Airborne explosive flown into Israel from Gaza

Israeli police bomb-disposal sappers today safely detonated an explosive device in the Eshkol Regional Council, which is adjacent to the Islamist-controlled Gaza Strip. According to Police Spokesman Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld,…

Hamas: Annexation is a declaration of war

The Islamist Hamas organization has proclaimed that “Israeli plans to annex the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Palestinian people.”…

UN widely condemns Israeli annexation plan

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has labeled Israel’s hope to extend sovereignty over parts of the West Bank of the Jordan Valley as “a threat” that would “would constitute…

UAE pursues stronger ties with Israel

The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash highlighted his country’s ambition to bolster relations with the State of Israel. In a televised interview as part…

Germany ‘stands up’ for Israeli security

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is holding its annual Global Forum by virtual means this year, in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Among other world leaders and diplomats to address…

Israel-Jordan rift widens over West Bank

Regional tensions continue to run high over Jerusalem’s aspired bid to assert its sovereignty over territories in the internationally disputed West Bank of the Jordan river, including the Biblical Districts…

IDF targets Hamas after rocket attack

Palestinian Islamists launched a rocket from the Gaza Strip toward Israel’s southern communities last night in the first such incident in over 40 days. The indiscriminate attack did not cause…

Israel approves building of Trump Heights

Israel’s cabinet has approved plans to build a new village named for U.S. President Donald Trump in the Golan Heights. The announcement was made on the 74th birthday of the…

Arab states condemn Israeli annexation plans

Arab Gulf states are ratcheting up pressure against Israel’s slated annexation of over about 33% of disputed territory on the West Bank of the Jordan River, with less than two…