Fisherman hooks a rifle likely used by Syrian soldier in 1967 war
timesofisrael.com...A Tiberian fisherman made a surprise catch on Friday in the Sea of Galilee while out for his weekly fishing run -- a Kalashnikov rifle that had been lying in the water for decades.... ...Israel captured Jerusalem's Old City and East Jerusalem and the West Bank from the Jordanians during the June 1967 war, in addition to the Golan Heights from Syria and the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip from Egypt....
Gantz denies talks with Likud: "Those who approached me got a thump on the nose"
timesofisrael.com...Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Friday that he was not in talks with the Likud Party aimed at forming an alternative government, in an attempt to wave off speculation that he and his Blue and White Party are prepared to jump ship as the coalition struggles to remain afloat.... ...Biton charged that Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Agriculture Minister Oded Forer were "hurting the weak," citing a proposal from the former to raise ticket prices....
Ahead of flag march, military liaison to Palestinians says status quo preserved
timesofisrael.com...There is no immediate comment from the Health Ministry on the matter. BERLIN -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron ask Russia's Vladimir Putin to hold "direct serious negotiations" with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.... ...Macron and Scholz urge Putin to have "serious direct negotiations with the Ukrainian president and (find) a diplomatic solution to the conflict."....
Palestinian terror groups warn of "explosion" ahead of controversial Jerusalem march
timesofisrael.com...Palestinian terror groups warned on Saturday of an upcoming "explosion" ahead of the controversial Jerusalem Day flag march set for Sunday where right-wing Israelis are expected to march through the capital's Old City, taking the traditional route from Safra Square to the Western Wall via... ...US efforts to sway Israeli decision-makers have yet to bear fruit, even though both Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid agreed that the rally has "combustible" elements, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Wednesday....
Iranian police violently disperse protest over building collapse that killed 29
timesofisrael.com...Meanwhile, the country faced both targeted killings and other violence this week into Saturday, even as its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers apparently over Athens allowing America to impound Iranian oil in the Mediterranean Sea.... ...On Friday, protesters in Abadan shouted: "In Tehran, there is wedding; Abadan is bleeding!". Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship....
Car with toddler inside stolen at major highway gas station, found in West Bank town
timesofisrael.com...The Israel Defense Forces set up several roadblocks in the West Bank, close to where the carjacking took place, and began to search for the stolen vehicle.... ...Thefts of Israeli cars then taken into West Bank areas are a common occurrence. Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel and the Jewish world? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community....
Ukraine pleads for weapons amid fears Mariupol horrors repeating elsewhere in Donbas
timesofisrael.com...They are the last areas under Ukrainian control in Luhansk, one of two provinces that make up the Donbas and where Russia-backed separatists have already controlled some territory for eight years.... ...Phillip Breedlove, former head of US European Command for NATO, said Friday during a panel mounted by the Washington-based Middle East Institute that Russia appears to have "once again adjusted its objectives, and fearfully now it seems that they are trying to consolidate and enforce the...
In call with Blinken, Lapid protests "biased" CNN, PA probes into Abu Akleh's death
timesofisrael.com...Foreign Minister Yair Lapid protested to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday that the investigations by the Palestinian Authority and CNN into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's death were "biased.".... ...The US State Department said in its readout of the call that Blinken "underscored the importance of concluding the investigations into the death of Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh."....
What would Ofer Berkowitz do as Jerusalem's mayor?
jpost.com > israel-news...But Berkowitz, who heads the large, secular faction in the council, nevertheless is vocal in his criticism of Mayor Moshe Lion's policies. Big budgets are flowing into the city coffers under Lion.... ...Although Israel has not changed the status quo on the Temple Mount, even in the complex security situations during Ramadan, Moshe Lion has no answer; he is not a figure of a leader....
Senior Israeli official reportedly told US it was a mistake to pull out of Iran deal
timesofisrael.com...Quoting unnamed Israeli and US officials, the Thursday report said Brig. (Res.) Dror Shalom, who heads the ministry's Political-Military Bureau, made the remarks in talks with officials at the State Department and Defense Department.... ...Zarka told US officials, including US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley, that a nuclear deal was now out of the question, as Iran had reportedly set the removal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the US" foreign terrorist organizations list as a non-negotiable position....