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Israeli PM Loses Major Media Supporter, Sheldon Adelson

The Adelsons at a campaign rally for Mr. Trump last February at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press
The Adelsons at a campaign rally for Mr. Trump last February at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press
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Israeli PM Loses Major Media Supporter, Sheldon Adelson

The Adelsons at a campaign rally for Mr. Trump last February at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press
The Adelsons at a campaign rally for Mr. Trump last February at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

Sheldon Adelson, an American Jewish businessman, has died at the age of 87.

In 2007, he launched a free newspaper in Israel, Israel Hayom, a conservative daily, which has supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Although the PM affirmed that the newspaper will continue to be issued given that Adelson’s widow was a partner in this decision, Israeli circles expressed concern over the subject.

Monthly, Israel Hayom loses around USD7 million.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced the death of its chairman and chief executive in a statement Tuesday, less than a week after the company said he was taking a medical leave for cancer treatment.

Last year, Forbes put his net worth at more than USD35 billion.

Adelson was a major donor to the Republican Party and has flooded Trump’s election rally with USD50 million in 2016. In 2018, he doubled the amount to USD100 million then another USD100 million in the final elections.

In 2018, Trump gave Miriam Adelson the highest US civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom.

Sheldon was also a major Netanyahu donor from the first time he became premier in 1996 until last year.

Adelson funds Israeli projects with millions of American dollars, including projects to Judaize Jerusalem, the settlement in the West Bank, and the Taglit project by which Jewish Americans are brought to Israel.

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North Korea Says Leader Kim Supervised Missile Tests Simulating Nuclear Strikes Against Rivals 

This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)
This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)
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North Korea Says Leader Kim Supervised Missile Tests Simulating Nuclear Strikes Against Rivals 

This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)
This picture taken on May 8, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 9, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) inspecting a joint striking drill of long-range artillery and missile systems of the Korean People's Army eastern front division, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces, state media said Friday, as the North continued to blame its rivals for escalating tensions through their joint military exercises.

The report came a day after South Korea’s military detected multiple launches from North Korea’s eastern coast and assessed that the tests could also be related to the country’s weapons exports to Russia during its war in Ukraine.

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday’s tests involved a mobile ballistic missile system apparently modeled after Russia’s Iskander, as well as 600-millimeter multiple rocket launchers that South Korean officials classify as ballistic due to their self-propulsion and guided flight. Both are part of a growing lineup of weapons systems that the North says could be armed with “tactical” nuclear weapons for battlefield use.

KCNA said the tests were intended to train military units operating missile and rocket systems to more effectively execute attacks under the North’s nuclear weapons control system and ensure a swift response to a nuclear crisis.

The agency criticized the United States and its “vassal states” for expanding joint military exercises on and around the Korean Peninsula, which the North claims are preparations for nuclear war, and said Thursday’s launches demonstrated the “rapid counteraction posture” of its forces.

Kim stressed the need to strengthen the role of his nuclear forces in both deterring and fighting war, and called for continued efforts to improve combat readiness and precision strike capabilities, KCNA said.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said multiple missiles of various types were launched from the area around the eastern port city of Wonsan on Thursday from about 8:10 to 9:20 a.m., with the farthest traveling about 800 kilometers (497 miles).

Lee Sung Joon, spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs, said in a briefing the North Korean launches were possibly intended to test the performance of weapons it plans to export, as the country continues to send military equipment and troops to fuel Russia’s warfighting against Ukraine.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told reporters that none of the North Korean missiles reached Japan’s exclusive economic zone and there was no damage to vessels or aircraft in the area.

It was the North’s first known ballistic activity since March 10, when it fired several ballistic missiles hours after US and South Korean troops began an annual combined military exercise, and the country’s sixth launch event of the year.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have escalated in recent months as North Korean leader Kim continues to accelerate the development of his nuclear and missile program and supply weapons and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Thursday’s launch came a day after North Korean state media said Kim urged munition workers to boost the production of artillery shells amid his deepening alignment with Moscow.