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IDF strikes Gaza after incendiary balloons spark fires in south

Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2021

Israel Defense Forces jets struck a series of targets in Gaza late Sunday night, hours after incendiary balloons launched from the Strip sparked several fires in southern Israel.

Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads, but still prevents severe illness

Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine is just 39% effective in Israel where the delta variant is the dominant strain, but still provides strong protection against severe illness and hospitalization, according to a new report from the country’s Health…

After almost 20 years, Israel rejoins African Union

Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2021

For the first time since 2002, Israel has rejoined the African Union, a significant diplomatic achievement.

Israel will “look into” NSO Pegasus spyware allegations

Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2021

Israel’s National Security Council has announced it is “looking into” allegations that Israeli-made NSO Pegasus spyware has been used to illegally spy on a range of people including French President Emmanuel Macron, Ynet News reported Tuesday.

PM Bennett: Vaccine ‘significantly less’ effective against the Delta variant

Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2021

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the Delta variant is “weaker” than health officials had hoped, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday, as over 1,000 people tested positive for coronavirus and more countries were added to…

Israeli jets said to strike inside Syria for second time in days

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Israeli planes carried out airstrikes Syria for the second night this week, Damascus said early Thursday, while claiming that most missiles were shot down.

IDF chief warns Lebanon, Hezbollah against triggering escalation

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warned Lebanon on Tuesday that Israel will respond forcibly to any rocket attacks. The statement followed rocket fire by Lebanon-based terrorists on Israel late Monday night.

IDF, Mossad Push Plan for Multiple Small-Scale Operations Against Iran Nuclear Program

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Israel is examining possible changes to its operational plans against the Iranian nuclear program in order to contend with a US reentry to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Sen. Lindsey Graham warns that IDF may have to launch preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities soon

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most respected foreign and defense policy experts in Washington, fears a new war may be coming to the Middle East sooner than most people realize.

Israeli scientists identify 3 existing drugs that can eliminate COVID-19

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Hebrew University of Jerusalem studies published in a pair of medical journals suggest that already-existing drugs can be repurposed to fight Covid, Hebrew-language news sites reported Monday.

Ben & Jerry’s will stop sales in Israeli settlements of West Bank and East Jerusalem

Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2021

The US-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s announced Monday it will continue doing business with Israel, but will stop sales in Israeli settlements of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, areas it referred to as Occupied Palestinian…

IDF: Iron Dome shoots down rocket from Lebanon; another lands in open area

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system shot down a rocket from Lebanon after two were fired at Israel Tuesday morning, the Israeli military said.

Likud seeks to convince Gantz to bolt government, replace Bennett as PM

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party renewed on Monday its public efforts to persuade Blue and White’s Benny Gantz to leave the government and form an alternate coalition with right-wing parties.

Abdullah seeks to revive two-state solution, bury ‘Jordan is Palestine’

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Jordan is hoping that King Abdullah’s meeting with US President Joe Biden will pave the way for the kingdom to return to center stage in regional developments, particularly the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Israel pressures U.S. lawmakers to halt Biden’s bid to restore Iran nuclear deal

Posted on Monday, July 19, 2021

Israel put pressure on U.S. lawmakers to reject initiatives to restore the Iran nuclear deal during a recent bipartisan congressional trip taken to the Middle East.

On Tisha B’Av, Bennett speaks of ‘freedom of worship’ for Jews on Temple Mount

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett asserted on Sunday that both Jews and Muslims have “freedom of worship” on the Temple Mount, potentially hinting at a change in policy at the most contentious site in Israel.

Ra’am: Al-Aqsa Mosque ‘is solely the property of Muslims’

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

The Islamist Ra’am party condemned the ascent of hundreds of what it called Jewish “settlers” to the Temple Mount on Sunday morning, during the observance of the Tisha B’Av fast.

Yet again Israel delays reopening to individual vaccinated tourists; No new date set

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2021

Permission for Individual tourists to enter Israel has been delayed yet again with no new date set and, now, even Israelis may be barred from flying out of their own country as the government weighs limiting all non-essential…

Israeli Lawmakers Discuss Preparation for Access to 3rd Temple

Posted on Friday, July 16, 2021

On Tuesday, Member of Knesset Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Religious Zionist Party, held a session in the Knesset concerning the dire condition of the Mughrabi Bridge used by Jews to ascend to the Temple Mount. The…

IDF requests funding for a potential strike on Iran, reports say

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2021

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is reported to have requested major budget increases to the tune of billions to make ready for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear program.

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