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An Iron Dome battery is seen near the town of Sderot in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza Strip, on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel

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A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based terrorist groups that went into effect early Thursday morning was immediately put to the test as five rockets from Gaza sent Israelis scrambling for shelter in the south. The...
Knesset member Ahmad Tibi is seen calling out during a parliamentary session in the Knesset in Jerusalem on March 22, 2011. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash90.

Netanyahu, Joint List MK lock horns over IDF operations in Gaza

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Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi was escorted out of the Knesset plenum on Wednesday after clashing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a parliamentary session discussing the targeted killing of senior Palestinian Islamic...
Smoke trails are seen as rockets launched from the Gaza Strip are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches battery of rockets amid reports of ceasefire

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The Israel Defense Forces said at least 350 rockets have been launched in the direction of Israel from the Gaza Strip since rocket fire began early on Tuesday as reports of a ceasefire were...
Israeli soldiers at a staging area in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad

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Israel carefully managed its second day of conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Wednesday, keeping airstrikes focused on the suppression of Gazan rocket-launch squads, as Hamas, despite declarations, continued to sit on the...
The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US rejects Israeli request to condition financial assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces

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The United States has rejected a request from Israel to condition U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has supported the U.S.-designated terrorist group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah. A U.S. State Department spokesperson told JNS  that the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at IDF Southern Command headquarters . Photo by GPO/Amos Ben Gershom.

Netanyahu threatens return of targeted assassinations amid Gaza rocket fire

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White leader and prime-minister designate Benny Gantz, visited southern Israel separately on Wednesday to areas impacted by the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu, who visited...
Aleksey Burkov, a Russian IT specialist and alleged hacker wanted by the United States, arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Nov. 3, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Russian hacker Alexei Burkov extradited to US from Israel

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Israel extradited Russian hacker Alexei Burkov to the United States on Monday night, reported Israel’s Channel 12. The Russians submitted a petition asking Israel to extradite the hacker to Moscow, but on Sunday, Israel’s Supreme Court...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on Nov. 13, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel faces second day of rocket fire from Gaza

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Israelis faced a second day of rocket barrages from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a brief overnight lull gave way to renewed launches in the...
Iron Dome anti-missile batteries installed in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon to protect lives and homes after the Israeli targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta on Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90.

Jewish Agency provides emergency funds to families hit by rockets from Gaza

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In the wake of today’s rocket fire on Israel, the Jewish Agency for Israel put its emergency operations into gear, providing assistance to 6,500 new immigrants in absorption centers and 5,000 seniors in assisted-living...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz at a memorial ceremony in the Knesset marking 24 years since the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Nov. 10, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

National unity government is ‘still possible,’ says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed confidence on Monday that it was still possible to achieve a “robust” unity government, saying there was no need for the country to go back to elections. “The worst...