Day: May 9, 2021

i24NEWS May 09, 2021, 08:25 PM  1 min read i24NEWSBreaking news Uptick in tensions on Israel’s southern border come amid violent confrontations in Jerusalem Israeli tanks targeted Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired by militants at Israel, the military said early Monday. More to follow  

US President Joe Biden has promised to stand by Israel at the UN, but the Jerusalem violence is likely to test that resolve. TOVAH LAZAROFF MAY 10, 2021 02:19 The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed door session Monday to discuss rising tensions in east Jerusalem, particularly around the Temple Mount, also known […]

Israeli tanks hit Hamas posts in response; no reports of injuries or damage; launches come after a day of nonstop airborne arson attacks cause dozens of fires throughout south By Judah Ari Gross 9 May 2021, 11:06 pm   Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel’s military correspondent. Palestinian terrorists fired two rockets from […]

Judah Ari GrossToday, 9:41 pm Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward the city of Ashkelon and surrounding communities, according to the Israel Defense Forces. One of the projectiles was intercepted over the city by the Iron Dome missile defense system, the military says. The second appears to have landed in an open, […]

PM Netanyahu addressed continued clashes over Jewish construction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. “We will not succumb to growing international pressure to stop these efforts,” he said, and added, “We declare to our allies around the world that we will continue building everywhere across our country, including Jerusalem, as befits any sovereign nation.”

“The Israelis, who had access to Soleimani’s numbers, passed them off to the Americans, who traced Soleimani and his current phone to Baghdad.” By YONAH JEREMY BOB MAY 9, 2021 06:19 Israel gave the US access to multiple cellphone numbers for former top Iranian official Qasem Soleimani to help enable his assassination in January 2020, […]

Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency27 Iyyar 5781 – May 9, 2021 Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson The Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror organization has announced it is on high alert following the IDF’s launching of its largest-ever military exercise. The IDF launched on Sunday its “Chariots of Fire” month-long exercise simulating war on several fronts, and primarily against […]

It comes amid tensions in Yemen and Iran’s attempt to support the Houthi rebels. However, it may be linked to other militant groups in the Horn of Africa or Yemen or elsewhere. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MAY 9, 2021 06:29 An SH-60 Seahawk helicopter flying from the USS Monterey helped prevent a massive shipment of illicit […]

A number of rioters were injured along the Gaza border as IDF soldiers responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. TZVI JOFFRE MAY 9, 2021 10:50 The Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas military site in the southern Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire earlier on Saturday night, according to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. […]

The Red Crescent reported that 100 Arab rioters were injured in last nights clashes with Jerusalem police. According to the report, 31 were transferred for hospital treatment.