Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
US Senate Panel approves bill to suspend aid to Palestinians
Posted on Friday, August 4, 2017
A US Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would suspend US financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it ends what lawmakers said is a long-standing practice of rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis.
Israel begins concept work on Arrow-4 defender
Posted on Thursday, August 3, 2017
Israel’s Defense Ministry and industry developers have begun early work on what could evolve into the Arrow-4, a new missile-intercepting system to defend against much more sophisticated, future threats from Iran.
Iran’s role in Temple Mount clashes revealed
Posted on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The recent clashes in and around the Temple Mount were fueled in part by the Iranian government, Palestinian sources told Israel Hayom this week.
Kushner: ‘There may be no solution’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict’
Posted on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior advisor of US President Donald Trump, has expressed doubt the American administration could find a 'unique' solution that would lead to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to an audio recording…
China urges support for new Israel-Palestinian peace plan
Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2017
China's UN ambassador urged the international community on Monday to support President Xi Jinping's new four-point proposal to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and establish an independent Palestinian state.
Clashes erupt at Temple Mount as Muslim worshipers return to site
Posted on Friday, July 28, 2017
Thousands of Muslim worshipers entered the Temple Mount on Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks, many shouting in delight as they did so, and violent clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at the…
Hamas declares Temple Mount ‘victory,’ calls new ‘day of rage’
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Some 2,000 members of the Hamas terror group marched in the Gaza Strip Wednesday to mark 'victory' after Israel removed contested metal detectors from entrances to the Temple Mount a day earlier in a bid to calm tensions.
Hezbollah chief hails Palestinian ‘victory’ at Temple Mount
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2017
The head of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah called Israel’s removal of metal detectors from Temple Mount entrances a victory in a televised speech Wednesday, even as Muslim leaders have said that the move is not enough and…
Fatah calls to ‘intensify’ struggle over Temple Mount
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction has called to 'intensify the popular struggle' over the Temple Mount, despite the removal of metal detectors and security cameras from the holy site after a week of protests over the…
U.N. warns of escalation if no Jerusalem mosque solution by Friday
Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2017
United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov warned on Monday that a solution was needed by Friday to the Jerusalem mosque crisis, which he said threatens to have 'potential catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the Old…
Temple Mount tensions spark fourth day of clashes
Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2017
Clashes between Muslim protesters and Israeli police erupted Wednesday at one of the entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City for the fourth day in a row over new security measures at the Temple Mount following a recent terror attack.
