Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Israel fears ‘major escalation’ by Iran-backed terror groups after deal
Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2015
Israel anticipates a 'major escalation' of Iranian-backed terror attacks on its borders as a direct result of the nuclear agreement the US and five additional world powers struck with Tehran, Foreign Ministry’s director-general Dore Gold said Wednesday evening.
US aims to shift Israel focus to security ties after Iran deal
Posted on Monday, July 20, 2015
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said it plainly just before landing in Israel, where officials are fuming over the Iran nuclear deal: "I'm not going to change anybody's mind in Israel. That's not the purpose of my trip."
Israel Strikes Gaza After Rocket Fire on Israel
Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Israeli Air Force attacked an infrastructure target in Gaza early Thursday morning in response to a rocket that was fired from the Palestinian enclave just after 2am local time.
Israel blasts Iran deal as ‘dark day in history’
Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Israeli leaders across the political spectrum condemned in stark apocalyptic language the Iranian nuclear pact announced by the United States and world powers Tuesday, calling it a historic mistake that frees Iran to sponsor global terror while assembling…
Israel Will Not Accept a Reality Dictated by Iran
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2015
At Sunday's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian President Rouhani, saying, "The ruler of Iran, Khamenei, was quoted as saying the U.S. must be fought, regardless of whether there is a…
Israel angrily warns powers caving to Iran in nuke talks
Posted on Sunday, July 5, 2015
Jerusalem reacted furiously over reports Saturday that world powers were closing in on a long-sought pact that would see the lifting of sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear program.
IDF Appoints Special Team to Plan Strike on Iran
Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2015
The Hebrew-language Walla! reported Tuesday that it has learned from a foreign source that IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot has appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan to head a special team tasked with examining…
ISIS Promises to Be a ‘Thorn in the Throat of Hamas’ and Israel
Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2015
Islamic State insurgents threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organization that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious enforcement.
