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Tag: ceasefire

‘Just lots of questions,’ experts say of reported terms of US deal with Iran

As details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Iran framework agreement begin to emerge, Jewish organisations and policy experts...

Is Donald Trump still the tough-minded leader he claims to be?

In the two months since U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after initiating a joint...

Iran threatens war ‘beyond the region’ if US attacks

President Donald Trump claims he came within an hour of restarting the US war with Iran, prompting Tehran to...

Iran would talk with US ‘only if it is serious’

Iran’s foreign minister says a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with...

Following ceasefire, mass Jewish wedding held in Kyiv, including a 92-year-old couple

In a powerful testament to faith, resilience and Jewish continuity, several couples were married according to Jewish law in...

More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall

Efforts to end the war between the United States and Iran appear to have stalled as the two sides...

Trump pauses Hormuz escort plan amid Iran talks

U.S. President Donald Trump said today that “Project Freedom", a U.S.-led initiative to escort commercial shipping through the Strait...

Netanyahu holds top-level consultations as Israel readies for collapse of Iran truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held top-level security talks on Monday to prepare for the collapse of the ceasefire...

Hezbollah rockets, drones target Israeli forces in Southern Lebanon

Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists launched several rockets and drones at Israeli soldiers on Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces....

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla

Israeli naval forces intercepted a large Gaza-bound activist flotilla Wednesday night in the eastern Mediterranean, stopping dozens of vessels...

Hezbollah drone attack sends thousands to shelters in northern Israel

Air-raid sirens blared across the Western Galilee on Monday morning, sending thousands of civilians scrambling for bomb shelters as...

Netanyahu cancels Lag B’Omer pilgrimage over Hezbollah threats

Israel will sharply scale back one of its largest annual religious gatherings this year, as security concerns along the...

IDF kills terrorists in Lebanon amid Hezbollah’s ongoing ceasefire violations

The Israel Defense Forces killed more than 15 Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon over the weekend as the Iranian...

Lebanon truce begins, Trump says Iran war over ‘soon’

President Donald Trump claims the US is close to a deal to end the war with Iran, as a...

Netanyahu on ceasefire: ‘We have an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public on Thursday night to explain his decision to accept the 10-day...

AIJAC criticises government position on Lebanon

The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council has criticised the federal government’s call for de-escalation in Lebanon, arguing the position...

Australia and Israel at odds over Lebanon ceasefire

Lebanon must be included in a temporary truce in the Middle East, Australia says, warning motorists will pay the...

Israel strikes Hezbollah following first rocket fire since 2024 ceasefire

The Israel Defense Forces began attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iran-backed terror group fired rockets at northern Israel...

Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah ‘will not surrender’

Hamas's armed wing says fighters holed up in southern Gaza will not surrender to Israel, raising fears the month-old...

US says Israeli strike on Gaza didn’t violate ceasefire

An Israeli strike on a member of an Islamic Jihad group in Gaza did not breach the ceasefire, US...