Tag Archives: Israel

Authorities arrested an Israeli Arab who allegedly fought with members of the “global jihad” in Syria. Secretary of Defense Hagel will visit Turkey and Israel in the coming weeks to try to revive defense ties between the two countries. Defense Minister Ya’alon said Israeli intelligence bodies face “unprecedented challenges, which create both opportunities and dangers.”

Prime Minister Netanyahu said he is “determined” to move forward with peace process. An explosion along the border between Israel and Gaza damaged an IDF vehicle. An Israeli Arab, who was recruited by Hezbollah in Denmark, was sentenced to seven years in prison for spying for the terror group by an Israeli court. The IAF […]

Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel cannot rely on anyone, not even its closest ally, to deal with the Iranian nuclear program. Authorities arrested three Islamic Jihad terrorists near Hebron. The arrest of five members of a Hamas terror cell in March was released for publication.

The Foreign Ministry revealed that 4% of the Palestinian Authority’s budget goes to convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons. Israel denied a link to a ship carrying arms off the coast of Egypt under the Togolese flag that was seized by Egyptian authorities on April 4. Major General Sami Turjeman took over as the head of […]

The prime minister’s national security adviser said UN observers in southern Lebanon have done a poor job tracking Hezbollah armament buildup. Israel called on the UN to condemn recent rocket fire from Gaza.

According to the Shin Bet’s March report on terrorism, 14 rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel in March. Secretary of State Kerry will visit Israel in the coming days. Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that if rockets continue to be fired from Gaza then Israel “will respond vigorously.” An Iron Dome […]

Defense Minister Ya’alon said Israel is prepared to act and has acted against the transfer of strategic weapons to Hezbollah from Syria. After an IDF jeep was struck by shots from Syria, the IDF struck the source. A mortar shell from Syria also landed in Israel. A military court convicted a Palestinian of the murder […]

A high-level Israeli source warned that Iran’s nuclear weapons program is proceeding at a “murderous pace.” Israel began production at the offshore Tamar gas field, which is believed to hold 9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. A Syrian wounded in the ongoing Syrian civil war was transferred to an Israeli hospital for treatment.

An IDF commander said that the situation in the West Bank is not yet an intifada, but is certainly an escalation. An IDF general said Israel would be able to withstand a chemical weapons strike from Syria. The Head of the Home Front Command said Hezbollah is capable of launching 5,000 missiles at Tel Aviv […]

Israel reopened its border crossings with Gaza, which it had closed after last week’s rocket fire from Gaza. Israeli authorities arrested over 30 members of Fatah’s Tanzim who were wanted for involvement in terror attacks. Israel established a field hospital near the border with Syria to treat those wounded in the Syrian civil war.