Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Worshippers flock to Jerusalem ahead of Yom Kippur
Posted on Monday, October 10, 2016
Thousands of Jews have been attending the traditional Selichot (penitential) prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in recent days, ahead of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.
UN Security Council to discuss ‘settlements’
Posted on Friday, October 7, 2016
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting next week on Israeli construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, Haaretz reported Thursday.
Obama touts US military aid in meeting with Netanyahu
Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2016
US President Barack Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations on Wednesday in what is likely their last meeting before Obama leaves office in January.
Obama and Netanyahu to meet Wednesday
Posted on Monday, September 19, 2016
The meeting was agreed upon following talks between the Prime Minister's Office and the White House and was confirmed after the signing of the new US-Israel military aid package. It will be the first meeting between the two…
US and Israel conclude landmark 10-year defense deal
Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The United States and Israel have concluded a landmark aid agreement worth at least $38 billion, the largest pledge to an ally in American history, which will govern their defense relationship through 2028.
Hamas spends $100 million a year on military infrastructure
Posted on Friday, September 9, 2016
As the residents of the Gaza Strip endure daily hardships due to the dire economic situation in the enclave, their Hamas leaders spend over $100 million a year on the group’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades,…
Israel girds for Golan war with Iran, Hezbollah
Posted on Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Amid the carnage of Syria's civil war, well into its sixth year, Israeli military chiefs say that Iran and its prized proxy, Hezbollah, are surreptitiously seeking to establish a new front in an older conflict, the Iran-backed group's…
Mahmoud Abbas agrees to talk with Netanyahu in Moscow
Posted on Monday, September 5, 2016
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to direct talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia, Interfax news agency cited the Palestinian embassy in Moscow as saying on Monday.
UN: Violations of Israel-Lebanon cease-fire could spark war
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2016
The UN Security Council warned Tuesday that violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement between Lebanon and Israel could lead to a new conflict “that none of the parties or the region can afford.”
Netanyahu and Abbas may meet in Moscow in October
Posted on Monday, August 29, 2016
Contacts have recently been established regarding a possible meeting in Moscow between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
