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Ali Yerlikaya, Minister of the Interior for the Turkish government, announced Tuesday the arrest of 33 individuals under Operation Mole, which is concerned with the suppression of espionage activity against Türkiye. The arrests took place across 57 different addresses and eight provinces. Those arrested have been accused of working for the Israeli government, including some [...]

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The Supreme Court of Israel struck down Monday a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform law, which sought to stop judges from nullifying government decisions that they deemed to be unreasonable. In July 2023, Netanyahu’s government passed a bill, after seven months of debate and widespread protests, abolishing the “reasonableness” clause, [...]

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South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, according to a press release from the ICJ. South Africa alleges that Israel’s actions during its military operations in Gaza violate the UN’s 1948 Genocide Convention. Particularly, South Africa claims that Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks [...]

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“For by wise counsel, thou shalt make thy war.” Proverbs 24:6 Though one might think otherwise, there is no Palestinian state at present, nor has there ever been such a state in the past. Still, once the current Gaza War comes to an end – and whatever the tangible correlates of any war termination agreements [...]

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages who were holding up a white flag in Gaza on Friday. The names of the hostages are Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz. The IDF announcement states that after the incident occurred, the bodies were transferred to Israeli territory for examination. [...]

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The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, prompting a furious backlash from the international community. The vote followed UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s invocation of Article 99 of the UN Charter, which forced a discussion on the humanitarian disaster currently unfolding in the region. Since early October 18,000 [...]

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Israeli prosecutors resumed the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli Minister of Justice Yaris Levin lifted the country’s state of emergency on December 1. The trial had been on hold since September 20, when the courts adjourned for Rosh Hashanah. The trial was then again postponed due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas [...]

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The Israel police reported Thursday that two gunmen shot and killed three civilians and injured 16 at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Chief Superintendent and Head of Communication Mirit Ben Mayor provided further information, stating that the gunmen approached the bus stop in a vehicle, got out and opened fire on people waiting for a [...]

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Qatar announced Monday that Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a humanitarian pause in hostilities for an additional two days as a part of their ongoing mediation. Later on Monday, Israel released 33 additional Palestinian civilians as a part of their agreement with Hamas. In exchange, Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages. Monday marked the fourth [...]

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