Friday, 6 September 2024 | August was the most intense month in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group so far, with more than 1,300 attacks on the Jewish state recorded, authorities said on Thursday. According to the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), Hezbollah terrorists fired no fewer than 1,307 rockets, missiles
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 September 2024 | Sunday was the start of a new school year here in Israel. You know the drill. Back-to-school advertisements for weeks. Pictures of beaming little ones dwarfed by giant backpacks. First graders walking oh-so-bravely through the gates of the “big school” while trying to keep the tears at bay. Mommies dropping
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 September 2024 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist on the Philadelphi Corridor and Hamas rejects an official announcement of “new proposals,” but the Americans are not giving up. The US is expected to present a mediation proposal, the second in less than a month, and are considering submitting the proposal this
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 September 2024 | The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] revealed on Wednesday the first footage from the terror tunnel in Gaza’s Rafah area where the bodies of the six hostages who were murdered in captivity last week were found and their bodies recovered and returned to Israel. The video from the area close to
Continue Reading »Thursday, 5 September 2024 | Revelations by Israel’s government about the United Nations Relief and Works Agency [UNRWA}] have shattered the group’s carefully cultivated image as a humanitarian organization, revealing it to be no less than an arm of Hamas in Gaza. However, little light has been thrown on UNRWA’s identical role in Judea and
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 4 September 2024 | A car bomb neutralized on Monday near the entrance to the Jewish community of Ateret in the Binyamin region of Samaria was intended to detonate while a school bus was passing by, security officials believe. According to the Kan News broadcaster, the bomb, which was planted inside a gas cylinder,
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 4 September 2024 | Two new polls reveal that a majority of Israelis support maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor, the 8.7-mile-long [13.6 km.] strip of land extending the length of the Egypt–Gaza border, even at the expense of a hostage deal with Hamas. Forty-nine percent of Jewish Israelis agreed with the statement, “Israel
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 4 September 2024 | The day after the UK announced the suspension of 30 arms export licenses to Israel, new details have emerged about the behind-the-scenes process leading to the decision. Ultimately, the British move, though disappointing, is seen as the lesser evil and could have been far more severe. The UK is a
Continue Reading »Wednesday, 4 September 2024 | Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem found a 2,700-year-old stone seal last week near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It’s just a few inches in diameter, but it’s a big deal for Zionism—and another blow to the Palestinian cause. The discovery highlights the importance of the continuing work by archaeologists who have
Continue Reading »Tuesday, 3 September 2024 | The Israel Defense Forces [IDF] will stay on Gaza’s border with Egypt to prevent Hamas from rebuilding its strength by smuggling in arms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday night. He also vowed to exact a “very heavy price” from the terrorist group for its recent execution of six
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