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How conflict sharpened Israel’s role in cyber security
Amid global tensions over US tariff policy and fears of hybrid warfare including state-sponsored cyber attacks, banks and their regulators have started to think more in 2025 about technology sovereignty – the concept of moving critical technology...
Israel kills 20 in Gaza strikes as Hamas delays captive return
At least 20 Palestinians were killed and 50 others wounded as Israeli forces carried out heavy strikes across Gaza on Tuesday — the deadliest escalation since a ceasefire, brokered by US President Donald Trump, came into effect earlier this month....
Trump says Israel 'should hit back' as soldier killed – but truce not at risk
LATEST UPDATESVIDEOGRAPHICS Data explained: Palestinian detainees released under peace plan The biog Most memorable achievement: Leading my first city-wide charity campaign in Toronto holds a special place in my heart. It was for Amnesty...
Pope condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel's war in Gaza
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza. But he strongly confirmed the Catholic Church’s condemnation of antisemitism and commitment to fighting it as...
Israel positioning itself to be global leader in hydrogen tech
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 29 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure published the annual report of the Multi-Sector Hydrogen Forum, summarising a year of intensive activity to promote the integration of hydrogen into Israel's...
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Gaza After Ceasefire Breach
Israeli warplanes pounded targets across Gaza late Tuesday after Israel accused Hamas of violating a ceasefire agreement, in the most serious flare-up since a U.S.-brokered truce took effect earlier this month. Local health authorities said at...
IDF reservist killed in Tuesday attack in Rafah; Israel says ceasefire restored
An Israeli reservist soldier was killed in an attack carried out by Palestinian terror operatives against troops stationed in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the military announced Wednesday morning. The attack took place...
Israel Deploys AI to Shape Global Narratives amid Declining Support
The Israeli regime has signed a $6 million contract with a newly formed company, Clock Tower X LLC, to produce media content aimed at Generation Z. The project targets platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, seeking at least 50 million...
Middle East Peace and European Security Top the Agenda at International Pro-Israel Summit
For the third time, the Center for Fundamental Rights organized the International Pro-Israel Summit in Budapest. This year’s event focused on promoting peace in the Middle East and tackling the growing terrorism and antisemitism in Europe that are...
Israel Launches Strikes In Gaza After Ceasefire Breach Claim
Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after accusing Hamas of breaching a ceasefire, testing the fragile truce brokered earlier this month by US President Donald Trump. Local health authorities said the strikes killed at least...
Israel strikes on Gaza kill 30, US says ceasefire 'will hold'
Strikes by Israel have killed at least 30 Palestinians on Tuesday and overnight on Wednesday [Getty/file photo] Gaza's civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes on Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after the Israeli military...
Trump backs ceasefire as Israel pounds Gaza
Israel kept up airstrikes in Gaza today killing dozens of people, after it said an attack by Palestinian militants had killed one soldier, in the latest challenge to an already fragile ceasefire. US President Donald Trump said that the US-backed...
Israel-Gaza latest: Death toll rises to 104 after Trump backs Netanyahu’s ‘powerful’ strikes
King of Jordan says Arab nations won't enforce ceasefire in Gaza Arab states will object if they are asked to “enforce” a ceasefire under Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, King Abdullah of Jordan has said. US secretary of state Marco Rubio has...
Hamas’s Real Goal on October 7th: The Diplomatic Isolation of Israel
After two long years of war, the world waits with bated breath to see if the recently negotiated peace between Israel and Hamas will hold. Even so, any agreement that depends on Hamas negotiating in good faith must be tempered with a healthy dose...
Netanyahu orders strikes on Gaza, as Israel says Hamas violated ceasefire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaks to reporters while visiting the Capitol in Washington on July 8, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By LIAM STACK, ARIC TOLER and ARIJETA LAJKA Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered...
Türkiye condemns Israel's Gaza attacks as clear ceasefire violation
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has formally condemned Israel's military operations in Gaza as a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement established earlier this month. In an official statement released Tuesday, Ankara expressed profound concern...
Hamas denies Rafah attack role, accuses Israel of ceasefire breach
Hamas has rejected allegations of involvement in a shooting attack on Israeli forces in Rafah, instead accusing Israel of violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement through military strikes across the territory. The Palestinian group maintains it...
Hamas is testing Israel’s patience
In the wake of yet another rupture in the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the region finds itself suspended in an unstable equilibrium – tense, volatile, but for now, deliberately held back from tipping into open war. On Tuesday, Hamas...
Joseph Cohen: On antisemitism, politics, and Israel
Qatari PM: Hamas attack on IDF is ceasefire agreement violation | LIVE BLOG
Hamas denies any violation of the ceasefire and affirms its willingness to move forward Senior Hamas official Tahir al-Nounou told Al-Araby that the terrorist movement has not violated the ceasefire in Gaza. He specified that Hamas would not...