The importance of the strategic defense relationship between Greece and Israel was highlighted during the meeting held today, Tuesday, July 5, by the Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos with the Minister of Defense of Israel Benjamin Gantz on the sidelines of the Economist conference in Lagonisi. At the meeting, satisfaction was also expressed for […]
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Lapid visits Paris to discuss Lebanon and Iran
In his first trip abroad since becoming Israel’s prime minister, centrist Yair Lapid flies to Paris today to ask French President Emmanuel Macron to “mediate” to save gas talks between Lebanon and the state of Israel . Lapid was appointed prime minister on Friday as part of a deal he made with Naftali Bennett that […]
The Turkish opposition bids for nationalism
By Kostas Raptis The recipe seems simple: focus on Turkey’s many and large internal problems, so that in the 2023 elections the Turkish opposition front will reap the fruits of the poll collapse, mainly due to a poll crisis, of Tayyip Erdogan and his government. But the political game is not only played within borders, […]
Israel: The central bank made the biggest interest rate increase since 2011
Israel’s central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points today, the most in more than a decade, while taking a tighter tone on its next moves as it steps up efforts to rein in runaway inflation. In particular, the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25% from 0.75%, confirming analysts’ forecasts in […]
US: Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ‘likely’ killed by Israeli gunfire
American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed on May 11 in the occupied West Bank, was “probably” the victim of gunfire from a position of Israeli forces, while American experts have “no reason” to believe that the shooting was intentional, the Palestinian Authority announced today. State Department. The US analysis, however, could not reach […]
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry: ‘Unacceptable’ any interference in the talks on defining maritime borders with Israel
A Lebanese minister today described as “unacceptable” any interference in US-sponsored negotiations to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, two days after Shiite Hezbollah launched drones into the Mediterranean. “Any action outside the framework of state responsibility and the diplomatic framework in which the negotiations are being conducted is unacceptable and exposes them […]
Israel and Poland restore diplomatic relations
Israel and Poland have agreed to mend relations strained by a law introduced last year by the Polish government that makes it harder for Jews to reclaim property confiscated by Nazis during World War II. and subsequently came under the control of the country’s communist regime. The two countries announced that their ambassadors would mutually […]
17-year-old Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers succumbs to his injuries
A Palestinian teenager who was wounded on Saturday by fire from Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank succumbed today, the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry announced. Kamel Alaunach, 17, succumbed to his wounds “to the abdomen and hand”. Israeli soldiers shot him in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the source. The […]
Israel: Three Hezbollah-launched drones headed for gas rigs intercepted (upd)
LAST UPDATE 23:50 Israel shot down three unarmed and unmanned drones that came from Lebanon and were approaching natural gas rigs in Israel’s maritime exclusive economic zone, a security source said. According to this source, the drones were launched by the Iranian-backed Shiite Hezbollah group and were headed for the Karish field. Defense Minister Benny […]
Syria: Two civilians were injured by a new Israeli airstrike near Tartus
Two civilians were injured by an Israeli airstrike launched this morning on the western coast of Syria, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced. “At approximately 06:30 this morning the Israeli enemy launched a strike with several missiles launched from the Mediterranean, west of Tripoli (Lebanon), against several poultry farms near the town of al-Hamidiya south […]
