Iran tops Israel-Bahrain talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa held talks over the telephone, according to statements from both Jerusalem and Manama. Bahrain and…

US strikes Iran proxies in Syria

United States President Joe Biden authorized his first known military action by ordering air strikes on Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria at dawn. The strikes appeared to be limited in…

Israel shares vaccines internationally

[Editor's Note: The post has been updated to reflect the suspension of Israel's donation program abroad]. Israel is now donating surplus COVID-19 vaccines to friendly nations. After stating that his…

UN: urgent help needed to avert Yemen crisis

The United Nations describes Yemen as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 80% of the people in need. Sir Mark Andrew Lowcock, a British economist who serves as the Under-Secretary-General…

Gantz issues warning to Hezbollah

Israel’s Alternate Premier and Defense Minister Benny Gantz conducted a situational assessment and discussion with senior military staff during an inspection of the IDF 91st Division in the north. The…

Israel works on gas pipeline to Gaza

Frequent power shortages experienced in the Gaza Strip may soon be rendered to the past, if a project on a gas line to the Palestinian enclave in which Israel is…

US revives Two-State Solution

The United States is reaffirming its commitment to a Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That was the message conveyed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a telephone…

Iran threatens to enrich uranium to 60%

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that the Islamic Republic will enrich uranium up to 60% purity if needed and never submit to Western pressure over nuclear development. “Iran’s…

Israel’s ‘fast pass’ to normalcy

“Vaccinated? Get the Green Pass and get back to life.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted that message, as the country jump-started the economy with the staged reopening of some…