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Pompeo: We’ll honor Israel’s military edge, but are reviewing arms sales to UAE

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized on Monday that America was committed to maintaining Israel’s military superiority in the region while appearing to hint at an impending deal by which the Trump…

3,200-year-old fort, site of epic battles in biblical era, found in south Israel

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020

A 3,200-year-old Canaanite citadel where epic battles were fought during biblical times has been unearthed near the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Sunday.

Likud, Blue and White back compromise to avoid elections

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020

The political crisis that could lead to a fourth election in 19 months being initiated Monday night appeared on its way to being resolved on Saturday night, when both Likud and Blue and White accepted a compromise.

Israeli laser system shoots down 32 explosive balloons from Gaza

Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2020

Using the Lahav Or (‘Light Blade’) combat laser, Israel intercepted 32 explosive and incendiary balloons fired by terrorists from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, as seen in this video released by Israel’s Border Police.

Trump says he expects not only Saudis, but also Iran, to make Middle East peace

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2020

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday night he expected Saudi Arabia to join Arab normalization with Israel, hours after the country’s foreign minister ruled out any formalized ties before an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord. He then said he believed…

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza for 10th straight day

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2020

The IDF conducted strikes by air and from tank fire on Thursday on targets in Gaza for 10th straight day after incendiary devices launched from the Strip caused 42 fires in communities in the south.

Israel pushes for changes in UN’s Lebanon peacekeeping force

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2020

As the United Nations prepares to renew the mandate of its peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon, Israel is working with Security Council members to push for tough changes in the way the force deals with the Hezbollah militant…

Saudi FM says no ties with Israel until peace with Palestinians

Posted on Thursday, August 20, 2020

Saudi Arabia maintains its policy of not making ties with Israel official until there is peace with the Palestinians, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday.

After rocket fire, Israeli airstrikes target Hamas special forces base in Gaza

Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Israeli war planes carried out series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday night, after Palestinians fired a rocket and sent several arson balloons into Israel, sparking a series a fires, the Israel Defense Forces said.

With drones, robots and sensors, IDF readies Ground Forces for future war

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The Israeli military sees its Ground Forces — tanks, infantry, combat engineering and artillery — as in desperate need for a makeover if it is to be prepared for the types of battles it is likely to encounter…

Kushner: No urgency for Israeli sovereignty in West Bank

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Israel will not proceed with applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank without America’s support, and the US will not agree to it for “some time,” White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner said in a briefing with…

Palestinians on Temple Mount trample, set fire to picture of UAE leader

Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2020

Palestinians taking part in Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem trampled and then set fire to a poster of the United Arab emirates leader to protest the normalization deal announced Thursday between…

Arson balloons spark dozens of fires near Gaza; hundreds riot near fence

Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2020

At least 28 bush fires were started in the south of Israel Sunday, with authorities blaming incendiary balloons launched from the Gaza Strip following exchanges of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas over the weekend.

Israel’s virus-battered economy sees sharpest contraction in 45 years

Posted on Sunday, August 16, 2020

Surpassing the most dire economic forecasts on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s gross domestic product plunged by 28.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020, as compared to the first quarter, in the worst economic downturn…

Israel and United Arab Emirates Launch Diplomatic Relations In ‘Historic Breakthrough’

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations in a "historic diplomatic breakthrough."

Netanyahu hails Israel-UAE deal as ‘greatest advancement toward peace’ in two decades

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday addressed the historic deal between his country and the United Arab Emirates, calling it "the greatest advancement towards peace between Israel and the Arab world in the last 26 years."

After Israel-UAE deal, Kushner indicates more Arab countries will follow

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday that more Arab countries may soon announce normalized ties with Israel, following an American-brokered agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Israel has taken out 1/3 of Syrian air defenses in last two years

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020

Israel has destroyed one-third of Syrian air defenses in the past two years, and close to a thousand surface-to-air missiles have been launched towards Israel Air Force jets during missions for its “war-between-wars” campaign targeting Iranian infrastructure in…

Israel, US successfully test Arrow 2 missile defense system

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Israel and the United States completed a successful test of the advanced Arrow 2 missile defense system in Israel on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Gaza arson balloons spark fires in Israel’s south for 7th straight day

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Two wildfires broke out Wednesday morning near the Gaza border due to balloon-borne explosives launched from the Gaza Strip for the seventh straight day.

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