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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering firing Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar, according to sources close to the prime minister. According to the sources, Netanyahu discussed this possibility following the flares that were fired near his home in Caesarea on Saturday, justifying the sacking of Bar as a security failure. Among his close associates, some are pressuring him to do so soon.  The Prime Minister’s Office stated in response, “The report is completely untrue. No discussion on the matter took place.” However, in recent hours, media figures associated with Netanyahu and considered close to…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed All the corpses had been recovered but still the rescuers sifted through the rubble. A paramedic carried a sack with him, filled with the charred remains of his colleagues. Every few feet he stopped and knelt down, assessing. In the twisted mess left behind by the Israeli airstrike, it was hard to distinguish between flesh, earth and the life-saving equipment that had melted in the heat of the blast.The night before, on Thursday, an Israeli jet had dropped a bomb on the salon of the Douris civil defence centre on the outskirts of the ancient Lebanese…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed An Israeli air strike on a five-storey residential block in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza has killed at least 34 people, the local civil defence agency says.The agency, quoted by AFP, said many of the dead were women and children, with dozens stilled feared to be under the rubble. Seven people were also injured.The Israeli military said it had been striking militant targets in the northern Gaza, including Beit Lahia, in an attempt to stop Hamas from regrouping.Elsewhere, in central Gaza three separate attacks on refugee camps killed 15 people, while five more were killed in…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Arabic Spokesperson Colonel Avichay Adraee was “delighted to express [his] heartfelt gratitude and appreciation” to Lebanese journalist Joumana Gebara for her appreciation letter in a post on X/Twitter on Sunday night.On Saturday evening, Gebara posted on X a letter in English in which she praised Col. Adraee, emphasizing he “became THE source and reference… he receives lots of praise for destroying Hezbollah.” She noted that “the insults and arrogance of Arabs, Lebanese, and Hezbollah were unmatched. They tried to destroy him verbally [for] at least 10 years,” however now, “The [imposed task] of insults has…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Gaza’s civil defence agency said 30 people were killed on Sunday, including children, and dozens were missing after an Israeli air strike hit a building in the Palestinian territory’s north. Israel’s army told AFP that it had conducted overnight strikes and hit “terrorist targets” in the area. After the strike early Sunday, 30 bodies were pulled from the rubble of the five-storey residential building in Beit Lahia, “including children and women”, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP, updating a previous figure of 26. Seven people were injured, Bassal added. Earlier on Sunday he said at…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Pope Francis has suggested the global community should study whether Israel’s military campaign in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism yet of Israel’s conduct in its year-long war.In excerpts published on Sunday from a new forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide.””We should investigate carefully to assess whether this fits into the technical definition (of genocide) formulated by international jurists and organizations,” the pope said in the excerpts, published by Italian daily La…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Greater flexibility in Israel’s stance on a potential withdrawal of troops from Gaza and an end to the war is needed to secure a deal for the release of hostages, senior security officials said on Sunday.The renewed push comes after stalled negotiations prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene his Cabinet for consultations.2 View gallery Benjamin Netanyahu; protesters call for hostage deal (Photo: Alex Kolomoisky, Dana Kopel)The meeting, set to include Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, highlights internal…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Families of American victims of the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7 and those killed fighting in Gaza sued Iran on Sunday, accusing it of supporting the single deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, details Iran’s funding of Hamas and its embrace of other terrorist organizations seeking to destroy Israel. The lawsuit relies, at least partly, on Hamas documents that were seized in Gaza and published in the news media, including The New York Times.But lawyers for the plaintiffs in the case also appear to have obtained…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The IDF intercepted a drone heading toward Israeli territories from the east, the military reported on Monday overnight.The announcement came following alerts heard in Eilat. The IDF noted that the drone was intercepted before crossing into Israeli airspace. אזעקות הופעלו באילת בשל חשש לחדירת כלי טיס עוין@Itsik_zuarets (צילום: יוליה מלצר) pic.twitter.com/lhgiKH0Y5x— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) November 17, 2024In a later report, the IDF added that several interceptors were launched toward the drone during the interception attempt. One of the interceptors fell in the area of Eilat, the IDF noted, stressing that no wounded were reported. The…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect will be indicted for allegedly leaking top-secret documents to convince Israel that the hostage protests were strengthening Hamas, according to newly revealed information cleared for publication Sunday.The spokesperson, Eliezer Feldstein, allegedly first leaked the information to Israeli media outlets, who were barred from publishing it by the IDF censor due to potentially severe security damage that could occur as a result.Israel’s State Attorney’s Office announced on Sunday that it will file charges against Feldstein and one other suspect. The state attorney’s office also requested a…