Ceasefire off to shaky start as sirens wail in southern Israel
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...
Netanyahu, Joint List MK lock horns over IDF operations in Gaza
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...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad launches battery of rockets amid reports of ceasefire
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...
Israel seeks to prevent further escalation on second day of conflict with Islamic Jihad
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...
US rejects Israeli request to condition financial assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
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...
Netanyahu threatens return of targeted assassinations amid Gaza rocket fire
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...
Russian hacker Alexei Burkov extradited to US from Israel
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...
Israel faces second day of rocket fire from Gaza
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...
Jewish Agency provides emergency funds to families hit by rockets from Gaza
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...
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...