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Chief Rabbi: ‘Exhume body of Christian missionary buried in Jewish cemetery’

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau said Wednesday that the body of a Christian missionary who posed as a Jew for years should be reburied in a non-Jewish cemetery.

PM Bennet says Indian variant is spreading, recommends Israelis should not travel abroad

Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday recommended Israelis should not travel abroad because, he said, the Indian variant of the COVID-19 virus “is spreading rapidly around the world,” Israel News reports. The PM made his remarks three…

48% of Gaza war casualties associated with terror groups – intel report

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

At least 48% of the Palestinians killed during the May 10-21 Gaza conflict were associated with terrorist groups, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center reported Tuesday.

IDF chief calls return to Iran nuclear deal ‘dangerous’ at Pentagon meetings

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said during a visit to the Pentagon that a U.S. return to the Iran nuclear deal would be "dangerous" and that all options should be exhausted to prevent…

Hamas, UN meeting on ceasefire with Israel falls through

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

The leadership of the Hamas terrorist group met in the Gaza Strip on Monday to consolidate a ceasefire agreement with Israel but failed to reach an understanding.

Bank of Israel issues digital shekel

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

The Bank of Israel has issued digital currency for a first internal pilot program prior to the possibility of issuing a digital shekel. Bank of Israel deputy governor Andrew Abir inadvertently revealed this during a meeting two weeks…

Israeli high-powered laser system intercepts, destroys 100% of UAVs launched during test

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021

For the first time ever, the Israel Ministry of Defense, Elbit Systems and the Israel Air Force have successfully completed a series of interception tests employing an airborne, high-power laser system.

Blinken, Lapid discuss US-Israel ties, efforts to expand normalization agreements

Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his new Israeli counterpart Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday, discussing a range of issues from the U.S.-Israel relationship, Iran and a push for more normalization agreements with Arab countries.

IDF slams Hamas targets; army chief warns of new round of hostilities

Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021

The Israel Air Force slammed more than 10 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday evening, responding to the launching of fire balloons into southern Israel for the third day in a row.

IDF destroys Syrian outpost used by Hezbollah

Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021

The IDF struck a Syrian outpost near the city of Quneitra on Thursday, marking the first strike on the northern border by the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Israel is issuing new proof-of-vaccination document

Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2021

Israeli authorities have begun rolling out a new document showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery, the Times of Israel reports. However, the Health Ministry has stated it is acting to ensure that current certification remains valid so…

Incendiary balloons from Gaza spark fires in south for second day in a row

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Firefighters battled four blazes in southern Israel Wednesday that were sparked by balloon-borne incendiary devices launched from the Gaza Strip for the second day in a row.

Israeli Supreme Court rules Messianic Jewish ministry is allowed religious tax breaks

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Messianic Jewish organization Tuesday, when it overturned a Knesset (Parliament) Finance Committee decision to refuse tax-exempt status to Maoz Israel Ministries (officially known as Yachad Ramat HaSharon), World Israel News…

Israeli Army Bombs Gaza After Terror Balloons Reach Israel

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Israel’s new government ordered airstrikes against militants in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to incendiary balloons that crossed into the country from the Palestinian territory.

IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The IDF carried out a series of airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning in response to over two dozen fires in southern Israel caused by incendiary devices launched from the coastal enclave.

Israel’s new government upholds long-standing opposition to Iran nuclear deal

Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have made clear that Israel will continue the Netanyahu government's opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement, as international efforts continued to revive the pact abandoned by former U.S. president…

Israeli oral COVID-19 booster shot may be ready by 2022

Posted on Monday, June 14, 2021

Israeli scientists are developing an oral COVID-19 vaccine that may be ready as a booster shot for humans within nine months, the Times of Israel reports. The vaccine has so far worked well on rats, whose antibody levels…

Hamas Calls for ‘Day of Rage’ Could Be First Test for New Israeli Government

Posted on Monday, June 14, 2021

Israel’s brand new government may already be tested less than two days after being sworn into office. Hamas and other Palestinian groups are calling for a ‘Day of Rage’ on Tuesday if the planned ‘Flag March’ takes place…

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Ousted

Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Israel’s longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted from power Sunday by parliament, the Knesset, which approved a new coalition government.

In speech before swearing-in, Ra’am leader vows to ‘reclaim expropriated lands’

Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2021

Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas, whose support provided the key backing needed for the incoming change government’s majority, vowed to reclaim land in Israel that was “expropriated” from Arab Israelis.

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