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July 2021 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2021
- US raises concern with top Israeli officials over Israeli spyware Pegasus: Report Press TV 31 Jul 2021 -- The United States has raised concern with senior Israeli officials regarding the accusations that spy software known as Pegasus sold by the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group has been used by governments around the world to carry out surveillance on journalists, activists, and political leaders, potentially those government officials with close ties to Washington.
- Israel - CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters with Support DSCA 30 Jul 2021 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters with Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Attack Kills 2 on Israeli-managed Oil Tanker in Indian Ocean VOA 30 Jul 2021 -- An attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman killed two crew members Thursday night, according to the ship's management company, Zodiac Maritime.
- Israel Blames Iran For Attack On Tanker That Killed Two Crew RFE/RL 30 Jul 2021 -- Israel on July 30 blamed Iran for an attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker off Oman that killed two crew members.
- US, Israel conclude Juniper Falcon 21-2 US Air Force 29 Jul 2021 -- In support of long-standing, bilateral agreements, military members from the U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Forces held exercise Juniper Falcon 21-2 at various locations in Israel, July 23-28.
- Hamas: Israel must be held accountable at ICC for its crimes against Palestinians Press TV 29 Jul 2021 -- The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas has stressed the need to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against Palestinians and to prosecute the occupying regime's leaders at the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the fatal shooting of a teenager in the occupied West Bank.
- Israel Reaches Agreement on Almost $18 Bln Defence Budget for 2022 Sputnik 28 Jul 2021 -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz agreed on a 58 billion Israeli shekel ($17.8 billion) defenсe establishment budget for 2022, the prime minister's office said on 28 July.
- Iranian Intelligence Ministry strikes Mossad terrorist agents IRNA 27 Jul 2021 -- Forces of Iranian Intelligence Ministry have dealt a heavy blow to Mossad terrorist network, according to a senior intelligence official with the knowledge of the issue.
- Iran thwarts Mossad's terrorist sabotages ISNA 27 Jul 2021 -- Director-General of Counterintelligence of Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that the plan of Mossad's terrorists to carry out acts of sabotage and to create chaos in Iran was thwarted.
- Iran arrests Mossad agents plotting urban riots, terror; huge cache of weapons seized Press TV 27 Jul 2021 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested a network of agents with the Israeli Mossad spy agency at the Western borders, confiscating a large cache of weapons and ammunition that they were planning to use to provoke riots and terror inside the country.
- Hungarians Protest Against Alleged Government Surveillance With Pegasus Spyware RFE/RL 27 Jul 2021 -- About 1,000 Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on July 26 to protest over allegations that the government used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to illegally spy on public figures in Hungary.
- Lebanon records more Israeli intrusions, following up on matter Press TV 23 Jul 2021 -- Lebanon's army says Israeli aircraft have violated the country's airspace several times over the past hours.
- Syria's air defense systems downed all missiles Israeli jets fired at Homs, says Russia Press TV 23 Jul 2021 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says Syria's air defense systems intercepted and shot down all four guided missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during a recent aggression on the Arab country's central province of Homs.
- Pakistan urges UN to probe India's use of Israel's Pegasus to spy on Imran Khan Press TV 23 Jul 2021 -- Pakistan has urged the United Nations (UN) to investigate whether India has spied on Prime Minister Imran Khan using the Israeli Pegasus spyware.
- Macron changes phone in wake of Israeli spyware reports Press TV 23 Jul 2021 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his phone and phone number in light of allegations that Israel's Pegasus spyware might have targeted him, a presidency official has said.
- Syria says to spare no effort to defend its sovereignty after new Israeli raid Press TV 22 Jul 2021 -- Reacting to Israel's new airstrikes, Syria says it will spare no effort to defend its sovereignty in the face of Israeli acts of aggression.
- Israeli spyware Pegasus used to capture Dubai ruler's missing daughter Princess Latifa: Report Press TV 22 Jul 2021 -- An investigation has revealed that Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum – also known as Princess Latifa – who was running away from her father, the ruler of Dubai, when her escape was thwarted after a dramatic raid of her yacht in 2018, was captured using the Israeli phone hacking spyware Pegasus.
- French President Emmanuel Macron Changes His Phone and Number Amid Pegasus Spyware Scandal Sputnik 22 Jul 2021 -- The president's phone was on a list of 50,000 possible targets of the spyware program that was developed for state espionage on terrorists and criminals. According to a large-scale media investigation, some governments purportedly used the Israeli-made spy tool to wiretap human rights activists, journalists, and even foreign politicians.
- Merkel Urges to Restrict Spyware Sales to Countries With 'No Oversight' After Pegasus Scandal Sputnik 22 Jul 2021 -- A major report, published by various media platforms and rights groups on Sunday, said that a spyware programme, made by an Israeli cyber company had been used to hack the phones of political leaders, journalists, and activists across the globe.
- Phones of Two Dubai Princesses Reportedly Hacked by Pegasus Spyware Sputnik 22 Jul 2021 -- Last Sunday, several prominent media outlets and rights groups released a report that revealed how an Israeli cyber company's spyware programme had been used to hack the phone numbers of journalists, rights activists, and even political leaders across the world.
- Syria shot down seven of eight Israeli missiles targeting Aleppo: Russia Press TV 21 Jul 2021 -- The Russian Defense Ministry says Syria's air defenses shot down seven out of eight missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during a recent aggression on the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo.
- Videos: Syrian Air Defenses Repel 'Aggression' in Sky Over Homs Governorate, State Media Report Sputnik 21 Jul 2021 -- According to Syrian state television and local reports, Syrian anti-air defenses were engaging hostile targets over the central city of Homs early on Thursday morning, which were identified as Israeli.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Among World Leaders Possibly Targeted By Israeli Spyware RFE/RL Gandhara 21 Jul 2021 -- The fallout from an investigation into the use of an Israeli firm's Pegasus spyware deepened on July 20 as it emerged that more than a dozen current or former world leaders appear to be among thousands of potential targets.
- Israel spyware used to target France's Macron, Iraq's Salih, Morocco's King Mohammed Press TV 21 Jul 2021 -- An Israeli spyware used to snoop on human rights activists and journalists worldwide has also targeted the phones of top French, Iraqi, and Moroccan leaders and 15,000 Mexicans, reports say.
- South Africa 'Not Happy' About Pegasus Surveillance Scandal, Presidency Says Sputnik 21 Jul 2021 -- The South African government said on Wednesday it was "not happy" over reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa's phone was targeted by Pegasus spyware, calling it an infringement of both personal privacy and the country's sovereignty.
- South African Presidency Declines to Comment on Reports of Being Targeted by Pegasus Sputnik 21 Jul 2021 -- The South African president's office is not commenting on reports that Cyril Ramaphosa's mobile phone was targeted by the Pegasus spyware, the official statement obtained by Sputnik said.
- Morocco Demands Evidence of Involvement in State Surveillance Using Pegasus Spyware Sputnik 21 Jul 2021 -- Morocco has denied accusations of involvement in spying on foreign officials using controversial Pegasus spyware and demands that the authors of the investigation provide evidence of their claims, Moroccan government said in a statement.
- President Macron Orders Probes Into Pegasus Spyware Case, Prime Minister Castex Says Sputnik 21 Jul 2021 -- French newspaper Le Monde reported that President Emmanuel Macron's phone has been identified as a possible target of Pegasus spyware, which recently made headlines after a journalistic investigation found that it had been used to spy on thousands of politicians, businesspeople, and journalists worldwide.
- Bachelet: Misuse of Spyware Imperils Human Rights VOA 20 Jul 2021 -- The U.N. high commissioner for human rights has issued a warning about the misuse of surveillance technology in the wake of reports spyware was used to hack smartphones of human rights activists, business executives and journalists. Michelle Bachelet says the illegitimate use of the tools could undermine people's human rights and subvert democratic societies.
- Saudi crown prince used Israeli spyware Pegasus to spy on Lebanese, Hezbollah officials: Report Press TV 20 Jul 2021 -- An Israeli software company is revealed to have helped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) take over the smart phones of high-ranking Lebanese authorities, senior figures of Hezbollah resistance movement as well as journalists, and spy on their communications.
- France Opens Probe Into Spyware As Global Scandal Over Israeli Program Grows RFE/RL 20 Jul 2021 -- French prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations that journalists of a local investigative news website had been spied on using an Israeli program at the center of an international scandal.
- Pegasus' Maker Reportedly Got Extensive Support From Israeli Government in Selling Spyware Abroad Sputnik 20 Jul 2021 -- The Israeli security software maker is at the center of an international scandal after media investigations revealed that at least 50,000 phones, including those of 600+ senior politicians and officials and hundreds of journalists, had been targeted by its military-grade spyware.
- Morocco Reportedly Tried to Use Pegasus Spyware to Tap Macron's Phone Sputnik 20 Jul 2021 -- On Sunday, media discovered that the phones of at least 50,000 people around the world had been targeted using the powerful Israeli-made military-grade spyware. Paris called the revelations "shocking," with the Paris prosecutor's office opening a formal investigation after receiving complaints from French journalists who said they'd been targeted.
- Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' after Israel launches airstrike on Aleppo Press TV 20 Jul 2021 -- Syria has warned the Israeli regime of "serious repercussions" of unrelenting military attacks against the war-torn country, saying such acts of aggression will not dissuade Syrian forces from battling Israeli-backed militant groups.
- Israel shells southern Lebanon after airstrikes target Aleppo in Syria Press TV 20 Jul 2021 -- The Israeli military has fired artillery shells into southern Lebanon, shortly after the regime's aircraft launched a number of missiles at targets near the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo.
- Syria defenses fend off Israeli missiles: SANA Press TV 19 Jul 2021 -- Syria's air defense units reportedly intercept several missiles fired during Israeli airstrikes against the Arab country's northwestern province of Aleppo.
- Video: Syrian Air Defenses Repelling 'Israeli Aggression' in Sky Over Aleppo, State Media Report Sputnik 19 Jul 2021 -- The Syrian government has repeatedly appealed to the UN Security Council with a demand to put pressure on Israel in order to end the systematic violation of Syria's sovereignty, since such aggressive actions threaten the stability of the entire region.
- Outrage Builds Over Report Of Alleged Use Of Spyware On Press, Activists RFE/RL 19 Jul 2021 -- Politicians and media rights groups across the world have voiced outrage after a new report alleged several governments, including EU-member Hungary, used an Israeli program to hack the smartphones of journalists, officials, and rights activists worldwide.
- Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware UN News 19 Jul 2021 -- The UN human rights chief on Monday said the apparent widespread use of Pegasus spy software to illegally undermine the rights of those under surveillance, including journalists and politicians, was "extremely alarming" and confirmed "some of the worst fears" surrounding the potential misuse of such technology.
- Report: Journalists at top media outlets picked by UAE as targets of Israeli malware Press TV 19 Jul 2021 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to have selected the editor of the UK's Financial Times newspaper as well as journalists at The Economist and The Wall Street Journal to be spied on using Israeli spyware, according to a sweeping investigation.
- Private Israeli Spyware Used Against Activists, Journalists Worldwide, Reports Suggest Sputnik 19 Jul 2021 -- The software Pegasus, developed by Israel's NSO Group and used by government agencies to track criminals and terrorists, was deployed by state services to hack private phones of activists, journalists, and opposition figures around the world, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and 16 other media outlets.
- Israel Comes Up With New Plan on Punishing Violators of COVID-19 Regulations Sputnik 18 Jul 2021 -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is boosting the enforcement of coronavirus regulations against violators, the prime minister's office announced.
- Smartphones of Rights Activists, Journalists Hacked With Private Israeli Spyware VOA 18 Jul 2021 -- Spyware developed by an Israeli firm and licensed to governments for tracking terrorists and criminals was also used to hack smartphones of human rights activists, business executives and journalists, according to a global investigation by 17 media partners.
- Azerbaijan Suspected Of Spying On Reporters, Activists By Using Software To Access Phones RFE/RL 18 Jul 2021 -- A new report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) alleges Azerbaijan has been spying on hundreds of local activists and journalists, including RFE/RL reporters, using sophisticated software that gave the government access to their phones.
- Israel pushed spy tech firms to work with Riyadh despite Khashoggi murder: NYT Press TV 18 Jul 2021 -- The Israeli regime has continued to allow and encourage cyber-surveillance companies to secretly work with Saudi Arabia despite international condemnation of the kingdom's heavy-handed crackdown on dissent and the 2018 brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an American daily newspaper says.
- NATO Secretary General meets with Foreign Minister of Israel NATO 12 Jul 2021 -- Today (12 July 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met at NATO Headquarters with H.E. Yair Lapid, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Alternate Prime Minister of Israel. They discussed a range of issues related to NATO-Israel relations.
- Israel Foils Attempt to Smuggle $826,808 Worth of Weapons From Lebanon, IDF Says Sputnik 10 Jul 2021 -- Israeli soldiers and police thwarted an attempt to smuggle $826,808 worth of weapons across the border with Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on 10 July.
- United States Welcomes Announcement of Israel and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Agreements on Water and West Bank Trade US Dept. of State 09 Jul 2021
- Israeli Intel Group Releases Satellite Footage Of Damage From Drone Attack on Iranian Nuclear Site Sputnik 04 Jul 2021 -- On 23 June Tehran said an attempt to sabotage a building of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) had been thwarted, with Iran's state-controlled media outlet, PressTV and other local outlets reporting the facility in the city of Karaj had been attacked by an unmanned aircraft, adding that there were no injuries or damage sustained.
- Israel's New Government Offers Opportunity for Reset with Turkey as Obstacles Remain VOA 01 Jul 2021 -- Turkey sees Israel's formation of a new government without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a chance for the two countries to reset relations that have long been strained. But recent fighting between Hamas and Israel threatens to complicate any effort to improve ties.
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