IDF unveils new missile ship

The Israeli Defense Forces has announced that three more Sa’ar 6 ships will be transferred to Israel from Germany within the coming year. The next vessel is slated to be…

Nagorno-Karbakh conflict ends, for now

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia announce a truce to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed, that went into effect last night at…

Israel works to obtain new vaccine

Israel has signed a deal to be among the world’s first nations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine candidate by the U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics. The company announced that it…

Israeli leaders congratulate Biden

Jerusalem is welcoming the election of U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. Speaking at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said,…

Regional reaction to Trump defeat

There has been widely diverse reaction to the impending exit of U.S. President Donald Trump from the White House. Many Arab leaders congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, while…

Israel to build new settlement near Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heralded the creation of a new settlement in the Sdot Negev Regional Council of the northwestern Negev, near the separation fence with Gaza. “This is…

Gantz: Iran is close to nuclear capacity

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with the ambassadors of European Union countries for a town-hall briefing and Q&A session on Thursday, when he stressed that "Even though we might…

Iran unveils new missile system

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new missile system, which its Commander Major General Hossein Salami claimed, “is capable of consecutively launching multiple long-range ballistic missiles.” Gen. Salami…

Israeli stores set to reopen after 2nd lockdown

Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet has approved the reopening of some stores this coming Sunday, 8 November. This, as part of the gradual lifting of measures to inhibit further spreading of COVID-19…

Palestinian officer shot dead after firing at IDF

A Palestinian Preventive Security Service officer armed with a pistol opened fire from a moving vehicle at IDF soldiers near an army checkpoint in the West Bank. Troops returned fire,…