Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Israel’s UN envoy blasts discovery of Gaza tunnel under UNRWA school
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017
Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon on Sunday blasted the discovery of a tunnel underneath a Gaza school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, accusing the Hamas terror organization of using UNRWA facilities as 'terror bases' and…
US ‘discouraging’ Greater Jerusalem bill, senior official says
Posted on Monday, October 30, 2017
The Trump administration is 'discouraging' any further action on a controversial Israeli bill regarding the status of greater Jerusalem, fearing it would harm its peace effort toward a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian settlement, a senior administration official told The Jerusalem…
Hamas ‘begging Iran’ for help, US envoy says
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
Hamas is 'begging Iran' for help in its armed resistance against Israel, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday, addressing the visit of several Hamas leaders to Tehran over the weekend.
Knesset reconvenes with an ambitious and controversial agenda
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2017
The Knesset on Monday opened its winter session with an ambitious and often controversial agenda, ranging from a bid to clip the High Court of Justice’s wings to anchoring the state’s Jewish character in the country’s constitutional Basic…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards vow to step up fight against Israel
Posted on Friday, October 20, 2017
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards on Thursday threatened a 'relentless fight' against Israel, a day after the US urged the international community to confront Tehran over its 'destructive conduct' across the Middle East.
US demands Hamas renounce violence, disarm before unity deal
Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2017
The United States called Thursday for the Hamas terror group to disarm and renounce violence before being allowed to implement a highly touted unity deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in a first detailed response to the agreement.
Al-Aqsa Mosque Imam: ‘Israelis are waging war on Al-Aqsa’
Posted on Monday, October 16, 2017
Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, is accusing 'extremist' Jewish organizations of waging a legal battle aimed at achieving Israeli sovereignty in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israel, US to quit UNESCO citing ‘anti-Israel bias’
Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017
Hours after the US’s dramatic decision to withdraw from UNESCO, citing anti-Israel bias, Israel stated that it also planned to leave the education, scientific and cultural body.
