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Daily Archives: May 19, 2021

Ceasefire reportedly ‘not before Friday,’ as rockets, Israeli Air Force strikes persist

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A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is unlikely to take effect before Friday, Channel 22 reported on Wednesday, following a situational analysis held by Israeli defense chiefs. Hamas announced that it was withdrawing from its agreement to...

Hour-long strike by Cellcom on Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ disenfranchises Israeli customers

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Employees of Cellcom Israel—one of the country’s largest telecommunications giants—went on a company-wide one-hour protest strike on Tuesday between 1 and 2 p.m., after the corporation’s hierarchy and workers’ union released a statement encouraging...

Gazan kids celebrate Ramadan in Israeli hospital, despite rockets

Twenty-one foreign children recovering from heart surgery in the Tel Aviv suburb of Holon slept in a bomb shelter last week—just like thousands of Israelis—as air-raid sirens warned of incoming missiles from Gaza. Some of...

IDF soldiers thwart terror attack in Hebron

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Israeli soldiers thwarted a terrorist attack on Tuesday afternoon in the Jewish community of Hebron, the military said in a statement. The suspect, who was armed with a “Carlo” submachine gun, a knife and explosives,...

Israel’s police chief in hot seat for likening both Arab and Jewish rioters to...

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Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai sparked an uproar on Tuesday night during a visit to the embattled city of Lod in central Israel when he called both Arab and Jewish rioters “terrorists.” “We will bring...

Youth groups in America raise $40,000 for gift packages for Israeli children

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With tens of thousands of Israeli families under attack by rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza and required to stay near the safety of the protected rooms within their homes, Colel Chabad, Israel’s oldest...

Yad Sarah provides medical equipment, support services to Israeli citizens under fire

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As violence in Israel persists for a second week, Yad Sarah announced its commitment to remaining open and providing full services to citizens across the country. From the outset of rocket attacks launched from Hamas...

KKL-JNF to place portable bomb shelters in Israeli communities near Gaza

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To help communities and residents living on the front lines in southern Israel and the Gaza Envelope, which are constantly exposed to rocket and mortar fire, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL–JNF), in coordination...

Black Lives Matter expresses solidarity with Palestinians amid Gaza conflict

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The Black Lives Matter movement has expressed solidarity with the Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and terrorist groups based in the Gaza Strip. “Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians,” the group...

Israel has demolished major Hamas capabilities, says IDF commander

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The real test of the current efforts by the Israel Defense Forces to pound Hamas will be measured over years, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of the IDF Operations Branch, told N12 on Wednesday. He siad...