German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged the country’s Jewish community Wednesday her unwavering support as she condemned anti-Semitic slurs and threats at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a government spokesman said. The spokesman, Georg
Hundreds of family members, brothers in arms and friends from Hakotel Yeshiva accompanied First Sergeant Evyatar Turjeman to his final resting place at Har Herzl, in Jerusalem, late Tuesday night.
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz has unveiled a proposal that he believes could allow Israel to fully disengage from Gaza, without compromising its security. “For years, I have been calling for
Canada’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday called for a United Nations (UN) investigation of the discoveries of weapons caches at schools it operates in Gaza. “I was appalled to hear reports,
Egyptian security officers checked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his top aides with a metal detector as they arrived for a meeting on Tuesday with President Abdel Fattah
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that a U.S. ban on flights to Israel was solely due to safety concerns, AFP reports. Kerry,
The Palestinian Authority (PA) envoy to the United Nations pleaded for action on Tuesday from the Security Council over Israel’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. “On behalf of the Palestinian
Among the soldiers killed in action this week was 24-year-old Max Steinberg, who was a “lone soldier” – a soldier serving in the IDF while his family lives overseas. Max
Gaza terrorists fired a sudden barrage of rockets at Israeli cities at around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Rocket sirens were heard in the coastal cities of Holon, Bat Yam, and in
The European Union has issued a strong condemnation of Hamas’ attacks on Israel and human rights abuses within Gaza. A statement published after a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers condemned
American airlines temporarily halted flights to and from Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport Tuesday following a rocket strike in the area. According to some reports, the change is due to a decision
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon was more contained than usual, but he continued to criticize Israel’s counter-terror operation in Gaza during a visit to Jerusalem on Tuesday. Ban previously
Hamas has tried to kidnap Israeli soldiers in Gaza, Colonel Uri Gordin said Tuesday. “Hamas is fighting as hard as it can, they are using every means at their disposal,”
23-year-old David Rast has made a “miraculous” recovery after being shot in a terrorist attack late on Monday night. Rast, a yeshiva student and former soldier, was returning to his
Wounded soldiers have given shocking testimony regarding Hamas’ use of young children as human shields. Parents of wounded soldiers spoke to Kol Yisrael on Tuesday and shared some of the
MK Danny Danon (Likud), who served as Deputy Defense Minister until his recent dismissal, said Tuesday morning that Israel was surprised by the extent of the threat posed by Hamas tunnels into
Hamas and Egypt are at odds over an unconfirmed cease-fire deal with Israel, Walla! News reports Tuesday – after Cairo refused to add to the terms of its mediation unprecedented ‘conditions’ tempering the move.
As Operation Protective Edge enters its fifteenth day, a military official told Arutz Sheva Tuesday that one hundred and eighty (180) terrorists have been eliminated so far, including twenty (20) who were killed
The IDF said Tuesday that it has completed the process of identifying the bodies from the Golani Brigade APC hit by the enemy in Shejaiya Sunday. “In view of the
The IDF has just released the names of six soldiers killed in an armored personnel carrier (APC) in Shejaiya, Gaza, on Sunday, out of a total of seven who were
A soldier killed in Gaza on Tuesday morning has been identified as Staff Sergeant Evyatar Turgeman, 20, of Beit Shean. Turgeman, a soldier in the Paratroopers unit, was killed in
About 250 people gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday evening for a demonstration in support of Israel and Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. The protest came after hundreds of people
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged $47 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza as he flew to the region to intensify efforts for an immediate truce, AFP
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has blamed extremist groups for violent pro-Palestinian protests that took place last week in and near Paris. A demonstration in the gritty northern Paris suburb of Sarcelles degenerated
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu strongly defended Israel’s counter-terror operation in Gaza during a visit Tuesday to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. During his visit, Netanyahu spoke to dozens of foreign ambassadors,
IDF soldiers have successfully hit 187 terror targets so far on Tuesday, military sources have revealed. One hundred of the targets were in the Sheijaya neighborhood in northern Gaza. The targets
Hamams fired a volley of rockets at the Gush Dan (Greater Tel Aviv) and Shefela (Coastal) regions on Tuesday. Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system
The seventh, missing soldier from the APC that was attacked by Hamas in Shejaiya, Gaza, on Sunday, is Sgt. Oron Shaul of the Golani Brigade. A representative of the Shaul
Hundreds of Palestinian Arabs demonstrated in the streets of Ramallah on Monday, according to Safa news agency, in support for Hamas and its constant barrage of rocket fire on Israel. The protest
Thousands of people attended the funeral of fallen IDF soldier Nissim Sean Carmeli, who was laid to rest in Haifa on Monday night. Carmeli is one of the 13 combat soldiers who