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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Israel-UAE relations

This handout photo made available by the Iranian Army Office on April 17, 2025 shows Iran's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major-General Mohammed Bagheri (R) receiving Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Tehran on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Iranian Army Office / AFP)
June 13, 2025, 8:34 pm
Gulf nations quietly applauding Israel, but fear Iran strikes could destabilize region
Analysts say that despite public condemnation of Israel, they want to see Tehran weakened; several host US bases and worry they could be targeted by regime
By AFP and ToI Staff
Right-wing activists hold up a banner reading in Hebrew "67 - Jerusalem in our hands; 2025 - Gaza in our hands" below another banner that reads "Without a Naqba, there is no victory" as they gather with Israeli flags outside the Damascus Gate of the walled Old City of Jerusalem on May 26, 2025, during a flag march for Jerusalem Day. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 29, 2025, 3:17 am
UAE issues rare warning to Israel after summoning envoy over Jerusalem Flag March
Official tells ToI ‘it’s utterly unfathomable Israel allowed annual spectacle of unchecked violence to proceed amid Gaza carnage,’ says Abu Dhabi expects ‘decisive steps to end it’
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
May 15, 2025, 11:51 pm
Rubio ‘troubled’ by Gaza humanitarian crisis, urges solutions to avoid Hamas aid theft
Secretary says he spoke to Netanyahu but avoids specifying whether he pushed PM to lift blockade; recognizes criticism of new initiative, asserts he’s open to alternatives
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians wait for donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)
May 15, 2025, 5:19 am
New aid group: We’ll start Gaza operations by June; Israel to lift blockade in interim
Organization says Israel will establish more distribution sites throughout Strip after initially only agreeing to 4 in the south; US still working to secure key backing from other NGOs
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians struggle to obtain donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 9, 2025, 11:33 pm
UAE rejects Israeli request to fund Gaza aid plan, says it fails to address crisis
Emirati official says stance could change if initiative amended to meet dire needs, but initial refusal marks major blow to plan not yet fully off the ground
By Jacob Magid
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP)
May 7, 2025, 5:05 pm
Syria confirms backchannel dialogue with Israel on security matters
Syrian president says talks aimed at ‘easing tensions’; report says they began in mid-April, centered on building confidence between Damascus and Jerusalem
By Nurit Yohanan, Reuters and ToI Staff
A general view of the Moses Ben Maimon Synagogue, at the Abrahamic Family House, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
April 4, 2025, 5:51 am
Jewish children in UAE targeted by antisemitism amid Gaza war, say parents
The local community has flourished since the 2020 Abraham Accords, but incidents in schools spark fear for some parents, while others say they feel safer than elsewhere in the Diaspora
By toi reporter
Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Screenshot: @DUDIKEPLER via Reuters)
March 31, 2025, 7:59 pm
UAE confirms sentencing 3 to death, 1 to life in prison, over killing of Chabad rabbi
Abu Dhabi court rules murder was in pursuit of ‘terrorist purpose,’ echoing Israeli assessment; 3 murder suspects were all Uzbek nationals; death sentences are subject to appeal
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Cars drive by Atlantis The Royal hotel at Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai United Arab Emirates, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
February 28, 2025, 12:36 am
As a tax haven with affordable properties, Dubai draws Israeli investors despite war
While the Gaza conflict spooks some Sabras, veteran real estate agents capitalizing on better prices are confident that binational relations – and profit margins – will endure
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People visit the Israeli stand at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
February 21, 2025, 9:55 pm
Money talks: Trade keeps Israel-UAE relations afloat despite Oct. 7 and Gaza war
Commerce between the two Abraham Accords signatories has grown 11% year over year, but maintaining ties has been a diplomatic tightrope
By toi reporter
Thirdeye's Chimera, an electro-optical system that includes a compact lightweight thermal camera that can be attached to drones, vehicles, and robots and uses advanced object recognition analytics. (Courtesy)
January 28, 2025, 7:16 pm
UAE conglomerate buys $10m stake in Israeli tech security firm that detects drones
Abu Dhabi defense contractor EDGE to invest a further $12 million to develop and market Thirdeye Systems’ electro-optical recognition products
By Sharon Wrobel
Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Courtesy: Chabad)
December 1, 2024, 9:16 pm
Killers of UAE Chabad rabbi intended to kidnap him to Oman – report
Report says plan by 3 Uzbek suspects to cross border somehow went wrong, Rabbi Zvi Kogan met ‘bloody end,’ his body left in car
By ToI Staff
Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaim pays a shiva call to the family of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in Kfar Chabad, November 29, 2024 (Chabad)
November 29, 2024, 5:00 pm
Senior UAE official flies to Israel for condolence visit to family of murdered rabbi
Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaim of Federal Supreme Council attends shiva of Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan, murdered in apparent terror attack in Emirates
By ToI Staff
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan in Kfar Chabad, a community in central Israel, on November 25, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
November 26, 2024, 3:35 am
‘The whole world is shaken’: Chabad rabbi murdered in UAE laid to rest in Israel
Zvi Kogan buried at the Mount of Olives after emotional ceremony; he ‘was innocent, and that’s how he arrives in heaven,’ father says
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pictures released by the UAE on November 25, 2024, of the three suspects in the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan (left to right): Olimpi Toirovich (28), Makhmudjon Abdurakhim (28), and Azizbek Kamlovich (33). (X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 25, 2024, 3:41 pm
UAE publishes prison photos of 3 suspects in murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan
Emirati Interior Ministry says the men, arrested on Sunday, are from Uzbekistan; trio, reported to have likely been extradited from Turkey, may face death penalty
By Lazar Berman
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