Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Palestinian Rivals Condemn Israel’s Netanyahu
Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2009
In a rare show of unity, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has aligned with Palestinian militant group Hamas in criticizing Israel's choice for prime minister, Worthy News learned Saturday, February 21.
Kadima “Wins” Israel Elections, Exit Polls Show
Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni looked set to become Israel's second female prime minister as her centrist Kadima party won Tuesday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed.
UN Halts Aid To Gaza After Hamas Seizes Supplies Again
Posted on Friday, February 6, 2009
The United Nations announced Friday, February 6, it has stopped sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip after militants of the Hamas group apparently seized 300 tons of supplies, in the second such incident this week.
U.N. Admits Its School Was Not Hit By Israel
Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2009
The United Nations admitted Thursday, February 5, that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) did not hit a United Nations-run school, correcting its earlier media statements that a massacre occurred within the U.N. education facility.
Hamas Raids UN Warehouse, Seizes Aid
Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2009
United Nations aid workers said Thursday, February 5, they were struggling to provide aid to the desperately needy in the Gaza Strip after police forces from the ruling militant Hamas group stormed a U.N. warehouse.
Medium Range Rocket Hits Israel
Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Israel's military said a foreign produced medium-range rocket fired from Gaza landed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon Tuesday, February 3, a day after the militant group Hamas asked Iran to help it to "liberate" Jerusalem and…
Hamas Asks Iran To Help Liberate Jerusalem
Posted on Monday, February 2, 2009
The top official of Hamas publicly thanked Iran Monday, February 2, for helping his militant group to achieve "victory" over Israel in the Gaza Strip but said his group would need more support to "liberate" all Palestinians and…
Israel Finds Historic Natural Gas Field
Posted on Saturday, January 31, 2009
Israel says it might have made the largest discovery of natural gas in its 61-year history, which could dramatically reduce its dependency on foreign imports.
Bomb Explodes Near Gaza, Threatening Ceasefire (Wrapup)
Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas was threatened Tuesday, January 27, when a bomb exploded on the Israeli side of the Gaza border killing an Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldier and injuring three others,…
Militants Firing Mortars Towards Israel; Convoy Attacked
Posted on Thursday, January 22, 2009
Humanitarian aid continued to flow into Gaza on Thursday, January 23, despite nearly a dozen mortar shells being fired towards Israel so far, officials said, and reports of a Jordanian convoy being attacked by suspected Hamas militants.
Israel Withdraws; Hamas “Rearms”
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Israeli forces appeared to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, January 20, in time for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the United States' 44th president, but militant group Hamas said it would rearm, suggesting its conflict with…
Hamas Offering ‘Ceasefire’ With Israel (WRAPUP)
Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2009
(ADDS COMMENTS HAMAS, MORE DETAILS)
Militant group Hamas announced a "ceasefire" Sunday, January 18, giving Israeli troops a week to leave, hours after an Israeli ceasefire began.
Israel Announces Ceasefire (Wrapup)
Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009
(ADDS COMMENTS HAMAS)
Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, was poised to announce a unilateral cease fire Saturday, January 17, and a withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, ending a three-week military campaign, Worthy News monitored.
Hamas Rejects Ceasefire With Israel
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2009
The militant group Hamas has rejected a cease fire with Israel and Iran said the country has no "right to exist," after Israeli forces killed a Hamas minister and struck a United Nations compound in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza City Christians Facing Battle
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009
Christians in the Gaza Strip faced another terrifying day Thursday, January 15, as Israeli forces pounded the Gaza Strip and Hamas militants fired rockets towards Israel, believers said.
Hamas Admits Minister Killed; UN Compound Attacked
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009
The militant group Hamas admitted Thursday, January 15, that Israel had killed one of its key ministers in a major air strike in Gaza City, while the United Nations expressed outrage that Israeli forces attacked a U.N. compound…
A “Prayer Under Fire” Brings Hope to Israel
Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009
A song written by American Christians to encourage embattled Israel, entitled, "A Prayer Under Fire," has aired for the first time on Israeli radio and television, Worthy News learned Wednesday, January 15.
Bin Laden Calls For ‘Holy War’ Over Israel Offensive
Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009
A new audio message released Wednesday, January 15, allegedly from the al-Qaida leader, Osama bin Laden, has called for all Muslims to launch a holy war to stop the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza, according to Islamist websites.
