A shocking night for Syria – Analysis

Airstrikes and active air defense across Damascus into the mountains near Lebanon and near Homs 160 km to the north awoke Syrians after midnight in the first hours of Monday. Seth J. Frantzman July 1, 2019 02:56 Airstrikes and active air defense across Damascus into the mountains near Lebanon and near Homs 160 km to […]

Syria says Israeli jets hit targets in Homs and Damascus

Damascus claims to have intercepted several incoming missiles fired from Lebanese airspace; observer says Iran-linked bases targeted; no comment from IDF By TOI STAFF and AFPToday, 1:52 am  2 1,106shares Explosions seen near Damascus on July 1 2019. Syria says Israeli jets hit targets in Damascus and Homs (Screencapture/Twitter) Syria said Israeli jets attacked several military sites near the […]

Syria says Israeli jets hit targets in Homs and Damascus

Damascus claims to have intercepted several incoming missiles; several lightly wounded by explosions; no comment from IDF By TOI STAFFToday, 1:52 am     Illustrative: An explosion, reportedly during Israeli airstrikes near Damascus, Syria, on January 21, 2019. (screen capture: YouTube) Syria said Israeli jets attacked several military sites near the capital Damascus and the central city […]

TWITTER THREAD… EVA J. kOULOURIOTIS: A NUMBER OF EXPLOSIONS ROCKED THE SYRIAN CAPITAL OF DAMASCUS

Eva J. Koulouriotis – إيفا كولوريوتي‏ @evacool_ #BREAKING #NOW A number of explosions rocked the Syrian capital #Damascus. #Syria #Israel #IDF #IAF #Iran #IRGC #Russia #USA 2:39 PM – 30 Jun 2019 New conversation BREAKING #NOW Israeli warplanes targeting a number of military sites in the south and west of the Syrian capital #Damascus. #Syria #Israel […]

Iran: US sanctions against FM Zarif would ‘block’ diplomacy

“Iran responds to diplomacy with diplomacy and to pressure with resistance,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi. By World Israel News Staff  The Iranian Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hossein Ali Amiri warned that U.S. sanctions against the country’s foreign minister “would block the road to diplomacy and further lay bare the falsehood of […]

Russia and Syria: How Moscow views the Middle East today

Russia’s embassy in Israel puts out a weekly newsletter that is particularly interesting revealing Moscow’s views of the region. Seth J. Frantzman June 30, 2019 17:55 Russia has been wrestling with its Middle East policy amid the US-Iran tensions, hoping to make Moscow appear as the stable and mature force as others squabble. Moscow routinely […]

The Seven Churches

By Pete Garcia June 30, 2019 We often speak about the imminent return of Christ as if it could have happened at any point in these last two millennia without really considering if that were really possible. Yes, the doctrine of imminence is a sound one. Yes the apostles themselves expected to see Christ in their […]

2000-year-old road to the Temple unveiled

Ancient walkway used during Second Temple period by pilgrims bringing sacrifices to the Temple unveiled in Jerusalem. Hezki Baruch, 30/06/19 After six years of extensive archaeological excavations led by the Israel Antiquities Authority, a 350-meter-long section of the Pilgrimage Road was unveiled at a festive ceremony in the City of David. The project was funded […]

Satellite shows four S-300 missile launchers erected in Syria’s Masyaf

February images by ImageSat Intl. showed three of the four launchers sent by Russia being erected. Anna Ahronheim June 30, 2019 20:47 Satellite images released by Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat Intl. (ISI) on Sunday show the complete deployment of all four Russian-made S-300 missile defense systems in Syria’s Masyaf province.. (photo credit: IMAGESAT INTERNATIONAL (ISI)) […]

Israeli intel firm says Syria’s S-300 air defenses ‘probably operational’

An Israeli satellite imagery analysis company says Syria’s entire S-300 air defense system appears to be operational, indicating a larger threat to Israel’s ability to conduct airstrikes against Iranian and pro-Iranian forces in the country. Until now, only three of the country’s four surface-to-air missile launchers had been seen fully erected. Earlier this year, the […]

Watch: Trump envoys ‘break through’ – to ancient Jerusalem road

David Friedman, Jason Greenblatt, Miriam Adelson, Sara Netanyahu, Nir Barkat, and David Beeri team up to break through to Pilgrim’s Road.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 30/06/19 19:41   Friedman and Greenblatt smashing through the wall Screenshot Senior American and Israeli officials attended the inauguration Sunday evening of the ancient Pilgrims’ Road, which served as the […]

Ex-Mossad chief: No peace for region on the horizon

Are we living in an era that will bring us to peace or thinking of peace? Unfortunately, I don’t think so,” said the former Mossad chief. Yonah Jeremy Bob June 30, 2019 18:06 There is no peace on the horizon for Israel or for the region, former Mossad director Tamir Pardo said on Sunday, only […]

‘IDF Won’t Allow Urban Sphere to Become a Safe Haven for the Enemy’

by Israel Hayom / JNS.org Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (C), IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 27, 2019. Photo: Flash90. JNS.org – Israel Defense Forces […]