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LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Six people were found dead inside a cargo train boxcar at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, police said. The people were found Sunday as workers were inspecting one of the cars, said Jose Baeza, a spokesperson for the Laredo Police Department. They did not appear to be alive, he said. Police and fire crews arrived at the scene shortly […]

Arab Israeli Advocate Yoseph Haddad Eyes Knesset Run With Fleur Hassan-Nahoum  By The Media Line Staff  Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad is working to establish a new political party ahead of Israel’s next general election and is in talks about partnering with former Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday, citing sources close to Haddad. The move would mark a possible shift from pro-Israel advocacy into electoral politics as Israel prepares for elections […]

‘This Is the Modern Eichmann Trial’: Israeli Lawmakers Advance Special Trial Framework for October 7 Defendants  Bill’s sponsors say judicial procedures would allow courts to handle large numbers of October 7 defendants while preserving evidence, public documentation, victims’ rights, and due process  By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line  Israeli lawmakers are advancing a bill to create a special judicial framework for prosecuting defendants accused of involvement in the October 7 massacre, arguing that […]

Netanyahu Tells ‘60 Minutes’ that War Could Resume, Enriched Uranium Must Be ‘Taken Out of Iran’   By The Media Line Staff   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an extended interview with 60 Minutes on CBS that Israel and the United States remain determined to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, warning that military action could resume if diplomatic efforts fail and arguing that the conflict has reshaped the balance of power across the Middle […]

IDF Staff Sgt. Alexander Globenyov Killed by Hezbollah Drone Near Lebanon Border   By The Media Line Staff   The Israeli military on Monday cleared for publication that Staff Sgt. (Res.) Alexander Globenyov, 47, of Petah Tikva, was killed near the Lebanon border after explosive drones launched from Lebanon detonated inside Israeli territory in what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described as another Hezbollah violation of ceasefire understandings.   Globenyov served as a […]

‘Totally Unacceptable’: President Trump Rejects Iran’s Response to Peace Proposal   By The Media Line Staff   President Trump said Monday that he rejected Iran’s response to a US proposal aimed at ending the war.    Writing on Truth Social, Trump said: “I just read the response from Iran’s ‘representatives.’ I don’t like it – completely unacceptable!”   Diplomatic sources cited by the Lebanese network Al-Mayadeen said Iran’s response included demands for an end to […]

Lebanon Says Peace With Israel Is Possible if Demands Are Met  By The Media Line Staff  Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday that Lebanon is prepared to consider a peace agreement with Israel if Beirut’s conditions are met, but he said the government’s immediate priority is securing an end to the fighting and a timetable for Israeli forces to withdraw from Lebanese territory.  Speaking in an interview with Al-Arabiya, Salam said […]

Fernández Tells Herzog She Wants Costa Rican Embassy in Jerusalem  By The Media Line Staff  Costa Rican President Laura Fernández Delgado told Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday that she wants to upgrade Costa Rica’s diplomatic mission in Jerusalem into an embassy, according to Herzog’s office, in a move that would reverse a 2006 decision to relocate the country’s embassy in Israel to Tel Aviv.  The two leaders met in San José […]

Abe Foxman, Holocaust Survivor and Longtime ADL Leader, Dies at 86  By The Media Line Staff  Abraham H. Foxman, the Holocaust survivor who became one of the most influential Jewish advocates in the United States as the longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, died Sunday at 86, the ADL announced. The organization did not immediately provide details on where or when he died.  Foxman led the ADL from 1987 […]