Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Hundreds of Islamic State militants amassed at Israel’s border
Posted on Thursday, December 31, 2015
A few weeks ago a huge explosion rocked the town of el-Hmidaiah, near the Quneitra crossing and 400 meters from the border fence with Israel. IDF troops were dispatched for fear that a mortar shell had fallen in…
Egyptian warplanes using Israeli airspace
Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Egyptian Air Force planes have in recent months crossed into Israeli airspaces part of Egypt's military campaign against the local Sinai affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, Ynet learned on Tuesday.
Survey: 60% of Palestinians support violent intifada against Israel
Posted on Monday, December 14, 2015
A new survey released by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah showed that a majority of Palestinian respondents support the current wave of terror stabbings and a violent intifada and oppose a two-state solution…
Israel tests Arrow 3 missile defense system
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015
The Defense Ministry and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a test of the Arrow 3 missile-defense system on Thursday morning.
Report: Israel bombed scud trucks in Syria
Posted on Friday, December 4, 2015
Did Israel strike in Syria once more? Yes, according to reports in Syrian media. According to the reports, Israel attacked in the Qalamoun Mountains, an area near the Syrian/ Lebanese border.
Israel: IAEA report proves Iran nuke program had military dimension
Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2015
A newly released report by the UN's atomic watchdog on the military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program 'proved beyond any doubt that Iran operated a secret program to develop nuclear weapons, including after 2003,' Israel said Wednesday night.
Netanyahu admits: Israel is operating in Syria
Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Tuesday that Israel operates in Syria. "We're operating in Syria from time to time in order to stop the country from becoming a front against Israel," he said at the Galilee Conference…
EU says continues Mideast peace role despite Israel move
Posted on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and the European Union said it would continue its role in Middle East peace diplomacy despite Israel saying it was suspending contact.
