappearance of Israeli navigator Ron Arad; reports cite possible involvement of Swedish nationals

Lior Ben Ari | 12.23.25

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