US President Donald Trump has rallied behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Republican Congressman Thomas Massie filed articles of impeachment against him. Trump attacked Massie as a “total loser” and said Hegseth deserved to be “praised, not impeached.”
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Not popular, but necessary. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defends confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, saying the regime must not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. #Iran #US #PeteHegseth
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The US military has evacuated aircraft from a second airbase in the UK after a threat from Iran, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter.
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One year ago today, Israel brought home the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin after 4,118 days in Hamas captivity. Goldin, 23, was killed in a Hamas ambush near Rafah on August 1, 2014, just hours after a ceasefire took effect. His family fought for more than 11 years to bring him home. May his memory be a blessing. #HadarGoldin #Israel
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Trump says Israel will be expected to reimburse the United States for “any and all costs” associated with the war against Iran, raising questions about the financial terms of Washington’s military support for Israel.
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A new poll finds that 44% of Americans are less likely to support candidates who back the US-Israel war on Iran, compared with 13% who are more likely to do so. The conflict, which has killed thousands in Iran and contributed to rising prices, is emerging as an issue ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Israel's 26th Knesset will convene for its inaugural session and swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, with Herzog, Ohana, and Netanyahu in attendance.
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“Iran is in the weakest position that it's been in a very, very long time.” — Pete Hegseth. #Iran #US #PeteHegseth
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Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is reportedly seeking a comeback after Trump fired her just five days into the job.
Sources told the New York Post she is trying to regain Trump’s favor through television appearances and outreach to his new chief of staff, Stephen Miller.
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Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian-American writer who has worked with anti-Zionists, is the first Democrat to challenge Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman in the 2028 primary.
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Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Lieberman agree to negotiate with ultra-Orthodox parties to build a 61-seat majority despite disagreements over military draft exemptions, delaying alternative talks with Arab factions.
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United States House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries supports impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as the Democratic Party prepares to use its incoming congressional majorities to probe President Donald Trump’s administration.
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A mystery jet operated by the Russian Defense Ministry landed at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday evening.
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Newly released Israeli military records show that in 1956, former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion warned that taking control of Gaza could bring prolonged Palestinian resistance, increase Israel’s international isolation and pose a threat to its survival.
Calling Gaza an “embarrassing objective,” he said: “If I believed in miracles, I would wish it would be swallowed by the sea.”
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Trump defends military action against Iran, claiming a nuclear-armed Tehran would threaten the world. #Trump #Iran #NuclearThreat
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
God's hand is on the Jewish people and on the state of Israel.
It has been and it will continue to be
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:
A person can be Jewish. They need no relationship to a Christian at all to be Jewish.
I cannot be a Christian without the entirety of my faith, which is built completely on the foundation of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the entirety of the revelation of God through the life and the law and the light that was given to the Jewish people.
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration’s pledge to cut $4bn in military aid to Israel later this year will do little to change a relationship he described as “deep and unbreakable”.
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Trump on Israel:
Eisenkot and Netanyahu are very similar in terms of their policy and their views.
Eisenkot says he loves Trump.
Both Netanyahu and Eisenkot are strong on what I do.
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