Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Hamas Finds Itself Isolated
Posted on Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Signs that Hamas has isolated itself in the world have merged from two fronts. Iran, on Tuesday, pledged that Hezbollah will not open a front against Israel along Israel's northern border. Israel had been concerned that Hezbollah, in…
Hamas Fighting With Weapons From Israel (Investigation)
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
As Israel continued to fight Hamas in Gaza City, Tuesday, January 6, Israeli soldiers faced the inconvenient truth that weapons used by the militant group were indirectly supplied by Israel itself, the United States, Egypt and other countries.
Arabs Protest Israeli Offensive Worldwide
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009
As Israel's offensive against militants of the Hamas group in the Gaza Strip continued Tuesday, January 6, around the world Arabic leaders, Palestinians and their supporters continued to pressure the Jewish state to end the operation.
U.S. Bishops Rush to Israel As Ground Offensive Continues
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
More than half of the United States' Lutheran bishops were on their way to Israel Monday, January 5, amid international concerns that an Israeli offensive against the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip would lead to more…
Israel Prepares For Rocket Attacks From Lebanon
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
As Israel continued its ground assault into the Gaza Strip Monday, January 5, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were on high alert along the country's northern border amid concerns the militant Hezbollah group would fire rockets from Lebanon…
Europeans Send Mixed Signals Over War in Gaza
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
Alarm bells echo around the world as Israel continues a major ground offensive it says is aimed at ending rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip fired by the militant group Hamas into Israel. Envoys of the European Union,…
Washington Blocks U.N. Resolution On Israel
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
UN chief Ban Ki-moon tried to bring an immediate end to Israel's ground war in the Gaza Strip by backing a resolution to the Security Council that was drafted by Libya and put forward by the Arab League,…
Hackers Target Israeli Websites
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
Some of Israel’s largest Websites, including Ynet English and Bank Discount, have been attacked by a pro-Palestinian group, who redirected them to a site with anti-Israeli messages, Worthy News established Monday, January 5.
IDF Warns Gaza Residents of Imminent Strikes
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) unveiled new tactics in order to reduce the number of civilian casualties in Gaza. The IDF has dedicated resources calling residents of Gaza of impending strikes giving them a chance to flee before…
Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza
Posted on Sunday, January 4, 2009
On Saturday, January 3, Israel launched a ground assault against Gaza on what was the eighth day of its aerial assaults against the seaside strip of desert. Israel's stated objective for the ground confrontation is to end all…
Israeli Journalist: Anyone Would Fight For Their Home
Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005
On Front Page Jerusalem this week, Cox & Kinchlow explore the complexities of the Gaza Pullout and the possibility of civil war as the summer evacuation date draws closer. They interview Israeli citizens representing both sides of the…
Fatah Gunman Raid Ramallah TV Studio
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003
Jerusalem (ICEJ) -- Five masked gunmen from Yasser Arafat’s al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades stormed the Ramallah TV studios of Arab satellite station al-Arabiya on Saturday night, smashing equipment and holding staff at gunpoint.
IDF, Hamas in Hebron Gun Battle
Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Jerusalem (ICEJ) -- A thirteen-year-old Palestinian boy was reportedly killed Tuesday morning by shrapnel after Israeli special forces surrounded an eight-story building in Hebron in search for Hamas fugitives, two of whom died in the ensuing gun battle.
Bruce Balfour Found Innocent of Spying for Israel
Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2003
BEIRUT, LEBANON (ANS) -- Bruce Balfour, the 52-year-old Canadian Christian charged with spying for Israel, has been found innocent by a Lebanese military court.
PA, UK Move Against Hamas Charities
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003
Jerusalem -- (August 29, 2003 - ICEJ) -- Officials from the Palestinian Authority froze the bank accounts of nine Islamic charities affiliated with the Hamas terror group Thursday, as part of a clampdown on armed groups demanded by…
Bush: ‘Dismantle Terror Before Fence’
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2003
Jerusalem, Israel (ICEJ) -- It was all smiles at the White House Tuesday as US President George W. Bush toned down expected criticism of Israel's seam-line security fence and repeated his call for the Palestinian Authority to “dismantle 
At least Ten Killed in Jerusalem Bus Bombing
Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Jerusalem, Israel (Worthy News) -- Just before 9 A.M. this morning at least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded when a bomb was detonated in a bus traveling down Gaza Road in Jerusalem, Israel. The explosion occurred…
