Temple Mount clashes erupt

Hundreds of Muslims staged a riot on the Temple Mount early this morning following weekly Islamic prayers. The violence erupted after the Islamist Hamas rulers of Gaza issued a call…

IDF retaliates for indiscriminate Gazan rocket-fire

Palestinian Islamists launched a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities. Following several weeks of relative quiet on Israel’s southern front, rocket-alert sirens were sounded yesterday…

London and Tehran trade barbs over nuclear dispute

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is accusing Iran of “threatening” its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with world powers “with its systematic non-compliance.” In remarks during a…

Israel shores up support against possible ICC actions

Jerusalem is bracing itself for possible measures the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague could take against the Jewish State in the near future, following last month’s      recommendation by…

Israel grants Gazans entry permits

The Israeli government has requested that the Defense establishment issue entry permits to 500 Palestinian businessmen from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, in direct response to the relative clam currently presiding…

Iran confesses to downing the Ukrainian airliner

The Islamic Republic of Iran has admitted the January 8 downing a Ukrainian passenger plane, after initially insisting that the collision was caused by mechanical issues. Ukraine International Airlines Flight…

Trump: ‘Iran appears to be standing down’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about “critical bilateral and regional issues” according to a statement from the White House, with no further elaboration. The…

Netanyahu seeks immunity in graft cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to ask the Knesset for parliamentary immunity from being prosecuted in three corruption cases against him. Netanyahu made the announcement in a…