With Egypt’s blessing, Israel conducting drone strikes in Sinai — report

Smoke rises after an airstrike in the Sinai city of Rafah as seen from Gaza on July 1, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib /Flash90)

Smoke rises after an airstrike in the Sinai city of Rafah as seen from Gaza on July 1, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib /Flash90)

As Egyptian foreign minister visits Jerusalem, Bloomberg quotes former Israeli official on bombing runs against Islamists

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IS father kisses son goodbye before sending him on car bombing

The father of an Islamic State teen suicide bomber kisses his son before sending him off. (screen capture: VideoPress)

The father of an Islamic State teen suicide bomber kisses his son before sending him off. (screen capture: VideoPress)

New propaganda film released by jihadist group is part of growing trend of child suicide bombers, scholars say

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Over 100 killed as bombs tear through Damascus, Homs

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents gather at the scene where two blasts exploded in the pro-government neighborhood of Zahraa, in Homs province, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. (SANA via AP)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents gather at the scene where two blasts exploded in the pro-government neighborhood of Zahraa, in Homs province, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. (SANA via AP)

Islamic State claims string of bombings that kill at least 119 while international community struggles to sew together ceasefire

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‘Highly dangerous’ radioactive material in Iraq stolen – report

This undated photo provided by the Georgia Interior Ministry shows part of a seizure of radioactive substances including iridium-192 and europium-152. Police in Kutaisi, Georgia arrested two people involved in the smuggling in February 2011 (photo credit: AP/Georgia Interior Ministry)

This undated photo provided by the Georgia Interior Ministry shows part of a seizure of radioactive substances including iridium-192 and europium-152. Police in Kutaisi, Georgia arrested two people involved in the smuggling in February 2011 (photo credit: AP/Georgia Interior Ministry)

Fearing an Islamic State dirty bomb, officials are searching for Ir-192 that went missing from a US-owned facility in Basra

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Netanyahu: Civilized world must unite and fight Islamist terror plague

French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for photographers at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in the wake of a series of terror attacks at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish grocery store. (AP/Thibault Camus)

French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for photographers at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in the wake of a series of terror attacks at the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish grocery store. (AP/Thibault Camus)

Prime minister orders full intelligence assistance to France; steps up security at embassies, potential Jewish targets

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WATCH: Islamic State threatens Israel in new Hebrew video

Still image from a new Islamic State video in Hebrew warning Israelis that 'not one Jew will be left alive' in Israel, October 2015. (screenshot: YouTube)

Still image from a new Islamic State video in Hebrew warning Israelis that ‘not one Jew will be left alive’ in Israel, October 2015. (screenshot: YouTube)

‘Not one Jew will be left alive,’ warns masked man, revealing fluency in language

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Islamic State gaining ground on Golan border as moderate rebels wither

In this February 22, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel aims his rifle inside a classroom at a school in Deir Baalbeh neighborhood in Homs province, Syria (AP)

In this February 22, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel aims his rifle inside a classroom at a school in Deir Baalbeh neighborhood in Homs province, Syria (AP)

Spokesman says Free Syrian Army on verge of collapse in southern Syria; units squeezed by Islamists and Assad’s forces, running out of arms and funds

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