Hamas: New Gaza escalation is Israel’s fault

Published: 11.22.20 , 12:16 Hamas spokesman in Gaza Fawzi Barhoum says the new escalation on the border – which began with rocket fire from the Strip that was followed by an IDF airstrike – was down to Israel. “The Israeli occupation is the prime responsible for everything that happens in Gaza as it continues to […]

US deploys heavy bombers to Middle East amid tensions with Iran

News Desk2020-11-22 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5fb9aa0b280d9_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5fb9aa0b280d9_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday, the deployment of the B-52H strategic bombers to its bases in the Middle East. The command said in a statement that the air […]

Gaza rocket fired at Ashkelon, hitting empty warehouse

Attack comes week after rockets fired at central Israel in what the military believes was a malfunction caused by lightning Judah Ari GrossToday, 10:04 pm Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at the southern city of Ashkelon on Saturday night, striking an empty warehouse, officials said. The projectile struck a warehouse in the […]

Iranian hackers ‘phished’ researcher by posing as Israeli ex-intel chief- report

Member of think tank receives email from private email address ostensibly connected to Amos Yadlin, is then sent an unpublished report and asked to give analysis By TOI staff Today, 10:49 am Iranian hackers impersonated the former head of Israeli military intelligence and his assistant to fish for analysis from a researcher at a think […]

First US troops withdraw from Iraq since Trump replaced US Defense Secretary

News Desk2020-11-20 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5fb8e71c504a3_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5fb8e71c504a3_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin Al-Khafaji, announced on Friday, the withdrawal of the first batch of U.S. forces from Iraq, according to the agreement […]

Pompeo to ‘Post’: All options still on the table to counter Iran

On Thursday Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit a West Bank settlement, as well as the Golan Heights. By LAHAV HARKOV NOVEMBER 20, 2020 12:02 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a visit to Israel replete with dramatic policy announcements with a conversation with The Jerusalem Post on Friday. […]

Netanyahu Tells Russian Jewish Congress ‘Russia-Israel Relations Growing Stronger’

Photo Credit: courtesy, Russian Jewish Congress RJC executive committee member Viktor Vekselberg and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Nov 18 2020 In a virtual award ceremony from Moscow Tuesday night, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted that “relations between Israel and Russia have been growing stronger” thanks to the leadership of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. […]

Pompeo makes unprecedented Golan Heights visit: ‘This is Israel’

Secretary tours Syrian border with Israeli counterpart, scoffs at US elites and ‘salons of Europe’ who want Assad to control strategic ridge; is briefed on Iran’s influence in area By Agencies and TOI staff 19 November 2020, 7:52 pm   Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first US secretary of state to visit the Golan […]

Islamic State claims responsibility for Israel-Egypt gas pipeline explosion

This is a developing story The Islamic State terrorist organization is claiming responsibility for sabotaging a gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel that reportedly exploded earlier Thursday. The statement was released on a Telegram app channel, according to Reuters. Three witnesses told Reuters that a blast hit the Al Arish-Al Qantara natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai […]

State Department: Israeli settlement products can be labeled ‘Made in Israel’

The US State Department announces that products from Israeli settlements can be labeled “Made in Israel,” breaking with longstanding policy. The move is announced shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited a settlement in the West Bank, a first by a top US diplomat. The State Department says the change in the labeling policy […]

Why Is Iran Talking About Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Now?

In recent years, barely a week has passed without a media appearance of Amirali Hajizadeh, the media-savvy commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force. Charming, gregarious and always wearing a smile, Hajizadeh doesn’t miss any opportunity to talk about drones, domestic car production and the rapid growth of Iran’s missile force while carefully ignoring more inconvenient […]