Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas: The Man Behind the Mask

By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, prompting the widespread use of face masks, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas had twisted together his own version of a mask—one that hid his lifelong motives and remade him into a credible world leader. Abbas controls the PA’s Fatah…

Hezbollah warns it will hit Israel again if IDF strikes, releases attack video

By Aaron Boxerman, Times of Israel— Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem told reporters on Friday that although Hezbollah did not believe it was heading towards an escalation with Israel, they were “prepared to respond” should Israel strike Lebanese territory again. “Israel must understand that it must stay deterred. Otherwise, we are prepared to respond,” said…

Update: ‘Incident’ in Gulf of Oman Upgraded to ‘Hijack’, Four More Vessels Involved

By Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press— Late Tuesday “Lloyd’s List” confirmed that “reports of hijacked tanker in the Gulf of Oman, first raised by UK Maritime Trade Operations Tuesday, is the Panama-flagged asphalt tanker Asphalt Princess.” A security source quoted by Sky News said that a group of eight or nine armed individuals were believed…