Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
IDF retaliates following explosion on northern Gaza border
Posted on Friday, March 16, 2018
Two explosive devices were detonated near the border fence along the northern Gaza Strip early Thursday morning. There were no casualties as the explosion was not near IDF soldiers. In retaliation, the IDF attacked five Hamas positions using…
Trump team ready to release peace plan
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2018
The Trump administration is finishing up its Middle East peace plan and intends to make it public soon, The New York Times reported Sunday.
EU, Arab League affirm Jerusalem must be joint capital
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
European Union and Arab League countries insisted on Monday that Jerusalem must be the joint capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state, after US President Donald Trump announced its embassy would be moved to the city later…
Shin Bet foils ISIS-inspired attack on Temple Mount
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Three Arab citizens from the village of Um el-Fahm were indicted on Monday for plotting a terrorist attack on the Temple Mount in the name of Islamic State, the Shin Bet security agency announced.
Netanyahu to invite Trump to inaugurate US embassy in Jerusalem in May
Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to invite US President Donald Trump to Israel in May to inaugurate the US embassy, which Washington announced on Friday will be relocated to Jerusalem on Israel’s Independence Day, Hadashot TV news…
Judge and lawyer Coordinated Ruling in Corruption Probe
Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018
A judge presiding over hearings in a major corruption case asked to be removed from her duties after Channel 10 exposed that she had coordinated rulings with a government lawyer working the hearing, the Justice ministry said Sunday.
Abbas, Haley Trade Barbs Over Trump’s Israel Stand at UN
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem a 'dangerous' development in a speech before the United Nations, then walked out before U.S. envoy Nikki Haley retorted that…
Israel, Iran on collision course over Syria
Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2018
Iran and Israel are on a collision course over Tehran’s expanding footprint in Syria, raising the odds of a direct clash between the region’s two military heavyweights that could quickly draw in other combatants.
