US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday blamed Hamas for the continuation of the conflict in Gaza, saying the Islamic terrorists were refusing all ceasefire efforts. “Israel is under siege

The IDF Spokesperson’s Office announced a large expansion of ground forces in Gaza overnight Saturday/Sunday, as part of the ongoing self-defense operation against Hamas, Operation Protective Edge. The decision was

The UN agency for Palestinian Arab “refugees,” UNRWA, has caused outrage by apparently giving rockets to Hamas. On Thursday, UNRWA confirmed that 20 rockets had been found in one of

The chief editor of a Sudanese newspaper was badly beaten, according to Al-Arabiya, for the sole crime of calling for normalization of ties with Israel.  Osman Mirghani, chief editor of Sudanese daily

Golani Brigade commander, Colonel Raslan Alian, was seriously wounded overnight Saturday-Sunday during the fighting in Gaza and was evacuated for medical treatment.   Col. Alian fought in the Second Lebanon

Sagit Greenberg, widow of Res. Major Amotz Greenberg hy”d, stated that her husband Amotz was dedicated to protecting his soldiers – and understood that the line of duty could involve

Rocket fragments fell throughout Rishon LeTzion on Sunday, after the Iron Dome intercepted a large volley fired on the heavily-populated Gush Dan region.  But as shrapnel rained on the unsuspecting

France’s prime minister on Sunday defended a controversial decision to ban a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris that went ahead anyway and degenerated into violence. The rally Saturday in a northern

After tens of thousands of people participated over the past several days in violent protests against Israel in London, Paris, and other locations around the world, with protestors in Paris

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas “political leader” Khaled Mashaal will meet in Qatar Sunday to discuss a truce in Gaza, day 13 of Israel’s self-defense operation, an official said. The official close

A rocket probably fired from the Gaza hit Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the embattled Palestinian enclave on Saturday, wounding a soldier, a  security official told AFP.  The rocket “was most

As of Saturday night, the IDF has uncovered 34 terror tunnels, including 5 which extend from Gaza far into Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s Office announced Saturday night. The tunnels have

Palestinian Arabs deliberately cut electricity lines in the Dolev-Talmonim Bloc in Binyamin on Saturday, causing power outages throughout several communities over Shabbat.  Power was finally restored since the early evening

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius insisted on Saturday that his country’s “absolute priority” is to secure a truce in Gaza, saying an Egyptian initiative for ceasefire enjoys international support. At a joint news conference with

Parts of central London were brought to a standstill on Saturday as thousands of pro-Palestinians marched in protest against Israel’s offensive in Gaza, while in Paris a banned demonstration descended into violence. Organizers of the

Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) continued to openly encourage Hamas in the battle against Israel’s self-defense operation, giving another inflammatory interview to Al-Jazeera Saturday ” ” .  “The Israeli Home Front

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed alarm at the increasingly hostile environment toward Israel in Turkey Saturday, warning that the escalation of anti-Semitism against the Turkish Jewish community is rising and

An IDF reserve officer, Col. Amotz Greenberg, 45, of Hod Hasharon, and Sgt. Adar Bersano, 20, of Nahariya, were killed Saturday morning after a terrorist squad infiltrated from Gaza into

Since the ground operation in Gaza began, the IDF has attacked 260 terror targets, according to updated statistics released by the IDF Spokesperson on Friday night. Among the targets that

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will fly to the Middle East on Saturday in an effort to end the latest violence in Gaza, a top official told the Security

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as an “illegitimate tyrant” and said Cairo could not be relied upon to negotiate a truce

U.S. President Barack Obama got to hear an incoming rocket siren during a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday. As the two were speaking, a siren was

MK Hanin Zoabi took part in a demonstration held by Arabs in Haifa on Friday evening against Operation Protective Edge. Clashes broke out between the demonstrators and police forces when

The European Union on Friday said it was “very concerned” over the escalation of violence in Gaza and reiterated a call for an immediate ceasefire, AFP reports. “We are very

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas on Friday urged support for an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire proposal in Gaza, as he held talks with Turkey’s leaders on a brief stopover after a visit to

The number of displaced Gazans has almost doubled in the past 24 hours, hitting 40,000 people since Israel began a major ground operation, the UN agency for Palestinian Arab “refugees,”

Hamas terrorists fired a large salvo of rockets towards Israel on Friday evening. The rocket attacks targeted both southern Israel as well as central Israel, as sirens were heard in

Two rockets fired by Gaza terrorists exploded outside a community in the Eshkol region of southern Israel on Friday evening. There were no physical injuries. Around 9:15 p.m., sirens were