Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Hezbollah acquires advance Russian air-defense systems
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Israeli intelligence has confirmed to the German newspaper Bild, that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist army that has vowed to destroy the Jewish state, has acquired advanced Russian anti-aircraft weapons systems that were given by the Russian military to…
Lockheed Martin: First F-35s will arrive in Israel in December
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Development of the advanced F-35 fighter jet is moving along as expected and Israel "has our commitment" that the first F-35s it ordered will arrive this December, Lockheed Martin Vice President Gen. (ret.) Gary North said Sunday at…
Netanyahu: Brussels attacks show it’s not the occupation that drives terror
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Speaking via satellite from Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the American Public Affairs Committee's closing plenary session that the terrorist attacks Tuesday morning in Belgium highlighted Israel's own struggle against the murderous and extremist imperative of its…
Israel demands world powers punish Iran for missile tests
Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2016
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world powers to punish Iran after the country test-fired two ballistic missiles emblazoned with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" in Hebrew.
Abbas rejects US peace initiative
Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2016
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected a peace initiative presented by US Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in Ramallah on Wednesday, according to Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds.
White House may back UN Security Council resolution
Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2016
US President Barack Obama is weighing up options to make progress on the Middle East peace process before he leaves office, the Wall Street Journal reports, including the possibility of backing a UN Security Council resolution to further…
Hezbollah threatens to ‘bring the war to Israel’
Posted on Monday, March 7, 2016
Hezbollah is convinced it can invade Israeli territory should another war break out between the two sides, a source close to the Lebanese Shiite group told Foreign Policy magazine recently.
US military chief lands in Israel for talks with top officials
Posted on Thursday, March 3, 2016
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon met with US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford on Thursday in Tel Aviv, discussing "strengthening defense and military ties" between the two allies and the situation in the Middle East, according…
IAF receives first David’s Sling defense system batteries
Posted on Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday was set to receive its first David's Sling batteries, the cutting-edge midrange missile defense system that has been in development since 2006 in a joint Israeli-American venture.
Netanyahu: Syria truce must guarantee security for Israel
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016
Two days into a shaky ceasefire in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that while Israel was glad about the prospect of an end to hostilities there, any long-term solution had to provide security for the Jewish…
Knesset marks first-ever LGBT rights day
Posted on Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Knesset held its first-ever LGBT rights day on Tuesday, where will be lectures speaking about the situation of the community in Israel are being held. This is on the heels of a report which shows that the…
