Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Trump prepared to pressure Netanyahu with peace plan
Posted on Monday, October 22, 2018
US President Donald Trump and his peace team say they are prepared to apply pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their effort to jump-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Report: Israeli stealth jets flew over Iran
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018
Israeli stealth planes reached Iran and returned without anyone noticing, Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al-Jarida reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
Gaza rocket hits Be’er Sheva home, IAF retaliates
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2018
A rocket fired from Gaza landed on a Be'er Sheva home while another landed in the sea off the shores of a city in central Israel early Wednesday morning, prompting an IAF retaliatory attack in the strip.
Trump’s envoy reveals plan to unite Gaza and West Bank
Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The White House's peace plan entails intentions to unify the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Jason Greenblatt, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, told Ynet on Tuesday.
Israel warns Hamas of ‘painful’ strikes if protests go on
Posted on Sunday, October 14, 2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened 'very painful blows' against Gaza's Hamas rulers if they don't halt protests along the perimeter fence that have led to clashes with Israeli troops.
Netanyahu, Putin to meet for first time since crisis
Posted on Sunday, October 7, 2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet shortly for the first time since relations were badly strained following last month’s Syrian downing of a Russian intelligence plane.
Trump envoy Greenblatt consults senators on Mideast peace plan
Posted on Sunday, October 7, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Jason Greenblatt has spoken with a number of senators on both sides of the political aisle recently about the president's plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians,…
Abbas tells UNGA ‘Jerusalem is not for sale’
Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Jerusalem 'is not for sale' while urging US President Donald Trump to rescind his decisions recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and cutting aid…
US removing some missile systems from Middle East
Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018
The United States is pulling some of its anti-aircraft and missile batteries out of the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US military officials.
Trump: ‘Two states works best, but one state is fine’
Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2018
A two state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict works best because it allows for people to govern themselves, US President Donald Trump told reporters at a new conference in New York.
