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Syria says Israeli airstrikes hit sites in Damascus area, two soldiers wounded

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2022

Israel launched airstrikes against unknown targets near the Syrian capital Damascus late Monday, leaving two soldiers wounded, Syria’s state news agency reported.

Legislative blitz set to ramp up as jammed bills keep Netanyahu government at bay

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022

A week of furious legislative activity meant to pave the way for Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government has yet to yield any amendments addressing the demands of his potential coalition partners, with the incoming opposition…

Benjamin Netanyahu lays out agenda for third term: Stop Iranian aggression and expand peace in the region

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu laid out the threat of Iranian aggression and how shifting Arab-Israeli relations will impact the country's future Thursday on "Hannity."

Israeli cows to get their own biometric ID cards

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022

A new facial recognition and biometric system – like those used on people – is coming into use in various dairy farms in Israel, but unlike its purpose in humans, in cows it will be used to identify…

Netanyahu dangles peace with Saudis as key to resolving conflict with Palestinians

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022

Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to pursue peace with Saudi Arabia and posits that it could be the key to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

$100 million development plan for site of Jesus’ baptism aims to bring 1 million Christian pilgrims to Jordan

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022

The site where John the Baptist is believed to have baptized Jesus could be getting a $100 million makeover as part of a plan to draw as many as a million Christian pilgrims annually to the country of…

Israel: Archaeologists uncover ancient silver coins they say prove Book of Maccabees happened

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Archaeologists digging near the Dead Sea in Israel have unearthed a box of 2,200-year-old silver coins which they believe offer the first physical proof of a story told in the apocryphal Book of 1 Maccabees, that Jews did…

IDF chief confirms Israel behind strike on Iran arms convoy near Syria-Iraq border

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi confirmed Wednesday that an airstrike in early November on a convoy allegedly carrying Iranian arms near the Syria-Iraq border was carried out by the Israeli Air Force.

Czech president requests to move embassy to Jerusalem

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Czech President Miloš Zeman requested on Monday to move his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the coming months.

Netanyahu inches closer to power with new parliament speaker

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The Knesset on Tuesday elected a new speaker closely allied to the country's likely next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, setting the stage for a flurry of contentious new legislation to appease the former leader's expected coalition partners.

Outgoing Coalition Members Craft ‘Total War’ Plan to Create Chaos for Netanyahu Government

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Friday berated the "insane" government being formed by a "weak" Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, according to a report in the newspaper Maariv, two members of the departing coalition are creating a "Total…

Report: Israel warns will bomb Beirut airport if it’s used for Iran weapon shipments

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022

Israel has warned Lebanon that it could bomb Beirut’s international airport, according to one Saturday report, after an earlier report claimed Iran had recently transferred weaponry to the Hezbollah terror group via civilian flights.

IDF launches snap drill with thousands of troops, simulating fighting in north

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022

A surprise military exercise involving thousands of troops was launched Saturday night, simulating a sudden outbreak of fighting on the northern frontier, the Israel Defense Forces said.

IDF Cyber Defense unit holds drill with US Cyber Command

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022

The Israeli military said Thursday that its s Joint Cyber Defense Division (JCDD) and the United States Cyber Command held a joint exercise over the past week.

Hezbollah relocates arms amid fears of Israeli attack

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday that the Lebanese-based Hezbollah terror group had transferred arms and redeployed militants in from military posts near Damascus and the eastern desert of Homs.

At Abraham Accords confab, Likud MK claims Saudi peace likely within a year

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2022

Likud MK Danny Danon told an international Abraham Accords forum on Thursday that he expects to “see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the coming year.”

Netanyahu requests extension for mandate to form coalition

Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2022

Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu filed a request to President Isaac Herzog to extend his mandate to form a coalition for an additional two weeks on Thursday evening. Netanyahu's mandate is set to end on Sunday.

Lapid calls on Israelis to protest against Netanyahu’s incoming far-right coalition government

Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2022

Israel’s outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid has called on Israelis to join this weekend’s organized rallies in protest against incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government, i24 News reports.

Likud reports significant progress on way to new government

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party announced Monday that the right-wing bloc had submitted all signatures necessary to replace Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.

Gantz orders IDF to prepare for escalation in light of new government

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the IDF to prepare for the possibility of an escalation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in light of ongoing security tensions and the entry of the new government, the defense minister…

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