Why Benjamin Netanyahu poses an obstacle to US and Iran peace deal

Prime minister under pressure to show his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at risk

If there is to be a peace deal between the United States and Iran, it will have to go through a familiar obstacle: Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have become a sticking point in the talks for a potential opening of the strait of Hormuz – once again testing the volatile alliance between Donald Trump and Netanyahu.

This time, the Israeli prime minister is under exceptional pressure to show that his campaigns against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have brought results as he faces elections with his political survival at risk.

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Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire

Warplanes carry out dozens of airstrikes and Israeli army issues evacuation warning for city of Nabatiyeh

Israeli warplanes have launched dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon despite a new agreement supposedly brokered by Donald Trump aiming to bolster the tattered ceasefire in Lebanon.

The US president said on Monday that he had stopped an imminent Israeli strike on Beirut and that he had spoken to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”.

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Cricket Canada suspended over allegations of gang-linked corruption

ICC’s decision comes amid growing concerns the team is being influenced by members of a notorious gang in India

Cricket’s international governing body has suspended Canada over what it described as “serious breaches of its membership obligations”, dealing the latest blow to an organization that critics say has become a “laughing stock” within the sport.

The suspension also comes amid growing concerns that one of Canada’s fastest-growing sports is being influenced by members of a notorious gang that operates with impunity from an Indian prison cell.

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Benjamin Netanyahu to Gofman: ‘You will remove Iran’s regime from the world’ – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu to Gofman: 'You will remove Iran's regime from the world'  The Jerusalem Post
  2. High Court rejects petitions against Gofman’s appointment as Mossad chief  The Times of Israel
  3. Netanyahu Conquered the Mossad With the Israeli High Court's Help  Haaretz
  4. The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has been headed by a native of the Belarusian SSR  Inbox.lv
  5. Mossad changes chiefs: Barnea’s legacy and Gofman’s challenges  Ynetnews
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‘Dumbfounded’ Truck Driver Stumbles Across Ultra Rare Ancient Treasure – The Daily Beast

  1. ‘Dumbfounded’ Truck Driver Stumbles Across Ultra Rare Ancient Treasure  The Daily Beast
  2. Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find  The Guardian
  3. 'Rare' ring sheds light on how Romans navigated unrest  BBC
  4. In Britain, a truck driver found a unique Roman ring that is over 1,700 years old  pragmatika.media
  5. Rare Roman ring found in field will go on display  AOL.com
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