IDF: Gaza attack tunnel found this week was dug by Hamas
Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it determined that an attack tunnel discovered earlier this week from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was dug by the Hamas terror group.
Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it determined that an attack tunnel discovered earlier this week from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was dug by the Hamas terror group.
A special emissary to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced on Facebook that he and other Palestinian leaders are planning an “escalation of the resistance” against Israel that will include the “sacrifice” of Palestinian children, Israel365news reports.
The Israeli military announced Tuesday that terrorists in the Gaza Strip dug a tunnel dozens of meters (yards) deep that crossed the security fence around the territory before it was detected by underground sensors.
The Saudis say they are increasingly ready for a peace treaty with Israel and view the recently-signed “Abraham Accords” as a “positive” development. Their first priority, however, is getting the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table.
Israel and Bahrain formally declared peace and signed an agreement to establish formal diplomatic relations at a ceremony in Manama on Sunday.
NATO-member Turkey has tested its Russian-made advanced air defense missile system, Turkish media reports said Friday, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States.
Islamic terrorist organization Al-Qaeda condemned the normalization of ties between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain Tuesday and issued a call for Muslims to mobilize and overthrow what it called the “toadies of the West,” the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reports.
In an effort to resolve their maritime border dispute, long-time enemies Israel and Lebanon met Wednesday for a historic day of talks at a United Nations building in the Lebanese city of Naquoura, Fox News reports. The meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to reconvene for US brokered negotiations. Both sides stressed that the talks should not be interpreted as a sign of ties or of normalizing diplomatic relations.
Germany has agreed to give $662 million in aid to some 240,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors struggling under the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic, the group involved in the talks said.
A stunning new poll conducted by an Arab-American pollster has found that the people of Saudi Arabia are increasingly receptive to “normalization” of relations with Israel.
The Knesset, Israel’s 120-seat parliament, today overwhelmingly ratified the Abraham Accords, the peace treaty signed with the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Sept. 15.
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a limestone-weight dating back to the First Temple Biblical era of King Solomon, CBN News reports. The excavation was conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged Saudi Arabia to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel and committed to enhancing defense and security cooperation between Washington and Riyadh.
Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, held unprecedented talks under UN and US auspices Wednesday to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas exploration within a “reasonable time.”
A clear majority of Israelis favor the re-election of US President Donald Trump come November’s presidential elections, a new poll conducted for i24NEWS showed Monday night.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear watchdog has found that Iran is currently enriching even more uranium than the regime had originally intended, World Israel News (WIN) reports. The IAEA published its findings in report released on Saturday.
Israel’s Cabinet has approved an agreement on normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan have agreed to meet soon.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz was briefed on the progress made by the Biological Research Institute last week in developing a vaccine that could be tested in humans as early as October 21, Hebrew-language news outlet WallaNews reported on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in over 1,000 socially distanced gatherings throughout the country Saturday, the fourth such event since the government instituted a ban on mass protests as part of the national coronavirus lockdown.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday with Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed, informing him of his plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel.