In wide-ranging briefing, defense minister says intel ties with US getting stronger, calls for strengthening the PA and keeping a strict blockade on Gaza until Hamas frees captives. Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony marking 7 years … Read More
Despite intelligence-sharing between the neighboring countries, Cairo has not invited an Israeli prime minister to visit since 2013, the year Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel … Read More
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says any expectation of a significant change in Hamas’s extreme worldview is fantasy; the latest violence is part of a Hamas bid to “change the rules of the … Read More
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Washington next week to discuss Iran as well as Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians, the White House said Wednesday. The long-expected visit with Israel’s new … Read More
Despite data, government is launching expanded campaign to vaccinate everyone over 12. Coronavirus ward, Ichilov Hospital Tel Aviv – Eitan Elhadez / TPS Israel’s campaign to promote the coronavirus vaccine – now focusing on young teens – is going full … Read More
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett blamed opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu for the advances in Iran’s nuclear program, soon after the news of Iran’s uranium metal enrichment was published. A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, Iran — (photo credit: … Read More
Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new prime minister. He will serve two years before handing the reigns to political partner for the remaining two years of the term. The two politicians worked together to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu who served as prime … Read More
Proof of immunity against COVID to be required for entry to events with fewer than 100 people, masks to be mandatory at outdoor events with more than 100 people, and gov’t to encourage private sector to work from home. The … Read More
Army says warplanes hit Hamas terror group base located next to school after first suspected arson attacks in weeks; Palestinian media claim Israeli drone shot down. Illustrative: Explosions light up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as IDF … Read More
The head of the Israeli military has threatened further retaliation to any additional attacks launched from across the northern border with Lebanon, while neighboring Syria has issued a warning to Israel after accusing it of recent airstrikes. In remarks delivered … Read More