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Israel Defense Force (IDF)

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over rocket fire on Israel

 

The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday evening that it hit a Hamas target in Gaza less than an hour after a rocket fired from the coastal enclave failed to land in southern Israel.

The rocket landed inside Gaza, the IDF said after conducting an investigation. It remains unclear which Palestinian organization initiated the exchange....

Iran

Report: US cyberattack hurt Iranian capability to target oil tankers in Persian Gulf

A cyber attack by the United States against Iranian computer systems on June 20 “wiped out a critical database used by Iran’s paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and degraded Tehran’s ability to covertly target shipping traffic in the Persian Gulf, at least temporarily,” reported The New York Times on Wednesday, citing senior U.S....

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

IDF: Gaza rocket fired at Israel lands in Strip, triggering sirens in south

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket toward southern Israel on Wednesday night, the army said, prompting a retaliatory Israeli raid.

The projectile failed to cross the border and landed inside the enclave, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

In response, an Israeli military aircraft bombed a Hamas observation post along...

Jerusalem

ISRAEL: REPUBLIC OF NAURU RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL’S CAPITAL

The Republic of Nauru has recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Israel Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.

"I commend @Republic_Nauru’s important decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. We will continue to strengthen Jerusalem and to bring about the recognition and opening of diplomatic missions and embassies in our...

Terrorism

CHILDREN FROM GAZA BORDER COMMUNITIES PROTEST TERROR IN SONG

Children from Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip protested Palestinian terror attacks by describing their lives under fire in a spoof version of a Hebrew children's song.

As children throughout the country are getting ready to return to school after summer break, children in the area around the Gaza Strip are dealing with the rocket...

Hezbollah

Hezbollah No. 2 threatens Israel with ‘surprise’ retaliation in ‘coming days’

The deputy leader of Iran-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah on Tuesday night warned that his movement would deliver a “surprise” response in the coming days to a series of alleged Israeli raids.

Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have skyrocketed since Saturday night, when two of the group’s members were killed in an Israeli strike in...

US-Israel Relationship

Bolton: Trump’s readiness to talk with Iran doesn’t signal shift in stance

US President Donald Trump’s willingness to hold direct talks with Iran doesn’t signal any change in his administration’s stance toward the Islamic Republic, his national security adviser, John Bolton, said Tuesday.

“Talking with them does not imply for President Trump changing your position and the idea that Iran would receive some tangible...

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

Gazan terrorists fire mortar shells at Israel; IDF retaliates with airstrike

Palestinian terrorists fired four mortar shells at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with one of them landing inside Israeli territory, the army said.

In response, an Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas observation post east of Juhor ad-Dik in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

No injuries were reported on either...

Jerusalem

HONDURAS PRESIDENT TO OPEN TRADE OFFICE IN JERUSALEM NEXT WEEK

Honduras is slated to open a trade office in Jerusalem next week as a preliminary step toward relocating its embassy to Jerusalem, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife are due to arrive in Israel Saturday to inaugurate the office, which will have Honduran diplomatic status, the...

Iran

Israel to UN: Recognize Syrian responsibility for Iranian activity on its soil

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Wednesday submitted a written complaint to the UN Security Council against Iran's ongoing activities on Syrian soil for the purpose of perpetrating terrorist attacks against Israel.

The complaint comes on the heels of Iran's recent attempt to carry out a drone strike from southwestern...

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

Anticipating Hezbollah Strike, Israel Restricts Movement Along Border

The Israeli military restricted movement on roads adjacent to the border with Lebanon Tuesday, over fears that Hezbollah would retaliate against alleged Israeli attacks within its borders and in Syria.

According to the instructions published by the Israeli Defense Forces, movement on roads within five kilometers (three miles) of the Lebanese...

US-Israel Relationship

At summer conference, pro-Israel students learn tools to respond to hostile campus environment

Universities have long been one of the toughest environments for pro-Israel students. They have battled stilted curriculums when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and more recently, grappled with on-campus pressure in the face of growing BDS activity. Combined with a general uptick in anti-Semitism, including the deadly shootings in...

Iran

Israel’s campaign to disrupt the Iranian war machine in Syria continues

The Israeli airstrikes that rocked the Syrian village of Aqrabah, southeast of Damascus, on Saturday night are the latest phase in an ongoing shadow war against Iran that has been described by the Israeli defense establishment as an “active defense campaign.”

The strikes destroyed an Iranian cell active in Syria commanded by Quds Force chief...

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

Army disarms IED on West Bank highway days after deadly terror bombing

Israeli security forces on Monday found and disarmed a small improvised explosive device that had been planted along a northern West Bank highway, the army said.

The foiled roadside bombing came days after an IED that had been planted next to a natural spring in the central West Bank was triggered by terrorists as an Israeli family visited the...

US-Israel Relationship

Pence tells Netanyahu US backs Israel’s right to defend itself

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday spoke to US Vice President Mike Pence, who said that the US backs Israel’s right to self defense, as tensions skyrocketed in the Middle East following reports of Israeli strikes against Iranian and Iran-linked targets in multiple countries, and reported concern among Israeli officials over US President...

Talking Points

CUFI Briefing: Israel Thwarts Iranian Attempts to Wreak Havoc

On Saturday night the Israeli Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike in Syria to thwart an “imminent” Iranian “kamikaze” style drone attack on Israel. Israeli officials rarely acknowledge operations in Syria, but the Israeli military announced Saturday that it had struck operatives from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force...

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Hamas

Russia to resume S-400 missile deliveries to Turkey this week

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday that Russia would resume the delivery of its S-400 missile defense system to Turkey this week.

Akar told reporters that Russia would begin transporting parts of a second S-400 battery to Turkey on Tuesday.

“Our aim is to protect our country and people from external aerial and missile threats,” he told...