Prominent Saudi Intellectuals and Journalists Support Israel, Slam Hamas, Blame Iran for Latest Gaza Violence

Palestinians try to extinguish a fire in the car of a Hamas commander who was killed in an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, May 5, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Ashraf Abu Amrah. Several prominent Saudi journalists and intellectuals expressed support for Israel during the latest Gaza flare-up last weekend, and blamed Iran for the […]

Syrian Security Defuse Chemical Laden Car Bomb in Homs – Reports

Syrian authorities defused a vehicle with a bomb planted in the centre of a main residential area of the city of Homs, the Syrian state-run broadcaster said Wednesday, cited by Reuters. According to media reports, a car filled with C4 chemicals was left in the Zahra district of the city. No other details have been revealed so far. Zahra […]

Netanyahu: ‘Israel won’t let Iran get nuclear weapons’

Published:  05.08.19 , 11:24 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will not allow Tehran to obtain nuclear weaponry. He was speaking at the annual memorial service for Israel’s fallen soldiers and terror victims in Jerusalem, after Iran said it is rethinking the internationally brokered nuclear agreement.

Russia to create world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

    .td_uid_6_5cd2915ed7f7f_rand.td-a-rec-img{text-align:left}.td_uid_6_5cd2915ed7f7f_rand.td-a-rec-img img{margin:0 auto 0 0} Research and development (R&D) work to create the first Russian nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will start in 2023; it was included in the state arms program. A source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS about it on Tuesday. “R&D work on the new aircraft carrier was included in the […]

Israel honors its fallen at Yom HaZikaron memorial in Jerusalem

Israeli Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) event honoring fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Arutz Sheva Staff, 08/05/19 11:18 The State of Israel honored its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism on Wednesday, sounding a two-minute siren nationwide in their memory at 11:00 a.m. Immediately after the siren was sounded, the main national […]

Netanyahu, Rivlin, vow to continue efforts to bring home missing soldiers

Speaking at the Western Wall in honor of Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi praises the courage demonstrated by Israeli soldiers and said that the army is doing everything to prevent future casualties. “There is no consolation, but there is meaning.” by  i24NEWS and Israel […]

Palestinian Arab nabbed with assault rifle hidden in motorcycle

IDF forces arrest motorcyclist after discovering hidden M-16 assault rifle. Arutz Sheva Staff, 08/05/19 A Palestinian Authority resident driving a motorcycle in Judea was arrested early Wednesday morning, after an IDF unit discovered a concealed assault rifle during a security check. Soldiers from the 601 Battalion operating in the Hevron area in Judea, south of […]

France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive, warns Tehran over negative actions

Published:  05.08.19 , 10:09 France’s defence minister said on Wednesday it wanted to keep the Iran 2015 nuclear deal alive and warned that if Iran were to not keep to its commitments then the question of triggering a mechanism that could lead to sanctions would be on the table.   Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earlier […]

Iran Sets Deadline for Remaining JCPOA Parties

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement on Wednesday, saying the country is no longer fulfilling some of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear, and setting a two-month deadline for the remaining parties to fulfill their undertakings. May, 08, 2019 – 10:32 – Politics news – From Wednesday on, Iran […]

700 rockets, 240 intercepts, 4 dead: Is Iron Dome getting worse?

After latest round of attacks from Gaza leave 4 Israelis dead, 100 injured, questions mounting regarding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. Sam Sokol, JTA, 08/05/19  Iron Dome fires interceptor missile at rockets launched from Gaza Reuters After the weekend’s fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army, some Israelis have raised questions about the strength of […]

Israel Responds To Cyber Attack With Air Strike On Cyber Attackers In World First

Zak Doffman Getty The escalating global threat of cyber attacks against nation-states took a turn yesterday when Israel’s military announced that they had “thwarted an attempted Hamas cyber offensive against Israeli targets. Following our successful cyber defensive operation, we targeted a building where the Hamas cyber operatives work.” The tweet included the highlighted image of the […]

Palestinians: EU, Russia and UN should counter US peace plan

UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that the European Union, Russia and the United Nations should take action to save a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if the long-awaited U.S. peace plan doesn’t lead to two independent nations. Riyad Mansour told a group of journalists that these key parties that support […]

Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq

US secretary’s visit to Baghdad is show of support for Iraqi government as Washington squeezes Iran By MATTHEW LEEToday, 1:23 am   US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters in flight after a previously unannounced trip to Baghdad, May 8, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP) BAGHDAD (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]

IDF posts video for Hamas, asking why attacking Israelis outweighs helping Gazans

It begins with the message that children should not be targeted, then points out that Hamas and the PIJ fire rockets at Israeli schools and kindergartens while using civilians as human shields. Aaron Bandler Israeli security forces take cover after hearing warning sirens on a road near the Gaza border on May 5, 2019. Photo […]