IDF reveals: Iranian Quds Force’s Unit 840 behind Golan Heights bombing attempt
The Iranian Quds Force’s Unit 840 was responsible for the roadside bombs discovered by Israeli forces on Tuesday in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli military revealed on Thursday. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the...
Former Balad MK calls for ‘revolt against Israeli occupation’
Yamina Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich called on Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Wednesday to investigate a former Balad Party lawmaker for incitement over remarks calling on Arab Israelis to “revolt.”
Former Balad Knesset member Jamal...
Bahrain and Israel agree to open mutual embassies by year’s end
The foreign ministers of Israel and Bahrain announced that the two countries, which signed normalization agreements in September as part of the Abraham Accords, will open embassies in their respective countries by the end...
In Jerusalem, Pompeo says normalization deals ‘tell Iran its influence is waning’ in Mideast
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the normalization deals between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are a victory for peace and religious freedom in the Middle East.
“These agreements open up...
Moderna’s Israeli medical exec ‘awed’ by vaccine results
As Israel marks its 2,737th death from COVID-19 this week, and with 817 new infections confirmed on Tuesday, hopes are pinned on vaccines being developed domestically and abroad.
Israel has pre-ordered doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines currently...
Israel neonatalogy report: Only 3.5 percent of newborns contract COVID-19 from infected mothers
Some 105,000 babies have been born in Israel since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, including 700 to mothers who tested positive for COVID-19 at the time that they gave birth. Only 24 of...
Netanyahu, Rivlin call Biden to congratulate him on presidential victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin have now both talked to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his electoral victory.
On Tuesday, Rivlin called Biden to congratulate him on his...
Israel eases new set of COVID-19 restrictions
Israel’s Coronavirus Cabinet decided on Monday to lift certain restrictions on the public, as part of a gradual reopening of the economy following weeks of full and partial lockdowns.
The Cabinet ruled that students in...
Israel rolls out plan to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
Israel’s Energy Ministry announced on Monday that the country plans to reduce carbon emissions by 7.5 percent within the next 10 years.
The ministry also recommended an interim goal of an 11 percent improvement in...
Post-Moderna development, Netanyahu promises Israelis ‘as many vaccines as possible’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his optimism on Monday that the country’s coronavirus crisis could soon be over after drug-maker Moderna announced that testing had shown its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to be highly effective.
“This...