Israel’s coronavirus project coordinator threatens to resign
Israel’s coronavirus project coordinator Ronni Gamzu on Tuesday called the recent dramatic rise in the number of coronavirus cases in Israel a “disaster.” Gamzu warned that he would quit if he wasn’t given the...
Israeli Defense Ministry releases images of Syria taken by new spy satellite
Israel’s Defense Ministry has made public for the first time images captured by Israel’s “Ofek 16” spy satellite, which was successfully launched in July. The images were taken over Syria and show the Palmyra world heritage site,...
Democrats point to controversial nature of Pompeo’s RNC speech on site from Jerusalem
Democrats expressed concern over the decision by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to address the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night while on a diplomatic trip abroad. He is currently in Jerusalem after...
Why some in Israel express concern over US sale of F-35s to UAE
The landmark and historic agreement to normalize relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel drew celebrations in both the Gulf and in Israel in recent days, but a media storm over the potential...
From Israel, Pompeo heads to Sudan via ‘first official direct flight’ between countries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out from Israel to Sudan on Tuesday via what he said was the first official direct flight between the countries.
“Happy to announce that we are on the...
IDF continues retaliatory strikes on Hamas as Gaza enters COVID-19 lockdown
The Israeli Defense Forces struck Hamas installations in Gaza, following another day of cross-border arson attacks from the Hamas-ruled enclave, the IDF said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, IDF jets and...
Israeli, UAE health ministers discuss COVID-19 cooperation
Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and his United Arab Emirates counterpart, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, spoke by phone on Monday and agreed on cooperation between their two countries with regard to the coronavirus...
Israel delays budget deadline, preventing election (for now)
Israel’s Knesset on Monday passed a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget.
The new date is Dec. 23, said the Knesset in a statement. If a budget...
Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse
Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee on Monday morning approved a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, the Knesset said in a...
Report: Morocco rejects normalization with Israel
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine el-Othmani on Sunday announced his rejection of any normalization agreement with Israel, claiming such agreements were prejudicial to the Palestinian cause.
“We refuse any normalization with the Zionist entity because this...