US officials confirmed that the Israeli Air Force again struck targets inside Syria. The strikes are at least the fifth such incident since the start of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria in 2011.
If Iran Can Get This Reactor Online, Israel May Not Be Able to Bomb It
The head of military intelligence recently concluded in a document presented to Prime Minister Netanyahu that Iran “still seeks to reach the status of a nuclear threshold state.” Defense Minister Ya’alon said the Palestinians being released are unlikely to return to terror and Israel will closely monitor their activities. A Palestinian man was sentenced by […]
Hamas’ plan for next war: Frequent attacks on Tel Aviv area
Shunned and isolated, Hamas reaches unprecedented low in Gaza
Authorities recently thwarted a major cyberattack that originated in China. In response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the IAF struck two concealed rocket launchers. Israel renewed ties with the UN Human Rights Council after conducting more than a yearlong boycott. Authorities arrested at least 10 Hamas members in the West Bank overnight.
Two mortars fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel. A senior IDF official said talk of a third intifada is not yet warranted and that recent terror attacks were carried out by “lone-wolves.” The Foreign Ministry named a new ambassador to Egypt. The government rejected a bill that sought to prevent […]
Israel Air Force Plan Shoots for 10-Fold Boost in Bombs on Target
Rice Offers a More Modest Strategy for Mideast
In Spy Uproar, ‘Everyone Does It’ Just Won’t Do
Almost two months after claiming responsibility for the Sept. 5 assassination attempt on Egyptian interior minister Mohammed Ibrahim, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem released video detailing the attack. The bomber was reportedly trained in a camp run by Muhammed Jamal al Kashef.
A makeshift grenade was thrown at an Israeli school bus traveling in the West Bank. The IDF would not confirm reports that a Hamas drone plot in the West Bank had been foiled. Israel denied that it was behind a hacking attempt on former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
On the border with Syria, the land of war
Out in the West Bank with a dead terrorist and a park director
Israeli media reports suggest that a recent Hamas drone plot was uncovered in the West Bank. An IDF spokesperson would not confirm the report when asked by The Long War Journal, however.
Authorities are preparing to hand over the bodies of 36 Palestinian terrorists to the Palestinian Authority. Over two dozen Palestinian prisoners will be released by Israel in the coming days as part of ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians. Authorities seized 14,000 crowd dispersal weapons that an importer allegedly sought to sell to the PA.
Rift widens on Iranian nuclear deal as Israel, Arabs warn against allowing enrichment
Amos Yadlin on Iran Strike: Why Israel Needs to Act Soon
The Air Force reportedly struck a shipment of advanced weapons destined for Hezbollah; the IDF refused to comment on the report. Defense Minister Ya’alon said Israel is adhering to its red lines when it comes to the transfer of weapons from Syria, and that Hezbollah has not received any chemical weapons from Syria.
U.S., Israel differ over how to resolve Iran nuclear issue
In Egypt, jihadist group Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for bombing
Jewish youth leaving Turkey due to political strains
Sinai Security: Opportunities for Unlikely Cooperation Among Egypt, Israel, and Hamas
Israeli forces killed a wanted Palestinian terrorist suspected of being involved in the November 2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing, which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have both claimed. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held another round of peace talks with a focus on water-related issues. A number of Druze citizens of Israel have reportedly traveled to […]
Israeli authorities today attempted to arrest a Palestinian terror suspect wanted in connection with a bus bombing in Tel Aviv last November. The suspect tried to flee during the arrest attempt and was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces.
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin warned that the current conditions are an opportune time for “the Palestinian masses to rise up.” A resident of Jerusalem was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for agreeing to spy on Israel for Hezbollah. IDF forces discovered an explosive device near the border with Gaza. […]
Leaving prison, returning to terror
Inside Israel’s Frenemy Diplomacy With Turkey
An IDF force near the border with Gaza was fired upon by Palestinians. Prime Minister Netanyahu warned against the implementation of a partial deal related to Iran’s nuclear program. A court ordered the continued remand of a suspected IRGC operative.
An Israeli Arab said to have been killed in September while fighting alongside the Al Nusrah Front in Syria allegedly called his family today. The person purporting to be Mueid Juma’a did not disclose his current location.