Tag: #Iran

Prophecy News Watch : The Houthis have attacked Israel, Saudi Arabia and international shipping.

By Khaled Abu Toameh/Gatestone Institute
August 24, 2026

Hezbollah has long functioned as Iran’s heavily armed proxy in Lebanon.

Iran has funded and armed terrorist groups throughout the Middle East, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Yet these are among the regional actors receiving the highest Palestinian satisfaction ratings.

There are, admittedly, some encouraging findings in the poll.

Support for armed struggle as the most effective strategy has fallen from 41% to 27%, while support for negotiations has increased from 36% to 44%.

These are significant changes.

Yet even here, caution is required. Half of Palestinians still reject the proposition that armed resistance has failed to protect Palestinians or end the conflict despite the destruction suffered in Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

Moreover, 36% still support a return to confrontations and an armed intifada (uprising) against Israel.
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All Israel News : Turning to Israel’s regional security challenges, Bennett warned that attacks by Iran’s proxies would result in direct retaliation against Iran.

All Israel News Staff
Published: August 20, 2026

“If Hezbollah shoots at us, we will shoot at Iran.

A strike by Iran’s proxies within Israel’s borders will result in retaliation within Iran’s borders,” he said.

Bennett also called for Israel to treat the estimated 500,000 illegal weapons held inside the country as a national security threat rather than solely a criminal problem.

He proposed that the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) declare areas known to contain large quantities of illegal weapons as closed military zones until the weapons can be collected.

Such a policy could impose high economic costs on communities and businesses in affected areas.

However, Bennett argued that the scale of the illegal weapons problem requires more aggressive action.