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Mrs. Sinwar Flees Underground Pre-October 7 Carrying $32,000 Designer Bag

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Just days after an Israeli military operation eliminated Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar last week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) published a declassified video of Sinwar and his family moving with their belongings into a tunnel just hours before the October 7 massacre last year. “Sinwar hours before the October

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The Death of Yahya Sinwar

Monday, 21 October 2024 | Some people here in Israel reportedly cried tears of joy over the killing by the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Rafah area of Gaza on Wednesday. Others were jubilant. I was not. Yes, there’s enormous relief. There’s huge satisfaction that at last Sinwar has

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Israel Slams Harris’s ‘Shocking’ Genocide Accusation

Monday, 21 October 2024 | Former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren on Sunday called for the White House to state unequivocally that Jerusalem is not committing genocide in Gaza, after Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to equivocate on the issue. The Democratic nominee for president appeared to suggest at a campaign event in

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Hezbollah Attempted Assassination of Netanyahu ‘A Grave Mistake’, Enemies ‘Will Pay’

Monday, 21 October 2024 | A Hezbollah explosive drone hit the coastal home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday in the latest escalation in Israel’s war with Iran and its proxies. Neither Netanyahu nor his wife Sara were in the house at the time and no one was injured, Axios reported, citing Netanyahu’s

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Enslaved by ISIS, Liberated by IDF: The Story of Fawzia Amin Sido

Monday, 21 October 2024 | Fawzia Amin Sido, a young Yazidi woman who was abducted by ISIS as a child in 2014 and ended up in Gaza said she had endured starvation, abuse and rape. She was rescued by Israeli forces and returned to her family. In an interview with Britain’s The Sun, Sido recounted

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Sukkot—The Season of Our Joy

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | The rhythm of life in the Land of Promise is governed by a cycle of annual holidays, days set aside in the 12-month Israeli calendar to celebrate what Leviticus 23:2 calls, “The feasts of the Lord…” Some are solemn, dedicated to repentance and rededication. Others are more exuberant, a joyous celebration of God’s

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Report: Israel’s Air Defense in Short Supply amid Ongoing War

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | After engaging in a year-long multi-front war with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as sporadic attacks from Syria, Iran and other players, Israel’s missile defense supply is dwindling, according to a Tuesday report by the Financial Times. Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 and all

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As Iran’s Proxy Strategy Weakens, Focus Shifts to Nuclear Program

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | As Iran’s regional proxies continue to weaken, and with Tehran mere weeks away from enriching uranium to weapons-grade level, there is more and more focus on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, although there is no public evidence that it has decided to break out to a bomb. Sima Shine, director

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USAID Package Found in Hezbollah Weapons Cache

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 | Evidence that US aid has found its way to terrorists in Lebanon emerged almost as a footnote in a video of a Hezbollah weapons cache posted to X on October 13. A box marked “USAID” (United States Agency for International Development) appears in the background. The box, also featuring the

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Israel Takes Aims at Hezbollah UAV Unit to Battle Drone Threat

Tuesday, 15 October 2024 | Israel has a new goal after a Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) killed four Israel Defense Forces [IDF] soldiers and wounded dozens: Eliminate Hezbollah’s entire UAV unit. The Times of Israel, who first reported the new goal, said that this effort is now a priority in the ongoing war with

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