Israeli Professor Shows Virus Follows Fixed Pattern

  Professor Yitzhak Ben Israel of Tel Aviv University, who also serves on the research and development advisory board for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, plotted the rates of new coronavirus infections of the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Spain. The numbers told a shocking story: irrespective of whether the country quarantined like […]

Gantz said to tell allies he and PM are ‘on brink of deal’ to form coalition

Blue and White chief informs associates of ‘breakthrough’ in negotiations, TV report says, claims agreement could potentially be signed within the next day By TOI staff Today, 9:47 pm   Blue and White leader Benny Gantz has told associates over the past 24 hours that his party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud are “on […]

Iranian army acquires combat capable drones with 930-mile range: Defense minister

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Iranian armed forces have acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on state television on Saturday. The drones could monitor “enemy movements from a considerable distance” and were capable of combat missions, he said at the delivery ceremony in Tehran broadcast […]

ISIS and the Virus

Jerusalem Post, 17/4 ‘Ghost Caliphate’ Stirs in Syria and Iraq The Coronavirus is generally held to represent a common threat to all nations and communities.  It does not differentiate according to religion, ethnicity or national origin.  The pandemic has even produced examples of enemies working together against the new invisible foe.  Medical personnel from Hamas-controlled […]

IDF units discover Lebanese border fence torn at three locations

JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 17, 2020 23:56 IDF soldiers discovered openings at three different locations along the border fence shared with Lebanon on Friday evening. The event follows an earlier incident in which the IDF was called in, fired flares, and secured the area, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. No infiltration from Lebanon is […]

Hamas leader Haniyeh ‘optimistic’ about chance for prisoner swap with Israel

Terror chief says group ready for indirect talks with Israel, says coronavirus provides ‘historic junction’ to secure release of Palestinian prisoners By TOI staff Today, 11:41 pm   Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Friday that he is optimistic there is a chance to reach a prisoner swap deal with Israel and that the terror group […]

Are Israeli Drones Targeting Hezbollah Officers In Syria?

April 17, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: Middle East Watch Tags: SyriaIranHezbollahIsraelSyrian Civil War Are Israeli Drones Targeting Hezbollah Officers In Syria? Tensions are rising in the region between Israel and Hezbollah and also between Israel and Iran. by Seth J. Frantzman Hezbollah members sitting in an SUV were targeted by a drone strike on April […]

IDF identifies damage to Lebanon border fence

IDF soldiers find damage on fence along Lebanon border. Infiltration ruled out. Elad Benari, Canada , 17/04/20 IDF soldiers were called to the fence along the border with Lebanon on Friday evening, following reports of a suspected infiltration. The forces scanned the area and found that the fence had been damaged at three different spots, […]

Russia And Saudi Arabia Consider Even Deeper Oil Output Cuts

By Irina Slav – Apr 17, 2020, 9:00 AM CDT Join Our Community Russia and Saudi Arabia may be ready to enact deeper oil production cuts to stabilize prices, the energy ministers of the two countries said in a joint statement. The two will “continue to closely monitor the oil market and are prepared to take further […]

Why Is Turkey Embracing Hamas?

Khaled Abu ToamehApril 17, 2020 at 5:00 am If the reports about Erdogan’s readiness to invite Hamas leaders to live in Turkey are true, that would also turn Erdogan into the spiritual father of a terrorist group that seeks to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic state. It now remains to be seen […]

Iran says ‘illegal’ U.S. presence in Gulf causes insecurity – IRNA

Published: 04.17.20 , 10:47 Iran’s defense minister on Friday dismissed U.S. reports of harassment by Iranian vessels as “baseless” and said the “illegal and aggressive” American presence in the Gulf was causing insecurity in the region.”What leads to insecurity in the Persian Gulf region is actually the illegal and aggressive presence of the Americans who […]