Palestinian terror groups warn: Israel will pay the price for Gaza attack

At least 13 Palestinians, including the top PIJ officials, were killed in the pre-dawn Israeli airstrikes, with reports of at least another 20 people injured. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Published: MAY 9, 2023 11:52 Mourners carry the body of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Khalil Al-Bahtini, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral in […]

Ousted Pakistani leader Imran Kahn arrested as party calls for ‘shut down’ protests

Dozens of supporters blocked streets in Khan’s hometown of Lahore, where police have been put on high alert. By REUTERS Published: MAY 9, 2023 13:00 Updated: MAY 9, 2023 16:12 Pakistan security forces guard a vehicle carrying former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his arrest at a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 9, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) Pakistan’s […]

Fire extinguished at Isfahan power plant in Iran

By REUTERS Published: MAY 9, 2023 17:26 Updated: MAY 9, 2023 18:29 A large fire was extinguished at a power plant west of the Iranian city Isfahan on Tuesday, state media reported. “This afternoon, fire broke out in one of the cooling towers of the Isfahan power plant. The fire was extinguished thanks to the rapid response of […]

2 killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes as Islamic Jihad vows to avenge slain leaders

Military says men targeted were operatives in terror group who were en route to carry out a guided missile attack on the Gaza border Emanuel FabianToday, 6:50 pmUpdated at 7:16 pm The puported scene of an Israeli airstrike against a Palestinain anti-tank guided missile squad near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 9, […]

Watch: IDF strikes terror squad prepping anti-tank missiles in Khan Yunis

IAF attacks terrorists who were preparing to fire missiles at Israel amid Operation Shield and Arrow. Israel National NewsMay 9, 2023, 5:57 PM (GMT+3) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDIzEZFsj0M] The IDF confirmed this evening (Tuesday) that IAF aircraft struck a terrorist squad that intended to fire anti-tank missiles at Israel in the Khan Yunis area of the southern […]

Netanyahu: We’re in the midst of a campaign, don’t mess with us

PM addresses Operation Shield and Arrow during security Cabinet meeting. Israel National NewsMay 9, 2023, 6:39 PM (GMT+3) The political-security Cabinet convened this evening (Tuesday) to discuss Operation Shield and Arrow and the possibility that the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip will launch a significant response to the assassination of three Islamic Jihad leaders […]

Palestinian terror groups warn: Israel will pay the price for Gaza attack

At least 13 Palestinians, including the top PIJ officials, were killed in the pre-dawn Israeli airstrikes, with reports of at least another 20 people injured. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Published: MAY 9, 2023 11:52 Mourners carry the body of senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Khalil Al-Bahtini, who was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral in […]

Operation Shield and Arrow may test Iran’s ‘unity of front’ plan – analysis

Iran has also continued to work to increase the terror infrastructure of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published: MAY 9, 2023 11:11 Updated: MAY 9, 2023 11:36 People hold a Palestinian and Iranian flags as they celebrate in the street after Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces in Iraq, in Tehran, Iran January 8, […]

IDF airstrikes took Israel by surprise too, not just Gaza – analysis

Israel’s wider security cabinet was reportedly not consulted by Netanyahu and Gallant on the decision to strike Gaza overnight. By YONAH JEREMY BOB Published: MAY 9, 2023 10:36 Updated: MAY 9, 2023 10:38     A man looks out of a window damaged in a nearby Israeli strike that killed senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Jihad Ghannam and his […]

Putin says a ‘real war’ is being waged against Russia in Victory Day speech

By REUTERS Published: MAY 9, 2023 10:40 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said a “real war” was again being waged against Russia as he invoked the Soviet Union’s victory in World War Two to say the West was trying to destroy his country. In a speech on Red Square as part of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, Putin […]

Israeli forces foil stabbing in Huwara

The would-be terrorist wrote a letter to his parents promising them large sums due to his planned terrorist activities, according to police. (May 9, 2023 / JNS) Israeli Border Police foiled a terror attack in Huwara in Samaria on Tuesday, arresting a 22-year-old Palestinian in possession of two knives. The suspect was acting suspiciously in […]

Tense Israel readies for Islamic Jihad reprisal after Gaza commanders killed

Border towns okayed to evacuate residents with fighting expected to last several days; bomb shelters opened in center and south; hospitals move patients to fortified areas 7:38 am IDF says 8 wanted Palestinians arrested in West Bank raids 7:27 am Otzma Yehudit ends government boycott after Gaza strikes 7:27 am Train services between Netivot and […]

Putin says world at ‘turning point’, ‘war’ unleashed on Russia

May 9, 2023 3:24 am Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at Moscow’s Red Square Victory Day parade that the world was at a “turning point” and claimed a “war” had been unleashed against Russia. “Today civilisation is again at a decisive turning point,” Putin said at the parade, which included elderly veterans and […]

Top Terrorists Eliminated – Israel Launches Operation ‘Shield and Arrow’ Against Islamic Jihad in Gaza

Jewish Press News Desk18 Iyyar 5783 – May 9, 2023 Photo Credit: Magdi Fathi / TPS Building hit in Gaza during Operation Shield and Arrow. May 9, 2023 Early Tuesday morning (Lag B’Omer) between 2 AM – 2:30 AM, the IDF launched Operation Shield and Arrow (“Magen v’Chetz”) against the leadership of the Islamic Jihad […]