Weather disasters around world cost $20 billion more than last year: NGO
The ten most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170 billion in damage, $20 billion more than in 2020, a British aid group said Monday.
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In ‘warning’ to Israel, Iran says it fired 16 ballistic missiles able to hit country
Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles Friday at the close of five days of military drills that generals said were a warning to Israel and included a mock strike on Israel’s nuclear facility.
South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Bishop Tutu Dies At 90
Desmond Tutu, the Anglican church leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize “for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa,” has died. He was 90 years old.
Israel said to delay rollout of 4th COVID shots amid signs Omicron less severe
The Health Ministry has reportedly decided that Israel will not begin offering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Sunday as planned for Israelis over 60 and others at risk.
UK data suggest hospitalization 50-70% less likely with Omicron than Delta
Preliminary data suggest that people with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are between 50 and 70 percent less likely to need hospitalization than those with the Delta strain, Britain’s public health agency said Thursday.
Iran, world powers to launch fresh round of talks to salvage nuclear pact
Negotiators from Iran and five world powers that are trying to revive a tattered 2015 nuclear deal will resume talks in Vienna next week, the European Union said Thursday, confirming that a new round will be officially launched on Monday.
Israeli drug prevents 100% of COVID patients from deteriorating in trial
All 18 COVID-19 patients hospitalized with moderate or severe symptoms who received the drug Amor-18 developed by Israeli biotech company Amorphical recovered and were discharged in a few days, the company announced on Wednesday. Of the 19 individuals who were given a placebo, six had to be transferred to intensive care, and two died.
Israeli study urges ‘rethink’ of COVID’s nature, indicates antioxidants may help
It’s time to “rethink” the notion that COVID is above all a respiratory illness, as new research suggests it’s actually an “immune-and-respiratory” condition, Israeli scientists say.
Israel’s incoming Air Force chief: In next war Hezbollah will suffer ‘unimaginable blow’
Israel’s incoming Air Force commander said Wednesday that in the next war in Lebanon the Hezbollah terror group will suffer the kind of blow “it can’t even imagine”.
US negotiator warns of ‘escalating crisis’ if no Iran deal in next few weeks
There are only “some weeks” left to revive the nuclear deal with Iran if it continues its nuclear activities at the current pace, US negotiator Rob Malley said Tuesday.
Israel To Have 4th COVID Jab As Europe Struggles
Israel says it plans to become the first nation to introduce a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the new Omicron variant already overwhelms hospitals in several countries.
Israel Prepares Military Strike to Confront Iran, With or Without the US
The war of words between Israel and Iran is intensifying. The rhetoric comes at a time when the nuclear talks in Vienna to stop Iran’s nuclear program seem stalled.
Health Ministry panel recommends fourth COVID shot for at-risk groups
A panel of health experts recommended that some people get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot on Tuesday, as Israel braced for a wave of infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Israel said to arrest over 100 Hamas members in Hebron area in major sweep
Israeli troops operating in the Hebron region in the southern West Bank have arrested more than 100 Hamas members in recent days who were planning to carry out terror attacks, Channel 13 reported on Monday.
Israeli companies exported cruise missiles to China without permit
Three Israeli companies and 10 suspects were indicted on Monday after they were found to have exported cruise missiles to China without a permit.
IDF and Shin Bet Use New Technologies to Catch Terrorists as Quickly as Possible
The Shin Bet and the IDF caught the terrorists who killed yeshiva student Yehuda Dimentman in a shooting attack this week with remarkable speed, due in part to new technology that Israel’s security forces have deployed to fight terrorism in the West Bank.
‘Threat Posed By Iran’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel For Talks
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S. concerns that the time Tehran would need to develop a nuclear weapon has become “unacceptably short.”
European powers warn Iran nuclear talks ‘reaching end of road’
European diplomats in talks to save the Iran nuclear deal said Friday that “some technical progress” had been made but warned they were “rapidly reaching the end of the road.”
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad agree to facilitate attacks on Israel
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) stuck an agreement on Sunday to step up terrorist attacks against Israel, especially in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
UN General Assembly Condemned Israel 14 Times in 2021, Only 5 Times for the Rest of World Combined
The UN General Assembly condemned Israel on Friday in two separate resolutions, concluding the world body’s 2021 legislation with a total of 14 resolutions that single out the Jewish state, and five for the rest of the world combined.