North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles After Allied Military Drills

A North Korean flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighboring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and […]

Lebanon to Review Long-Anticipated Maritime Deal With Israel

by Algemeiner Staff Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun meets with U.S. Special Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 20, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS Lebanon’s president on Sunday said he was expecting to shortly receive a final draft of a proposed maritime deal between his country and Israel, […]

The future of Russian-Israeli Relations

Why Israel must preserve its neutrality between Russia and Ukraine at all costs. Op-ed. Rafael Castro9.10.22, 11:38   Premise 1. Putin is a ruthless KGB officer. No less ruthless than Stalin and Hitler. 2. Putin firmly holds that the Russian nation, with its values, culture and orthodox religion constitutes the last bastion of Christendom against […]

Report: Massive increase in illegal Arab construction in Judea and Samaria

October 9, 2022 Watchdog group says illegal Palestinian Arab construction across areas under full Israeli control in Judea and Samaria has surged by 80% in 2022. There are now more than 80,000 illegal Arab buildings in Area C. By World Israel News Staff Land grabs and illegal construction by Palestinian Arabs in parts of Judea […]

Karish gas rig begins pipeline tests amid rising fears of war with Hezbollah

Energean, the Greek company that has the license to pump the gas from Karish, was given the green light from Israel to start testing the pipeline, as early as Sunday. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: OCTOBER 9, 2022 11:06 Updated: OCTOBER 9, 2022 11:58 Karish gas field, located in Israel territory and disputed by Lebanon. (photo credit: ENERGEAN) […]

Lebanon sticks to guns on maritime deal amid reported US pressure to drop demands

Lebanese official tells Hezbollah-linked newspaper that the Biden administration must ‘fulfill its promises and manage the issue with Israel’ By Ash Obel Today, 11:02 am   Lebanon seemed to be sticking firm to its stance on the proposed maritime deal with Israel despite reported pressure from the Biden administration to drop some of its demands. […]

Defense Minister instructs IDF to prepare for escalation in the north

6.10.22, 17:09 In the weekly situational assessment led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz and with the participation of the Chief of Staff, the Director General of the Ministry of Defense and the head of the Operations Division, the Defense Minister directed the IDF to prepare for a scenario of escalation in the north in both […]

Company announces major new gas discovery offshore Israel

  Company announces major new gas discovery offshore Israel October 6, 2022 Energean gas production rig at the Karish field off of Israel’s coast. (Energean) Energean Company announces major new gas discovery offshore Israel Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/energean-announces-major-new-gas-discovery-offshore-israel/ Email Print .single-share-links .cb-video-frame { margin: 0; } Share Tweet Email   <!– –>

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, blames US drills ‘escalation’

Pyongyang accuses Washington of ‘escalating the military tensions on the Korean peninsula’ By Sunghee Hwang Today, 5:33 am Edit SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday as it claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. As the […]

North Korea launches another ballistic missile- 4th in a week; no one likely to do anything

North Korea launches another ballistic missile- 4th in a week; no one likely to do anything Kim Jong Un overseeing North Korea’s new tactical guided weapon system test in April 2022. (Korean Central News Agency/Released) OCTOBER 05, 2022 RYAN MORGAN North Korea launched another missile into the Sea of Japan just two days after sending a […]

Russia may be planning large-scale nuclear test near Ukraine border

NATO intelligence briefing details Russian plan to test nuclear “doomsday weapon” as show of strength. Israel National News4.10.22, 20:15   Russia may be planning a major nuclear test near the border with Ukraine, with officials in Kyiv worried enough to be distributing potassium iodide tablets in case of a nuclear strike. According to a report […]

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago case

Trump’s lawyers say special master appointed in Mar-a-Lago case should be allowed to review the sensitive materials. Israel National News   Former US President Donald Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago documents-seizure case, saying the special master appointed in the matter should be allowed to review the sensitive […]

Israel Can No Longer Ignore Hezbollah’s Force Build-Up

by Shmuel Tzuker   https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/10/04/israel-can-no-longer-ignore-hezbollahs-force-build-up/ Recent threats by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah to attack Israel’s Karish offshore gas platform in the Mediterranean — if Israel starts extracting gas before reaching an agreement with Lebanon on maritime borders — remind us that a monster has emerged to Israel’s north. Hezbollah’s force build-up includes some 150,000 projectiles, […]