US pans Israeli W. Bank construction plans, revives policy deeming settlements illegal

Blinken says settlements ‘inconsistent with international law,’ revoking stance of predecessor, hours after Smotrich announced new building plans in response to terror shooting By JACOB MAGID  Today, 9:48 pm   A picture taken in the village of Turmus Ayya near Ramallah city shows the nearby Israeli Shilo settlement in the background, in the West Bank on […]

Senior Hezbollah terrorist dies, days after being struck by Israeli UAV

Hezbollah confirms reports that Mohammed Alawiya succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli UAV strike 11 days ago. Israel National News Published: Feb 23, 2024, 10:29 PM (GMT+2) Updated: 11:58 PM LebanonHezbollahUAVSwords of Iron IDF strike on vehicle in LebanonIDF Spokesperson’s Unit Hezbollah on Friday evening confirmed reports in the Lebanese media that one of its terrorists, […]

Netanyahu’s post-war Gaza plans revealed: Full demilitarisation, shutting down UNRWA

The Israeli prime minister has unveiled his proposal for Gaza ‘day after’ for the first time ever- that includes shutting down UNRWA Former Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz (2nd-R) and former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot (R), both members of the current Israeli five-person war cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [Getty] […]

IDF says Jenin drone strike kills Islamic Jihad terrorist behind string of shootings

Yasser Hanoun struck in northern West Bank while ‘en route to carry out another attack,’ according to military; Palestinian Authority says 15 others wounded By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 9:42 am   People inspect a burned car in an Israeli strike in the West Bank city of Jenin overnight on February 22, 2024. (Mohammad Mansour/AFP) The […]

2,000-year-old Hasmonean coin discovered by child evacuated on Oct.7

While exploring the area around the hotel that he had been evacuated to along the Dead Sea, Nati Toyikar came across an ancient coin dating back to the Hasmonean period JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 21, 2024 04:25 Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2024 15:46 2,000 year old Hasmonean coin found by a kibbutz evacuee, February, 2024(photo credit: […]

US warns Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia

Speaking at a virtual briefing with reporters, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said Washington has yet to see confirmation that missiles have moved from Iran to Russia. By REUTERS FEBRUARY 22, 2024 23:51 An Iranian missile is displayed during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.(photo […]

Hezbollah focuses on incremental escalation, vows to ‘never retreat’

Hezbollah is arguing that so far, it has only targeted the border communities, but it has threatened to target more of Israel. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 22, 2024 10:44 Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 11:01  (photo credit: (Photo: MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images, MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images))Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy leader of Hezbollah, spelled […]

US-led forces respond to Houthi attack on Red Sea ship near Yemen

REUTERS FEBRUARY 22, 2024 10:02 Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 11:17Two missiles were fired at a vessel in an attack southeast of the Yemeni port city of Aden on Thursday, causing a fire onboard, Britain’s maritime agency said. US-led coalition forces are responding to the incident, which took place 70 nautical miles from Aden in the […]

Rape, sexual abuse, and pedophilia: How Hamas leader Sinwar ruled the yard

Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammed have been accused of several acts of sexual assault, rape, and even, pedophilia, by Hamas members locked up with them. 103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE FEBRUARY 22, 2024 03:48 Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 07:45 Yahya Sinwar leader of the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement hosts a meeting with members of Palestinian […]

Ballistic missile fired at Israel intercepted over Red Sea

February 22, 2024 Videos circulating on social media from the interception showed smoke and white trails in the skies above Eilat. By World Israel News Staff Israel air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile over the Red Sea on Thursday morning, setting off sirens in the coastal city of Eilat. The missile, which was reportedly launched […]

One killed, 11 wounded in terror shooting attack near Jerusalem checkpoint

Three Palestinian gunmen open fire at Israelis waiting in traffic a few hundred meters from az-Za’ayyem checkpoint, between Ma’ale Adumim and capital By EMANUEL FABIAN  Today, 10:41 am   Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack outside of Ma’ale Adumim in the West Bank, February 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) An Israeli man was […]

Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile Strikes Home in Northern Israel

Hana Levi Julian13 Adar I 5784 – February 22, 2024 Photo Credit: Ayal Margolin / Flash 90 Israeli security forces near the damage after a rocket fired from Lebanon hit the northern town of Kiryat Shmona, February 15, 2024.     Iran’s Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah terrorist organization, attacked multiple northern Israeli communities on Thursday […]

The Gaza war is winding down with key goals unmet — but Israel can still win

Operations against Hamas are steadily dwindling, but with the enemy hiding underground, it can be replaced — if Israel’s leaders move beyond political concerns By LAZAR BERMAN  FOLLOW 22 February 2024, 1:00 am   An IDF tank operates south of Gaza City, February 20, 2024 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel) Four-and-a-half months after Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Iran says Israel behind gas pipeline sabotage last week

Oil Minister Javad Owji tells reporters plot to attack supply lines in Safashahr and Borujen was ‘foiled’ By AFP and TOI STAFFToday, 11:27 am   Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Eng Javad Owji arrives at the 8th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria, on July 5, 2023. (Alex HALADA / AFP) Iran said Wednesday that Israel was behind twin […]