The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) released a 29-minute-long video on Sunday showing the executions of two different groups of Ethiopian Christians in Libya, where the organization continues to entrench itself. One group, wearing orange jumpsuits, was marched and then beheaded on a beach, believed to be along the Mediterranean coast....
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Israel has successfully tested an advanced tunnel detection system near the Gaza border, and plans to expand the deployment of the systems, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. The new system was already successfully trialed in recent months along parts of the border, and is now expected to be expanded further,...
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Unfreezing billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets, a likely consequence of the nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic, will have the effect of exacerbating Iran’s “systematic, 35-year campaign of regional meddling, destabilization, and extension of … influence” that threatens the Middle East, David Rothkopf, editor of Foreign Policy, argued Thursday. How...
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The next 9/11-style terror attack will be perpetrated by hackers infiltrating an air traffic control system or other critical infrastructure, according to Col. (res.) Dr. Gabi Siboni, director of the Cyber Security Program at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). The Times of Israel reported on Siboni’s assessment Wednesday. “Computer hackers...
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Hamas has accelerated the rebuilding of its terror tunnels, which were destroyed last summer during Operation Protective Edge, even as it neglects rebuilding homes that were damaged during its war against Israel, The Times of Israel reported today. Hamas has begun using heavy machinery and engineering tools to accelerate the excavation of...
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approved (Arabic link) a new law that could impose a maximum penalty of life in jail for anyone convicted of digging smuggling tunnels under the Egyptian border with Gaza. The sentence also targets anybody who uses the tunnels, has contact with foreign parties connected to the...
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