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Israeli Air Force Technicians Arrested for Espionage Feature Image

Israeli Air Force Technicians Arrested for Espionage

Summary Israeli authorities have arrested and indicted two Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15 technicians, Sagi Haik (19) and Asaf Shitrit (21), on charges of espionage for Iranian intelligence. The suspects, stationed at Tel Nof Airbase, allegedly passed sensitive military information—including F-15 engine diagrams, photographs of restricted areas, Iron Dome

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IDF Soldier Desecrates Jesus Statue: A Pattern of Attacks on Christian Sites Feature Image

IDF Soldier Desecrates Jesus Statue: A Pattern of Attacks on Christian Sites

Summary A photograph circulated globally in April 2026 depicting an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier striking the head of a toppled statue of Jesus Christ with an axe at a family shrine in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, according to the majority of credible international sources. The IDF

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