The three operatives were reportedly recruited by a Gaza-based terrorists who claimed to work for al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri. News of the recent arrests comes about two months after Israel security forces killed three Salafi jihadists near Hebron.
Ahmed Za’anin was said to have been involved in previous attacks against Israel as well as planning attacks for “the coming days.” Today’s attack is the second attempted targeted killing of a Palestinian terrorist in Gaza in the past week.
Israel will be hard-pressed to respond to Sinai rocket attack
The last such attack occurred in mid-August and was carried out by the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem in response to the killing of four members of Ansar Jerusalem.
Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the firing of a rocket at Eilat from the Sinai. At least one rocket was also fired from Gaza and landed in southern Israel. A cabinet committee rejected a bill that would label so-called “price-tag” attacks as terrorism. Defense Minister Ya’alon signed a security cooperation agreement with his Kazakh counterpart.
Geneva deal doesn’t stop Iran’s bid for a bomb: Israel
Region Boiling, Israel Takes Up Castle Strategy
Officials said they plan to develop a laser-based missile defense system to deal with short-range rockets. The Air Force targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative responsible for recent rocket attacks from Gaza. The government announced it would stop providing the public with gas masks after determining the threat of a chemical weapons attack had declined.
In response to rocket fire, the Israeli Air Force struck a number of terror sites in the Gaza Strip. A Palestinian opened fire near a Jewish community in the West Bank, no injuries were reported. Secretary of State Kerry is planning to put out an interim document as the next step in ongoing peace talks […]
Hezbollah digs in for more conflict with Israel
The New Triangle of Egypt, Israel, and Hamas
The Yahya Ayyash Brigades claimed responsibility for a recent rocket attack against Israel. Israeli officials told Hamas it must do more to prevent rocket fire from Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu made a rare visit to Jordan to meet with King Abdullah II to discuss ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians. Some schools in southern Israel […]
The group, which is named after a famous Hamas bombmaker, took credit for a recent attack around the time of the funeral of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Top jihadists, including an Abdullah Azzam Brigades official, have promoted the claim.
Authorities announced the exposure of a Hamas-linked plot to establish a terror cell in the West Bank. Israeli settlers reportedly defaced a mosque in the latest “price-tag” attack in the West Bank. Israeli officials said Palestinian Authority security forces recently foiled two Hamas terror plots from the West Bank. Five rockets fired from the Gaza […]
Defending Israel’s Natural Gas
According to the Shin Bet, Hamas is using groups such as the Holy Warriors Brigades to conduct activity in the West Bank to maintain the façade that it is abiding by a ceasefire agreement reached with Israel in November 2012.
Israeli authorities believe Palestinian Authority security forces are afraid to deal with the growing threats emerging in some portions of the West Bank. Defense Minister Ya’alon apologized for comments regarding US Secretary of State Kerry’s interest in the peace process. Ya’alon also warned that the West Bank will turn into Hamastan should Israel withdraw. Officials […]
A Report on Suicide Bombings in 2013
A senior IDF official said recent Hamas operations in the West Bank were being “directed from Gaza via Turkey.” Officials said Israel can now target five times as many targets in a single day as it did during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Due to budget issues, the IDF has been forced to delay […]
In response to mortar fire, the IDF struck Palestinian terrorists and a terror site in Gaza. Security officials said they are concerned that Hamas’ ability to hold a ceasefire is waning. A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian peace activists in the West Bank was canceled as a result of attacks by anti-normalization Palestinians.
Israeli military lifts veil on its Iran listeners
Authorities arrested a Palestinian near Abu Dis after numerous weapons were found in his home. Defense Minister Ya’alon praised the IDF and Shin Bet for thwarting numerous terror attacks. Ya’alon also denied reports suggesting Hezbollah had obtained Yakhont anti-ship missiles. The Defense Minister also denounced recent “price-tag” attacks by Israeli settlers as “terror.”
During interrogation, one member of the cell said he planned to carry out more attacks. It was the first such attack in about a year.
Hezbollah Upgrades Missile Threat to Israel
Secret Palestinian report warns of danger of new intifada
The Defense Ministry designated a Belgium-based NGO as a Hamas front organization. A court convicted a Palestinian in the murder of two Israelis, including an infant, in a 2011 rock-throwing incident. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Palestinian celebrations following the recent prisoner release show that the Palestinian Authority has failed to educate for peace.
The next batch of Palestinian prisoners was released by Israel. Defense Minister Ya’alon said Sunni jihadists may have been responsible for recent rocket fire from Lebanon into northern Israel. A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel.
Wary of rockets, IDF beefs up security on Golan Heights
In response to rocket fire from Lebanon, the IDF struck the source of the attack with artillery fire. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel holds the Lebanese government and Hezbollah responsible for the rocket attack.
Syria’s civil war tests whether borders drawn less than a century ago will last