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Israeli security officials warn situation in Gaza may lead to new military conflict
(Worthy News) – Senior Israeli security officials have told the Security Cabinet that the current situation in Gaza resembles the one that existed just before Operation Protective Edge in 2014, warning that it might lead to a new military conflict with Hamas. The officials based their assessment on factors such as the rapidly-worsening humanitarian crisis…
Read MoreIDF warns Gaza tensions could erupt into new conflict — report
(Worthy News) – The Israel Defense Forces has reportedly warned senior government ministers the situation in the Gaza Strip is incendiary and could lead to a new round of violence with Hamas. Senior defense officials told ministers at Sunday’s briefing for the high-level security cabinet that the Gaza-based terrorist group has no interest in starting…
Read MoreNorth Korea declares new UN sanctions 'an act of war'
(Worthy News) – North Korea on Sunday called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country “an act of war” that violates its sovereignty, and said it is a “pipe dream” for the United States to think it will give up its nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North…
Read MoreIndia Tightens Christmas Security After Christians Attacked
(Worthy News) – Christians and others in India celebrated Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash in some parts of the predominantly Hindu country. The Indian government asked states to increase security for Christmas celebrations this year after recent isolated attacks on Christians in northern India. No new incidents had been reported as of late…
Read MoreTrump first president to protect electric grid from EMP, cyberattacks
(Worthy News) – President Trump became the first national leader to call for protecting the U.S electric and communications grid against an electromagnetic attack like one practiced in North Korea. Deep in his new national security strategy released this week, he made good on a campaign promise to move quickly to make the fixes that…
Read MoreTrump warns U.N. that cuts in U.S. foreign aid will follow anti-Jerusalem votes
(Worthy News) – President Trump dared the United Nations Wednesday to vote against his decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying “we’ll save a lot” in foreign aid cuts for countries that cross his administration. “We’re watching those votes,” Mr. Trump said at a Cabinet meeting of a pending U.N. vote.…
Read MoreChristmas High Alert: Churches Tightening Church Security in Pakistan, Egypt
(Worthy News) – This Christmas season Christians in Pakistan and Egypt are on high alert. They are asking their governments to help provide tightened security for worship services. Just last Sunday, two Islamic terrorists attacked the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, Pakistan killing nine Christians as they worshipped. A security officer shot and killed…
Read MoreU.S. lawmakers seek temporary extension to internet spying program
(Worthy News) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are working to build support to temporarily extend the National Security Agency’s expiring internet surveillance program by tucking it into a stop-gap funding measure, lawmakers said. The month-long extension of the surveillance law, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, would…
Read MoreTrump to present new doctrine that says Israel not the cause of Mideast problems
(Worthy News) – Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, US President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition and downplays the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s impact on the broader world order. The new national security doctrine reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change and de-emphasizes multinational…
Read MoreRussia, China call Trump’s ‘America First’ approach Cold War thinking
(Worthy News) – President Trump’s new national security blueprint labeling Russia and China “strategic competitors” struck a nerve in Moscow and Beijing, with both criticizing the “America First” approach as isolationist and reminiscent of Cold War-style posturing by Washington. A day after the new blueprint’s release, a Kremlin spokesman said Russian leaders were struck by…
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