Israel

First Israeli to Compete in Saudi Arabia

Olympian triathlete Shachar Sagiv is set to be the first Israeli to compete in Saudi Arabia, as the countries see progressively thawing relations.

Sagiv is slated to participate on Saturday in the fifth round of the Super League Triathlon, a team-based cycling, swimming, and running competition. He ranked the fastest cyclist in the most recent competition in Toulouse and was the eighth-best competitor overall.

Saudi Arabia, which does not generally allow Israelis to enter, has in the past few months begun to issue special visas to Israeli citizens, primarily businesspeople.

“I am very excited to be a trailblazer by being the first Israeli athlete to compete in Saudi Arabia,” Sagiv told the website Sport1. “This is proof that sports connect peoples and countries.

“I hope to have a good competition, move up in the general ranking at the end of the race and retain first place in the cycling competition,” he added.

The annual Super League Triathlon offers winning participants up to $1.5 million, with smaller prizes for winners of individual races.

Sagiv and his brother Ran broke Israeli records in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by ranking 20th and 35th in the triathlon competition, respectively. They were only the second and third Israeli triathletes ever to participate in the Olympic Games.

In November, Shachar Sagiv is set to compete in the Bermuda World Triathlon Championship Series as part of his effort to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Terrorist Leader Killed in Raid

Israelis have been feeling the squeeze recently, with terror attacks occurring daily around the country.

This week, the IDF continued with its raids against terrorists hiding out in Palestinian territories.

On Saturday night, a Lion’s Den fighter, Tamer al-Kilani, was killed in the Old City of Nablus by an “explosion” that is said to have been a bomb remotely activated by the Israeli army.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that anyone who hurts Israeli citizens “should know it will end badly,” after troops carried out another raid in the West Bank city, sparking clashes that left five dead including a top leader of the Lion’s Den terror group.

“The terrorist Wadee al-Houh was killed in the exchange of fire,” Lapid told the Kan public broadcaster.

“Israel will never be deterred from acting for its security. Part of this squad are people who hurt Ido Baruch, and the moment they hurt us, IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, they should know it will end badly,” he added, referring to an IDF soldier killed in a shooting attack near Nablus last month.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a Tuesday morning Twitter

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