Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
Israel Arrested 80 in West Bank Sweep in Search for Missing Teens
Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014
IDF troops operating in the West Bank arrested some some 80 Palestinians, including senior members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, overnight Saturday, as security forces continued to search for information regarding the whereabouts of three Israeli teenagers kidnapped…
Mobile Missile Defense System Unveiled in Israel
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Wind Shield, a mobile autonomous tactical counter rocket, artillery, and mortar system was delivered to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) this week according to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Iran intelligence minister blames Israel, US for Iraq crisis
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2014
Iranian deputy minister of intelligence Hojjat al-Eslam Ali Khazaei says terrorists supported "by Israel and America" are responsible for the fall of Mosul, Iraq, to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Three Yeshiva Students Missing in West Bank, Feared Kidnapped
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
One of the three teenage yeshiva students who went missing and were feared kidnapped in the West Bank Thursday overnight is a dual Israeli-American citizen, according to Israeli media. US Ambassador in Israel, Dan Shapiro, was briefed on…
Palestinians Oppose New Talks with Israel, Poll Finds
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
More than half of Palestinians are against renewing negotiations with Israel, while less than one third think they should be restarted, according to a new poll conducted by a West Bank research center.
88 Senators Send Letter to Obama to Reconsider Aid to PA
Posted on Friday, June 13, 2014
President Barack Obama received a letter from 88 U.S. Senators urging him to reconsider aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) over forming a unity government with Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist organization.
Tensions Between Netanyahu and Rivlin Apparent in Meeting
Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2014
Tensions surrounded when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Israel's President-elect Reuven Rivlin at his official residence in Jerusalem to congratulate him on being elected to office.
Hamas Calls For Attacks on Soldiers and Settlers (Video)
Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2014
Hamas has called on members of its armed wing in the West Bank to target Israeli soldiers and civilians in a bid to ease the plight of its prisoners in Israeli jails, a party spokesman said on Monday.
