The United Nations on Wednesday referred to the shells fired from Syria which hit the Israeli side of the Golan Heights and called on all sides to “exercise restraint”. The
The Obama administration is investigating reports from Syria that a second American was killed over the weekend while fighting alongside Islamist State (IS, formerly ISIS) extremists, USA Today reported Wednesday.
MK Danny Danon (Likud) on Wednesday evening dismissed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s comments that Operation Protective Edge in Gaza was a success. Danon said that the purpose of the operation
Opposition leader and head of the Labor party, MK Yitzhak Herzog, said on Wednesday that there is no military solution to the situation in Gaza. Herzog, who spoke of the
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, who spoke on Wednesday at a press conference along with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, promised that if Hamas resumes
Rabbi Eldad Shmueli, an activist for the Jewish rights to King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem’s Mount Tzion, on Wednesday called on the public to visit the David’s Tomb Compound to
At roughly 10 p.m. on Wednesday night two mortar shells struck the Golan Heights, hitting open territory to the north of the Quneitra valley. No injuries or damage was reported
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday welcomed a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza, calling for more talks to bring a “comprehensive and sustainable agreement.” “Simply returning to the situation
GOP Congressional candidate Bruce Blakeman is to meet with leading Israeli officials and land of Israel activists in Jerusalem Wednesday, as part of efforts to promote ties between the State
Even as Prime Minister Binyamin touted a “great military and diplomatic achievement” against Hamas on Wednesday night, a new poll showed the Israeli public overwhelming disagrees with his assessment –
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night attempted to respond to the outpouring of criticism for his unilateral decision the night before, in which he sealed a ceasefire deal with
An Israeli was lightly wounded by tank fire in the Golan Heights late in the afternoon on Wednesday, after a possibly errant shell struck an Israeli community in the region.
Former MK Dr. Michael Ben-Ari slammed the ceasefire deal between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas on Tuesday night, in a video message on his Facebook page shortly after the deal
A senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official last Friday opposed his organization’s aspirations to sue Israel for “war crimes” at the International Criminal Court (ICC). His reason – such a move
In a recent Friday sermon by a Muslim cleric in Azuqueca De Henares, Spain, the rampant anti-Semitism palpable in that country was put on display in rare fashion. The Middle East
Israel is claiming victory in the 50-day war with Hamas, which temporarily ended in a ceasefire that went into force Tuesday. “We were victorious in the negotiation phase,” said Liran
Two of Hamas’s major sponsors and backers, Iran and Qatar, have hailed the ceasefire agreement it reached with Israel Tuesday as a victory for the Gaza terror organization. Iran said
The search for the Yeshiva student who disappeared in the Jerusalem Forest some time this past Friday afternoon, Aharon Soffer, continues. A 100,000 shekel reward has been offered by Soffer’s parents to anyone
The heads of local government in the Gaza Belt region are sorely disappointed with the prime minister for accepting a ceasefire with Hamas. Tamir Idan, who heads the Sdot Negev
Turkey’s new premier and outgoing foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu leaves his successor a troubled legacy after a bold policy to expand Turkish influence across the ex-Ottoman empire left the country painfully exposed
Pitched battles between Syrian president Bashar Assad’s forces and rebels, in the area of Quneitra, spilled over into Israel Wednesday morning. Two mortar shells exploded in the Israeli Golan Heights.
Naveh (7) and Yehiya (9) Tubul returned from their first day of school on Wednesday at a yeshiva in Nazareth Illit; on their way home, they were accosted by Arab
A United Nations humanitarian aid convoy crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Wednesday, for the first time since Israel imposed a security blockade on the Hamas-ruled terror haven in 2007. Egypt since last year
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) on Wednesday launched a verbal barrage on the ceasefire deal reached with the Hamas terrorist organization the night before. “It is forbidden to make
Former British prime minister Tony Blair welcomed on Tuesday the announcement of an open-ended ceasefire in Gaza but expressed regret at the “tragic” loss of so many innocent lives, reports
The name of the second man killed by a mortar shell that struck Kibbutz Nirim Tuesday has been cleared for publication. The victim is Shahar Melamed, 43. He is survived
After a year and a half of intensive operations and treatment, four-and-a-half-year-old Adelle Biton will be returning to her home in the town of Yakir, in Samaria, tomorrow (Thursday). But
An 11-month-old baby girl was lightly hurt Wednesday when Arabs threw rocks at the car she was in, at Yitzhar junction in Samaria. A Magen David Adom ambulance that was
Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz (Likud) spoke in an interview on Wednesday about Operation Protective Edge, which reached a somewhat anti-climatic conclusion the night before at 7 p.m., when a ceasefire
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel had a tense encounter with an Iranian fishing boat in the Gulf on Tuesday and fired a warning shot, the Pentagon said, according to AFP.