Cabinet instructs IDF to increase strikes in Gaza Strip, deploy troops

JERUSALEM POST STAFF May 5, 2019 15:35 Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) The cabinet instructed the IDF to increase IAF strikes in the Gaza Strip and deploy further troops in the south of the country, Kan reported on Sunday. The cabinet meeting is still ongoing and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu and the ministers are […]

Two killed as Gaza rocket strikes Ashkelon factory

One critical in strike on vehicle near Sderot; Ashkelon hospital also sustains direct hit; IDF deploys Armored Corps brigade ‘preparing for escalation’; IAF striking homes of mid-level Hamas, Jihad commanders; IDF denies killing woman and baby, says deaths caused by Gaza rocket; some 450 rockets fired at Israeli communities since Saturday morning Two people were […]

World condemns Israeli air raids on AA office located in Gaza Strip

Anadolu AgencyMay 05,2019 The media organizations from all over the world have strongly condemned Israel’s barbaric missile attack on Turkey’s state-run news agency office located in the Gaza Strip. They particularly pointed out that the wanton destruction of Anadolu Agency building was a calculated attempt to prevent the agency from reporting Israel’s horrendous war crimes. […]

IDF attacks terrorists’ homes hiding weapons

IDF attacks weapons storehouses in homes of terrorists in Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza City. Kobi Finkler, 05/05/19 10:09 IDF Spokesperson In recent hours, the IDF has attacked terrorist targets that include weapons storage sites for the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, which are purposefully disguised and hidden in the vicinity of a civilian […]

Amidror: Iran behind the Gaza escalation

“Why did the Islamic Jihad do this?” Yaakov Amidror asked. “The answer is again and again and again — Iran.” By Herb Keinon May 5, 2019 13:24   Iran, through Islamic Jihad — its proxy in Gaza — is behind the current escalation in the south, former National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror said on Sunday. […]

Turkey says it will not bow to US sanctions over S-400 deal

Turkey will never bow to U.S. sanctions over its agreement to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defence systems, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday regarding a deal that has strained ties between the NATO allies. Washington says the systems are not compatible with NATO equipment and may compromise its Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. […]

Iran has mobilized all resources to sell oil in ‘grey market’: state media

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has mobilized all its resources to sell oil in a “grey market”, bypassing U.S. sanctions that Tehran sees as illegitimate, state media quoted Deputy Oil Minister Amir Hossein Zamaninia as saying on Sunday. The United States told buyers of Iranian oil to stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, ending […]

America’s Most Anti-Christian President

The most extreme leftwing figure to ever occupy the White House. May 3, 2019 David Horowitz [Order David Horowitz’s new book, Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America: CLICK HERE.] Which American president changed the White House Christmas cards from being about Christmas or faith to cards featuring the family dogs and similar non-Christmas […]

Fresh rocket alarms sound in Israeli communities; no injuries reported

Fresh rocket alarms sound in Israeli communities; no injuries reported A rocket alert siren sounds in the community of Nir Oz, approximately an hour after the previous barrage, when a mortar shell launched from the Gaza Strip exploded outside an empty kindergarten in the Sha’ar Hanegev region of southern Israel. There are no immediate reports […]

Why the Gaza rocket fire? Because Hamas thinks Israel is vulnerable to extortion

Ahead of Independence Day and the Eurovision Song Contest, Gaza’s terrorist rulers see a rare opportunity to pressure Israel, which it knows is desperate for calm By AVI ISSACHAROFF 4 May 2019, 4:34 pm  9 837shares The interior of a house hit by a rocket in the Eshkol Regional Council on May 4, 2019. The family had […]

US State Department Green-lights Nearly $6 Billion in Weapons Sales to Gulf Allies

The US State Department has green-lighted potential arms sales to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain worth $6 billion, after the Pentagon notified Congress of the prospective deals. According to reports, Abu Dhabi is seeking to purchase Patriot missile systems and associated equipment for an estimated $2.5 billion, in addition to $750 million-worth of weaponry […]

Turkey rejects EU statement on drilling in Eastern Med

Those who have not taken any steps towards resolution of Cyprus issue for years have no right to give advice, says Turkey Turkey on Saturday rejected an EU statement on its plan to do hydrocarbon drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean. “We reject the statement made today by Ms. Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the […]

Israel opts for military war of attrition against Hamas/Jihad rocket aggression

By Sunday morning, May 5, it was evident that the Hamas/Jihad terrorist front and the IDF were locked in a “who blinks first” confrontation. The Palestinians showed no inclination to end their offensive after firing 430 rockets against Israeli civilians in less than 24 hours and the IDF, after hitting 220 Hamas and Jihad terrorist […]

US stands firmly with Israel against rocket aggression

The United States strongly condemns the ongoing barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad from Gaza upon innocent civilians and their communities across Israel,” said a statement by State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus early Sunday. “We call on those responsible for the violence to cease this aggression immediately. We stand with Israel […]