Iran unveils hypersonic missile it says can reach Israel in 400 seconds
Iran unveiled its first hypersonic missile on Tuesday, a weapon it says can reach Israel, Tehran’s sworn arch-enemy, in 400 seconds, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF attacked secret Iranian weapon factories in Syria
The alleged attack by the Israeli Air Force in Aleppo, Syria in the beginning of May targeted sites belonging to a secret Iranian unit operating in Syria, according to media reports in Saudi Arabia on Monday evening.
Netanyahu to Egypt: ‘Exhaustive’ Probe Needed into Deaths of 3 IDF Soldiers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Egypt to conduct a “thorough and exhaustive” investigation of the deadly incident Saturday during which an Egyptian policeman crossed into Israel and killed three Israeli soldiers over a period of several hours.
Israeli Soldiers Killed Near Egypt Border
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed and others wounded by a gunman near the border with Egypt, the government and the army said Saturday.
Israeli official says ‘decisive moments’ on Iran closer after IAEA shuts nuclear probes
The renewed momentum toward a nuclear deal with Iran alongside new information on the scope of its enrichment and the decision by the international atomic watchdog to shut two outstanding investigations have had Israeli decision-makers on edge.
30,000 Israelis gather in Jerusalem for pride march amid heavy police presence
About 30,000 people gathered in the capital for the Jerusalem Pride and Tolerance March on Thursday afternoon, as thousands of police officers secured the event.
Israel concerned by reports US-Iran nuclear deal imminent
Israel is worried by reports of an interim nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran being reached “in the coming days and weeks,” Israeli media reported on Monday.
Israeli strikes in Syria said to target training base for Hezbollah’s ‘Golan File’
Airstrikes in the Damascus area earlier this week that were attributed to Israel targeted a Hezbollah terror group training base, according to an Israeli television report.
Shin Bet chief in Washington for talks with US officials fearful of PA collapse
The head of the Shin Bet security agency was in Washington on Thursday for meetings with senior American officials amid growing US concern over the security situation in the West Bank and the deterioration of the Palestinian Authority, an Israeli official said.
Israeli scientists develop groundbreaking treatment for deadly blood cancer
Scientists in Israel have announced “unprecedented” success in treating myeloma, a hematological disease which has long been considered incurable and which accounts for 10% of all blood cancers and 1% of all types of malignancies, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Hungary, Israel Honor Holocaust Soccer Victim Amid Talks Of Embassy Move
Hungary and Israel have unveiled a statue of Árpád Weisz, the Hungarian- born soccer player who coached Inter Milan and Bologna before perishing in the Holocaust, or Shoah.
Another Natural Gas Reservoir Discovered Off Israel’s Mediterranean Coast
Israel’s Energy Ministry and the Energean Company on Wednesday announced the discovery of a new natural gas reservoir off Israel’s Mediterranean Coast, the Hebrew-language Calcalist business news outlet reported.
Israel denies striking Syria-Lebanon border
Five terrorists died overnight Tuesday in an explosion at a base in Lebanon belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, according to Arabic-language media.
US CENTCOM chief in Israel as part of IDF drill
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East arrived in Israel on Tuesday, a day after the Israeli military launched a two-week drill simulating a multi-front war.
Israel: Iran ‘close to point of no return’
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with European counterparts in Slovakia on Tuesday and called for unity in countering the Iranian threat before it is too late.
IDF launches major drill focused on preparing for all out multi-front war
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday launched a large-scale two-week-long drill across the country, simulating a potential multi-front war.
Israeli airstrikes said to hit targets in Syrian capital
Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes against targets in the Syrian capital Damascus just before midnight on Sunday, Syria’s state-run media reported.
Near the Western Wall, Jewish radicals shout at Christian Evangelicals to ‘go home’
Christian worshipers who prayed at an archeological park bordering the Western Wall on Sunday, were met by hundreds of Jewish protesters, including Jerusalem’s deputy mayor, shouting at them to leave.
Israel: Knesset passes national budget, judicial reform back on the agenda
Israel’s religious-nationalist governing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was able to pass a two-year budget in the Knesset on Wednesday, clearing the way for renewed government efforts at introducing highly controversial judicial reforms, Reuters reports.
Israeli scientists make breakthrough in Autism Spectrum Disorder research
Researchers in Israel have discovered there is a direct connection between levels of nitric oxide (NO) in the brain and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and this may lead to potential new treatments not only for ASD but for other psychiatric and neurological conditions as well, the Jerusalem Post reports.