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Time of India
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- Time of India
'You will be harmed': Israel's defence minister warns Khamenei; asks him not to threaten Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised speech (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, issued a direct and severe warning to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, threatening "personal harm" if Khamenei continued to threaten the Jewish state. Speaking at the Ramon Air Base, Katz declared, 'I want to send a clear message to the dictator Khamenei: If you continue to threaten Israel, our long arm will once again reach Iran, with even greater force, and this time, it will reach you personally.'' "Do not threaten us, or you will be harmed," he added. The minister, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praised the Israeli Air Force for its role in Operation Rising Lion, a military campaign launched on June 13 targeting Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure. "Thank you for the incredible work you did in Operation Rising Lion, when you opened the skies to Tehran, and removed threats of annihilation," he stated. Iran responded with Operation True Promise 3, sparking a 12-day war that ended on June 25, brokered by US President Donald Trump. During the conflict, Trump claimed the US knew Khamenei's whereabouts and even vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate the Iranian leader. In the aftermath, Katz confirmed that Khamenei had been 'marked' for assassination by Israel but managed to avoid being targeted by going underground.
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Time of India
‘Disruptive behaviour': Did French authorities remove Jewish passengers from Paris-bound plane? What airlines said
AP file photo French authorities are investigating whether a group of young French citizens was removed from a Spain-to-Paris flight this week due to their Jewish identity. The airline, Vueling, has denied the allegation, as per France24. Around 50 Jewish summer campers from France were removed from a plane at Valencia Airport in Spain on Wednesday evening after a dispute with the airline staff. The youths were returning to Paris from a trip to Spain and are members of Kineret Camp. As per the airlines, they 'engaged in highly disruptive behavior and adopted a very confrontational attitude, putting at risk the safe conduct of the flight,' reports Times of Israel. The group reportedly 'mishandled emergency equipment and actively disrupted the mandatory safety demonstration' and ignored 'multiple warnings,' prompting the crew to summon security, said the airlines. Their supervisor, reportedly a 21-year-old woman, was detained by the security. By Thursday afternoon, the Israeli foreign ministry reported that most of the group arrived at their destination while the remaining passengers departed on a different flight. 'Israel, the foreign ministry, and Israeli missions around the world will continue to act and provide assistance to Israelis and Jews in distress wherever they may be,' the ministry said and emphasised that the Israeli embassy in Madrid, as well as the foreign ministry, 'maintained continuous contact' with the airport authorities after the incident. France's ministry for Europe and foreign affairs stated on Saturday that it requested more information to 'determine whether these individuals had been discriminated against on the basis of their religion,' reports France24. A similar appeal was also made to the Spanish ambassador in France. 'Ms. Martinoli assured Mr. Barrot that a thorough internal investigation was underway and that its findings would be shared with the French and Spanish authorities,' said the ministry. Some Israeli media reported that the removal of the group from the plane was due to their religious affiliation, a claim echoed by an Israeli minister online. However, Spain's civil guard stated that the group consisted of French nationals and were not aware of their religious background, reports France24. 'The officers were not aware of the religion of the disembarked people at any point during the operation,' the civil guard stated, reports the Times of Israel. 'The removal of the children and their luggage from the plane is a purely antisemitic act,' said Kineret Camp through a message, as per Enfoque Judio, a Spanish Jewish site. 'We are initiating proceedings against the airline, of which we will keep you informed.'
NDTV
a day ago
- NDTV
Jews Deboarded From Plane Due To Their Religion? France Begins Probe
Paris: French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish. The airline, Vueling, has denied the claims. Several dozen French passengers on Wednesday were kicked off a flight leaving the Spanish city of Valencia for Paris, for what Spanish police and the airline described as unruly behavior. France's ministry for Europe and foreign affairs said in a statement on Saturday that the minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, contacted the CEO of Vueling, Carolina Martinoli, to express his deep concern "about the removal of a group of young French Jews from one of the company's flights." Barrot also requested more information to "determine whether these individuals had been discriminated against on the basis of their religion." A similar request has been made to the Spanish ambassador to France. "Ms. Martinoli assured Mr. Barrot that a thorough internal investigation was underway and that its findings would be shared with the French and Spanish authorities," the ministry said. Vueling previously denied reports that the incident, which involved the removal of 44 minors and eight adults from flight V8166, was related to the passengers' religion. Some Israeli news outlets reported that the students were Jewish and that their removal was religiously motivated, a claim that was repeated by an Israeli minister online. Spain's Civil Guard said the minors and adults were French nationals. A Civil Guard spokesperson said the agents involved were not aware of the group's religious affiliation. A Vueling spokesperson said the passengers were removed after the minors repeatedly tampered with the plane's emergency equipment and interrupted the crew's safety demonstration. A Civil Guard spokesperson said the captain of the plane ordered the removal of the minors from the plane at Valencia's Manises Airport after they repeatedly ignored the crew's instructions. On Thursday, the Federation for Jewish Communities of Spain expressed concern about the incident. The group said that Vueling needed to provide documentary evidence of what happened on the plane. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
