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Fast Forward Israel Rescues Hundreds Of Syrian ‘White Helmet’ Humanitarian Volunteers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel rescued some 800 members of a Syrian humanitarian organization and their families from southern Syria. The members of the Syrian Civil Defense, more commonly known as the White Helmets, were evacuated overnight Saturday and transferred through Israeli to Jordan, according to Reuters. “Following an Israeli Government directive and at the request…
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Fast Forward Israeli Jets Strike Iranian Chemical Weapons Research Site In Syria: Report
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An airstrike on an Iranian chemical weapons research site in Syria is being blamed on Israel. The airstrike on Sunday evening was first reported by the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The airstrike took place near Masyaf in northwest Syria. The Observatory said that “sources confirmed that the explosions were caused…
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Fast Forward Israel Censored A News Story Every 4 Hours Last Year
Israel is censoring a growing number of news stories, and forced editorial changes in one story every four hours last year, according to a freedom of information request filed by +972 Magazine and the Movement for Freedom of Information. Israel’s Military Censor refused to publish 271 articles in 2017 — more than five a week…
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Fast Forward New Bill May Require Target Number Of Haredi Orthodox To Enlist
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bill that requires the military enlistment of a target number of haredi Orthodox yeshiva students passed its initial reading in the Knesset, despite threats by haredi lawmakers to bring down the government if it becomes law. Some 63 lawmakers voted in favor of the legislation and 39 against after a more…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Graduates First Female Tank Commanders
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli army has its first female tank commanders. Four women completed the tank commanders course on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces announced. “We can say after a year and four months that an armored combat team can carry out operational duties in the Border Defense Array under the command of a female…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Out At Gaza Fire Kites
In response to the fire kites, fire condoms and fire balloons that have been sent from Gaza to burn Israeli property in the past week, the Israeli military have carried out five strikes in 24 hours on Palestinians in Gaza. According to Haaretz, the IDF said the strikes were on Hamas targets in Gaza and…
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Fast Forward IDF Fires Patriot Missile At Syrian Drone
(JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces fired a Patriot missile at an unmanned drone that approached Israeli airspace from Syria. The IDF was unable to verify whether the drone was hit. It retreated from the border, the IDF said. A commander in the regional alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad said the unmanned aerial vehicle…
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Fast Forward Israel Destroyed Hamas Terror Tunnel That Stretched Out To Sea
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel that reached several yards into the sea, which would have allowed the group’s naval commandos to launch an attack on Israel from its coast. The tunnel was destroyed by the Air Force on June 3, when Israel carried out several airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation…
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