IDF on high alert due to Gaza attacks

Palestinian Islamists launched at least 45 rockets and mortar-shells from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip at Israel’s southern communities over the weekend. “It is currently quiet in the south, but if…

Turkey invites Israeli Minister to visit

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has been invited to attend an official conference in Turkey, in what may signal a thaw in frosty relations between the two countries. Steinitz participation…

Next Israeli vax cycle to include kids

Israel is planning a second round of COVID-19 vaccination in six months, by which time health authorities expect children to be approved for inoculation. This, according to Prime Minister Benjamin…

UK Minister holds talks in Jerusalem

Israeli leaders held high-level meetings with visiting-British Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove in Jerusalem, with the agenda topped by bilateral cooperation on the coronavirus, Iran and the International Criminal Court.…

Netanyahu fails to secure key Knesset committee

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost an important vote, in a new setback to his efforts to form the country’s 36th government. The anti-Netanyahu bloc won control on Monday over…

Israel signs new deal with Pfizer

Israel has secured another agreement to acquire millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccinations from Pfizer, following major efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein. According to…

Israel ends outdoor mask order

Israel has dropped its mask requirement for outdoor spaces and fully reopened all schools, as the nation edges nearer to total immunization of its adult population against the coronavirus. Around…

Man On Mission Meets Mid-East Mess

Anything but Sleepy, Joe By Amir Oren President Joseph R. Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by September 11 has intriguing lessons for Israel, and not just…

Israel’s 73rd Independence Day

Israelis today celebrated 73 years since the Jewish State was re-established in 1948. A state ceremony was televised live from Mount Herzl in Jerusalem to mark the start of the…

Israel marks Memorial Day

A two-minute siren sounded across Israel at 11 AM today, as the country stood in silent mourning for total 23,928 fallen IDF soldiers and civilian victims of terror.  Immediately afterward,…