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IDF says Hezbollah, Syrian army behind attempted sniper attack on border

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday accused the Hezbollah terror group and the Syrian army of being behind an attempted sniping attack against Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights earlier this month, which was thwarted by an Israeli…

Gantz receives unexpected majority, tasked with forming Israeli government

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2020

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will task Blue and White leader Benny Gantz with forming the next government, after the leftist former IDF chief gained a majority of seats in the Knesset with unexpected support.

Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock Closed as Precaution against Coronavirus

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2020

Islamic religious authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus. However, outdoor prayers will still be permitted outside the two shrines housed in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu weighs new, stricter measures to halt coronavirus pandemic

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting at his office in Jerusalem late on Saturday afternoon to discuss further, more stringent measures Israel may take to halt the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus turns Israeli politics towards unity

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2020

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White rival Benny Gantz with forming the next government Sunday, as lawmakers across the political spectrum are calling for an emergency government to deal with…

Arab Joint List to Support Blue & White Minority Govt Only with Ban on Jewish Access to Temple Mount

Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The chairman of the Arab-majority Joint List, Ayman Odeh, has named his key demands for supporting a Blue and White-led minority government.

Jerusalem court rejects Netanyahu bid to delay corruption trial

Posted on Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday rejected Benjamin Netanyahu's request to delay his corruption trial on the grounds that his defense team has not received all of the relevant material from the prosecution.

Israel requires foreign citizens flying into the country to quarantine themselves for fourteen days

Posted on Monday, March 9, 2020

Israel has imposed quarantine conditions on all incoming flights in a move that the Finance Ministry predicts will cost the country $1.4 billion.

Netanyahu calls virus ‘pandemic’ as Israel plans restrictions on some US flights

Posted on Sunday, March 8, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the coronavirus was a pandemic more severe than any disease outbreak in the past century, as a senior official said Israel was likely hours away from placing restrictions on flights…

Final results show Likud with 36 seats, Netanyahu bloc short of majority with 58

Posted on Friday, March 6, 2020

A full 68 hours after the polling stations closed and exit polls predicted a surge for Likud and its right-wing bloc, the Central Elections Committee on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party as the largest after Monday’s…

Damascus says Israeli airstrikes target bases near Homs, southern Syria

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Damascus said early Thursday that Israel was carrying out airstrikes in central and southern Syria and that its air defenses had engaged the missiles.

Netanyahu within one or two seats of forming ruling majority, left-wing MKs expected to defect

Posted on Tuesday, March 3, 2020

With 92% of the vote counted Tuesday from unprecedented third elections in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing bloc were slated to beat rival Benny Gantz and the Blue and White party with 59 seats in…

Rivlin likely to task Netanyahu with forming government on first day of trial

Posted on Tuesday, March 3, 2020

President Reuven Rivlin is set to task a candidate with forming a government on or before March 17, the same day Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial begins.

Netanyahu: This is a night of great victory

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2020

Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in the Israel's elections on Monday night, despite exit polls pointing to his right-wing bloc being below the 61-MK target he needs to form a government.

Exit polls in Israel show Netanyahu election win, with one seat short of ruling majority

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2020

Three major exit polls in Israel showed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Likud poised to win 36 to 37 seats as elections concluded Monday, far outstripping the 32 to 33 seats predicted for left-wing rival Benny Gantz and…

Netanyahu claims his party is now a hair’s breadth away from Knesset majority

Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2020

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Sunday that his party’s internal polling showed he was a stone’s throw away from a Knesset majority that would allow the formation of a right-wing government.

‘We are ready, and the plans have been formulated’: Israeli defense minister foreshadows new war

Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Israeli defense minister Naftali Bennett virtually announced a new war with Hamas in Gaza Tuesday, a day after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group launched 80 rockets and mortars into Israel.

Netanyahu ahead of Gantz in polls, but unity government still the likeliest outcome

Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Days before Israel's third election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks slated to overcome rival Benny Gantz, but not to win handily enough to become Prime Minister outright without help from other parties.

Israel threatens full war with Palestinian Islamic Jihad in response to rocket attacks

Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2020

A barrage of rockets and mortars fell on Israel Sunday night and Monday morning, all engineered by the Iran-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, and now Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is threatening all-out war.

IDF chief warns Gaza clash may not be over, could spiral into greater conflict

Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020

Amid reports of an emerging ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi warned Monday evening that the fighting may not be over yet.

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