Israel Thwarts Major Cyber Attack

Friday, 28 April 2017 | The tiny state of Israel is forced to face the onslaught of violent attacks all too frequently. They come from the north in the form of missiles fired by Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria; from the south as Hamas and the Islamic State rain down rockets on Israeli civilians; and

Explosions Rock Damascus Airport Following Cargo Flights From Iran

Friday, 28 April 2017 | Explosions rocked the area near Damascus International Airport early Thursday morning following the arrival of cargo planes from Iran. “Hours before the blasts, which took place at 3:25 a.m., two Iranian 747 cargo planes, an Iranian Ilyushin il-76 and a Syrian Ilyushin il-76 landed in Damascus, according to the flight

IDF Soldiers Attacked on Gaza Border

Friday, 28 April 2017 | IDF (Israel Defense Forces) tanks destroyed a Hamas position in southern Gaza on Thursday morning after shots were fired just minutes earlier at an IDF engineering force while carrying out routine security-related activities near the Gaza border fence. There were no immediate reports of injuries of damage. After returning fire,

President Trump’s Israel Visit Set for May 22

Friday, 28 April 2017 | US President Donald Trump is officially set to visit Israel for the first time since entering the White House on May 22 and will stay in the country for one night. A delegation of 25 American officials was scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday to lay the groundwork ahead

Israel Destroyed 100 Missiles Heading for Hezbollah, IDF Officer Says

Thursday, 27 April 2017 | According to a senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer, the Jewish state managed to destroy a shipment of some 100 state-of-the-art missiles earmarked for Hezbollah in an airstrike late last month. Addressing reporters during a press briefing on the Jewish state’s security challenges on Tuesday, the officer confirmed that the

Some 80,000 Flock to the Western Wall for Priestly Blessing

Friday, 14 April 2017 | The tradition is based on the instructions the Almighty gave to Moses in Numbers 6:22 – 27 to speak a very specific blessing over the children of Israel. Today, thousands of years later, the holidays of Passover and Sukkot see the children of Israel flock in their masses to the

Hamas Trains Teens in Urban Warfare, Vows to Conquer Israel “By Force”

Friday, 14 April 2017 | Thousands of Gazan high school students recently graduated from a training program run by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, which prepares teenagers to participate in urban warfare. “This program is held in schools throughout Gaza and is supervised by the national security forces,” a Hamas spokesman said in a video

Palestinians Suspend Ties with UN Agency

Friday, 14 April 2017 | The Palestinian Authority (PA) suspended ties with the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) Thursday due to the agency’s plans to change its curriculum, which currently contains material inciting violence against Israelis. The PA’s Education Ministry called the possible reforms “an affront to the Palestinian people, its history and struggles.”

IDF Soldiers Stationed to Guard Grandparents over Passover

Friday, 14 April 2017 | Two soldiers of the Nahal Brigade’s Battalion 932 are set to be stationed on the Gaza border, guarding their grandparents who helped establish and are still living in the Gaza-adjacent communal town of Nahal Oz—the first settlement established by the Nahal. “It’s quite emotional for us, it’s all coming full

IDF’s New Paramilitary Courses for Jewish and Arab Teens

Thursday, 13 April 2017 | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is increasing the amount of high-school students set to undergo week-long courses on military combat bases and also establishing a new program for Arab teens, among them both Muslims and Christians. Gadna, an acronym for Gdudei No’ar (“youth battalions”), is an Israeli military program that

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