Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2021 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- All parties to Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be open to further dialogue UK FCDO 29 Sep 2021 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council Briefing on the Middle East.
- Top UN envoy 'encouraged' by recent engagement of Israeli and Palestinian officials UN News 29 Sep 2021 -- The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was "encouraged" by the recent engagement of senior Israeli and Palestinian officials.
- Czech Republic Will Purchase Israeli-Made Air Defenses to Replace Soviet Gear Sputnik 27 Sep 2021 -- The Czech Republic will buy Israeli-made SPYDER surface-to-air missile systems for 13.7 billion korunas ($630 million) to replace Soviet-era systems in its possession, Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar said on Monday.
- Iran nuclear programme at 'critical point', Israeli Prime Minister warns UN News 27 Sep 2021 -- With Iran's nuclear programme at a "watershed moment", the country must be stopped from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday in his inaugural speech to the UN General Assembly.
- Israeli PM Says Iran Crossed All Nuclear 'Red Lines' RFE/RL 27 Sep 2021 -- In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Iran had crossed "all red lines" in its nuclear program, and vowed that Israel "will not allow" Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
- Israeli PM Bennett Accuses Iran of Seeking to Dominate Mideast 'Under Nuclear Umbrella' Sputnik 27 Sep 2021 -- Tel Aviv has spent over a decade accusing Tehran of secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, and has threatened to take unilateral military action against the Islamic Republic to prevent it building a nuke. Iran denies that it has any plans to pursue nukes, and has urged the international community to pressure Israel to dismantle its own WMDs.
- Iraq Calls Irbil Meeting to Normalize Ties with Israel 'Illegal' VOA 25 Sep 2021 -- Top Iraqi government officials are rejecting calls by a group of 300 prominent tribal leaders and other dignitaries to normalize ties with Israel.
- Israel's Pegasus spyware found on five French cabinet ministers' mobile phones Press TV 25 Sep 2021 -- Traces of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware were found on the mobile phones of at least five current French cabinet ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron, a report shows.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin "Benny" Gantz DoD 23 Sep 2021
- Israeli and U.S. Warships Conduct Milestone Maritime Patrol CENTCOM 23 Sep 2021 -- Ships from the Israeli Navy and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) conducted a combined maritime security patrol in the Red Sea, Aug. 30-31.
- US House Passes Legislation Funding Israeli Iron Dome Defense System Sputnik 23 Sep 2021 -- The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that appropriates around $1 billion in funding for the replenishment of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system.
- Dems funding for Israel's Iron Dome from upcoming budget Press TV 21 Sep 2021 -- US Democratic lawmakers are moving to remove the funding for the Israeli regime's so-called Iron Dome in the upcoming budget to avert a shutdown.
- US Democrats Strike Down $1Bln in Israel Defense Aid to Keep US Govt Running, Reports Say Sputnik 21 Sep 2021 -- Democrat lawmakers in US Congress will drop $1 billion of US aid for an Israeli air defense system in order to keep the US federal government funded over the next 2 months, political news site The Hill reported on Tuesday.
- Iran's defense minister vows 'crushing response' after Israeli threats Press TV 20 Sep 2021 -- Iran's Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani has reacted strongly to recent statements by Israeli leaders, and vowed a crushing response to any imprudent move.
- Mossad assassinated Iran's top nuclear scientist with 'killer robot': NYT Press TV 19 Sep 2021 -- Israel's spying agency, Mossad, used a remote-controlled "killer robot" to assassinate Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last year, a report says.
- Iran's Khamenei Tells Olympic Medalists That Athletes Must Boycott Sports With Israelis RFE/RL 19 Sep 2021 -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian athletes that they must continue to refrain from playing competitive sports against Israelis, even if they are disciplined by international bodies for it.
- At the One Year Anniversary of the Abraham Accords: Normalization Agreements in Action US Dept. of State 17 Sep 2021 -- Remarks by Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
- Blinken Vows to Urge Arab Countries to Normalize Ties With Israel VOA 17 Sep 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he would urge Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel.
- Gantz: Israel Could Accept Return to JCPOA if US Has 'Plan B' for Iran's Nuclear Program Sputnik 17 Sep 2021 -- Israel has repeatedly claimed for years that Iran was close to finishing a nuclear weapon, saying that such a weapon would pose a threat to the country and threatening to take military action to stop it from happening. Despite their claims, Iran still has no such weapon and has forsworn their use alongside other weapons of mass destruction.
- US ceaselessly briefs Israel over JCPOA talks, sees 'eye to eye' with it over Iran strategy Press TV 16 Sep 2021 -- The United States has briefed the Israeli regime before, during, and after different rounds of negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the US-ditched Iran nuclear agreement, said State Department Spokesman Ned Price, adding that the US and Israel "see eye to eye" with regard to Iran's nuclear program.
- Report: UAE establishes intelligence center for Israeli air force on Yemeni Socotra Island Press TV 15 Sep 2021 -- The UAE is helping Israel set up a center for military and maritime reconnaissance on the strategic Yemeni island of Socotra, Yemen News Agency reports.
- Israel delivers 50,000 doses of expired vaccines to Gaza Press TV 14 Sep 2021 -- The Gaza Health Ministry has held Israel responsible for the expiry of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine recently delivered to the besieged coastal enclave.
- Israel's Mossad Destroyed IAEA Equipment in June Op at Iran's Karaj Nuclear Facility - Report Sputnik 13 Sep 2021 -- During a press conference on Monday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi told reporters that the June attack on Iran's nuclear research facility in Karaj had damaged some of the agency's equipment.
- Hamas Warns of Escalation of Confrontation With Israel After Escaped Prisoners Recaptured Sputnik 11 Sep 2021 -- Palestinians across the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza held a 'day of rage' on Friday in solidarity with prisoners in Israeli jails, in the aftermath of the escape of six inmates from Gilboa, a high-security prison in Israel's north. The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza early Saturday following an alleged militant rocket attack.
- US May Include Israel and Gulf State Allies in Its New Drone-based Task Force, Iranian Media Says Sputnik 11 Sep 2021 -- On Wednesday, the US Navy's 5th Fleet unveiled plans to create a new task force headquartered in Bahrain. The force expected to be equipped with the latest US airborne, waterborne and underwater military drone technology.
- Israel Calls for 'Rapid Action' Against Iran, Claiming Tehran Is on Path to Obtain Nukes Sputnik 10 Sep 2021 -- Israel has been raising concerns over the possibility of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and has been consistently criticizing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal) since its implementation in 2015, protesting its possible restoration.
- Israel Conducts Massive Manhunt After Prison Escape VOA 09 Sep 2021 -- A massive manhunt is under way after six Palestinians convicted of terrorism escaped from a prison in northern Israel earlier this week.
- Israeli forces storm Palestinian communities as manhunt continues after prison break Press TV 08 Sep 2021 -- Israeli forces have stormed dozens of areas across the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, where they conducted extensive searches and raids to find the six Palestinian inmates who escaped from a maximum-security Israeli jail.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid US Dept. of State 07 Sep 2021
- Syrian air defense units intercept, destroy Israeli missiles over Damascus Press TV 03 Sep 2021 -- Syrian air defenses have thwarted another Israeli act of aggression against the war-ravaged Arab country, and shot down a number of "hostile" missiles in the skies over the capital city of Damascus.
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