Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
BREAKING NEWS: Hamas Founder’s Christian Son Granted Asylum in U.S.
Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian and spied for Israel will be granted political asylum after the Department of Homeland Security dropped its objections, Worthy News learned late Wednesday, June…
Iran Warns Of Military Strike As U.S., Israeli Warships Cross Suez
Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010
Iran has warned of a military confrontation with Israel and the United States after at least eleven American warships, including an aircraft carrier, and an Israeli vessel passed through the Suez Canal, the largest fleet of ships to…
Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010
Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as "a threat to…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls Muslims To Prepare For ‘Savior’
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to mobilize their troops alongside Iran against Israel and the United States to prepare for the coming of the "Mahdi" seen as "the savior of…
Jewish Believer’s Bakery Ruled “Kosher”
Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2009
Religious tensions remained in Israel Thursday, July 16, after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that a Jewish baker's belief in Jesus Christ does not make her baked food unkosher.
Israel Prepares For War With Largest Ever Military Drill
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009
Israel says it will hold the largest military exercise in its history, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Jewish state may have to prepare for war with Iran and other rogue states.
US Pledges $900 Million To Palestinians
Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009
Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the West Bank were awaiting Monday, March 16, the arrival of $900 million pledged by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton despite an economic crisis at home, to help achieve a…
Iran ‘Starts’ Bushehr Nuclear Plant
Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2009
In a move raising eyebrows from Jerusalem to Washington, Russian and Iranian officials began a test run of Iran’s first Nuclear plant, Worthy News established Thursday, February 26.
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.
