IDF hits Hamas sites during pair of overnight raids in response to Gaza rocket fire

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In largest exchange of fire since 2021 war, IDF says it targeted Hamas military post, terror tunnel, underground rocket manufacturing site, compound used by air defense force TOI staffEmanuel FabianToday, 1:26 am The IDF carried out a pair of air raids in Gaza after midnight on Thursday in response to rocket fire and anti-aircraft missiles […]

IDF strikes in Gaza after rocket hits Sderot home

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Police block flag march led by MK Ben-Gvir • Bennett must respond to rocket attacks on southern Israel, Sderot mayor says By TZVI JOFFRE, LAHAV HARKOV Published: APRIL 20, 2022 15:40 Updated: APRIL 21, 2022 01:27 A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on May 10, 2021. (photo credit: […]

Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile, threatens West

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Putin hails successful launch, saying Sarmat will make countries ‘think twice’ about aggressive intentions against Moscow MOSCOW — The Russian military said Wednesday it successfully performed the first test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin said would make the West “think twice” before harboring any aggressive intentions against Russia. The […]

Iran claims it caught 3 Mossad spies in southeast of country

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The three were involved in “disseminating classified information and documents.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: APRIL 20, 2022 21:54 Updated: APRIL 20, 2022 22:32 The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. (photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER) Iranian intelligence claimed that […]

Police say rocket, not shrapnel, hit Sderot, sappers at scene

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Today, 11:05 pm E   Police say officers are at the scene of an apparent rocket impact in the southern city of Sderot, indicating that the projectile directly hit the area and was not intercepted. “Sappers are handling the item in order to safely remove it from the scene,” a police spokesperson says in a […]

Hamas says ‘finger on the trigger’ ahead of planned right-wing Jerusalem march

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Nationalists push for event at Old City against police orders; priestly blessing ceremony to draw thousands to Western Wall; Gaza terror groups say they’re readying for conflict By TOI staff Today, 6:30 am Israeli officials braced for potential violence on Wednesday as right-wing Israelis planned a march in Jerusalem against police orders, thousands were set […]

Jews Allowed on Temple Mount following Arab Rioters’ Clashes with Police

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By David Israel – 19 Nisan 5782 – April 20, 2022 Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Jews waiting in line to enter the Temple Mount during Passover, April 18, 2022. The Muslims rioted yet again in front of the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount Wednesday morning, throwing stones and confronting security forces. Mind you, this […]

Putin aide says Jerusalem Old City property dispute is at top of Russian agenda

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he expects Israel to aid in custody transfer of Alexander’s Courtyard to Moscow, after recent court decision set back move By TOI staff Today, 7:33 pm Edit A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the transfer of church property in Jerusalem’s Old City to Moscow’s […]

UN envoy avoids casting blame for Jerusalem violence during Security Council huddle

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Tor Wennesland updates members on Temple Mount tensions during closed-door emergency meet; despite Palestinian pressure, council refrains from issuing public statement By Jacob Magid Today, 11:29 pm   Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel’s US correspondent based in New York   The UN’s Mideast envoy avoided casting blame on either side for the recent […]