Mass prayer in Jerusalem against coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that the government is taking every possible precaution against the outbreak of coronavirus, even though there has to be a single identifiable case…

Gaza rocket attacks draw IDF retaliation

Sporadic rocket fire and clusters of balloons rigged with explosives continue to plague Israel’s southern communities. Palestinian-Islamists indiscriminately launched two projectiles from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory on…

Polls cast doubt on 3rd Israeli elections

Two weeks from today on 2 March 2020, Israeli voters will head to the polls for the third election in just 11 months. All of the latest polls reveal the…

IDF launches ‘Momentum’ multiyear plan

IDF Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi presented the multi-annual “Tnufa” plan (Hebrew for “Momentum”) to a briefing to top defense officials at the army’s Kiryah headquarters in Tel…

Despite Hamas pledge, ‘balloon terror’ persists

Dozens of balloons rigged with explosives were launched by Palestinian Islamists from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities. Among the numerous incidents reported, police sappers were dispatched to…

Israel allegedly hits Iranian targets in Damascus

The Israeli Air Force allegedly bombarded Iranian targets near Syria’s capital Damascus. At least three Syrian soldiers and four Iranian officers were killed in the strikes. A senior commander of…

Syria: pro-regime militants & U.S. forces clash

An exchange of fire in Syria between U.S. forces and militants loyal to regime forces erupted in the northeastern al-Hasakah province. The incident occurred when an American convoy was abruptly…

‘Terror balloons’ reportedly flood southern skies

At least 10 clusters of balloons believed to rigged with explosives were reported to have entered Israeli territory from Gaza today. Domestic media reported separate sightings of the “terror balloons”…