The medical condition of a soldier seriously injured last week by a mortar shell near the Kerem Shalom crossing has deteriorated significantly Thursday. First Sergeant Mordechai Yamin, 22, who serves in

Hamas terrorists fired nearly 100 rockets into southern Israel on Wednesday alone, including seven at Ashdod and nineteen at Ashkelon.  Of those, twenty were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile

Israel has accepted a request by UN envoy Robert Serry to enact a six-hour “humanitarian ceasefire” starting Thursday morning. Serry submitted the request to both the Israeli government and Hamas

Finance Minister Yair Lapid said on Wednesday that it was Hamas, whose terrorists regularly uses civilians as human shields, was responsible for the deaths of children in Gaza. “Unlike previous

The Hamas terrorist group has published another Hebrew-language video in which it threatens Israelis. After previously releasing a Hebrew version of a popular Hamas battle song calling to ‘exterminate’ Jews

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday reiterated that Washington supports Israel’s right to defend itself from Gaza rocket attacks, as he said he and the world were “heartbroken” by the

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar visited IDF soldiers at the border with Gaza Wednesday as the military continues preparations for a possible ground offensive to stamp-out rocket fire on Israeli

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s right to self-defense Wednesday, in a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. “Those who shoot at us are not looking for a political

Two Palestinian Arab brothers suspected of involvement in rocket attacks on northern Israel have been arrested by the Lebanese army, the military said on Wednesday. “Khalil and Hassan Kharraz were arrested on Tuesday. They

Paris police have banned pro-Palestinian activists from demonstrating this Saturday night, an official told AFP Wednesday, after violent protestors blockaded French Jews in a local synagogue and attacked them earlier this week. 

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon vowed on Wednesday that Israel will continue its operation in Gaza until Hamas understands that it was a mistake to fire rockets towards Israel. “Even at

The United States is doing “everything in our power” to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday, according to AFP. “Our concern is to have

An Israeli delegation will leave for Cairo on Thursday, where it will participate in talks for a ceasefire mediated by Egypt, it was reported Wednesday night. The members of the

Hamas agreed on Wednesday night to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, but not before firing another salvo of rockets towards Israel. “The group agrees to a ceasefire for five

Iran’s foreign minister suggested on Tuesday that six world powers are leaning towards extending nuclear talks with Tehran beyond a July 20 deadline, Reuters reported. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Israel’s special pardons commission ordered on Tuesday that six terrorists who were freed in the Shalit deal in October of 2011 and were recaptured during Operation Brother’s Keeper be returned

A group of 30 prominent American Jewish leaders, led by Robert G. Sugarman, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO,

Terrorists from Gaza fired rockets towards the city of Kiryat Gat, located 56 kilometers (35 miles) south of Tel Aviv, on Tuesday night, shortly after 11:00 p.m. Three rockets were

The IDF has warned residents of northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday night. According to the report, the warning was given to residents of the

An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday night targeted the home of senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar, security officials told the AFP news agency. There was no one in the house, in

A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved a 50 percent funding boost for the Iron Dome anti-missile system, AFP reported. The measure, if it becomes law, would provide $621.6 million

Turkey has stepped up diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, AFP reported on Tuesday. According to the report, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu spoke separately by telephone with

The majority of the Israeli public is against a ceasefire with Hamas at this time, a poll conducted for Channel 2 News on Tuesday found. 53% of respondents said they

New IDF air and tank strikes in Gaza early Wednesday killed several people, medics said, bringing the death toll from Israel’s operation in the Palestinian Arab territory to 204. One

Hamas fired a large salvo of rockets Wednesday morning at the Greater Tel Aviv area. Four rockets were intercepted. Sirens and explosions sounded throughout Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, Petah Tikva,

The IDF Spokesman said Wednesday morning that the military attacked 39 terror targets in Hamas-run Gaza overnight. Over 1,750 terror targets have been hit since Operation Protective Edge began, on

Some 400 French Jews will be making aliyah to Israel Wednesday, undeterred by the ongoing rocket fire and conflict with terrorist groups in Gaza. The group is set to arrive aboard

As Israel’s security forces remain embroiled in the ongoing conflict with Hamas along the country’s southern border, students at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya (IDC) are engaged on another equally

MK Danny Danon (Likud) received the letter firing him from his position as Deputy Defense Minister Wednesday morning. The letter reached the media Tuesday night, however, he says. It does

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman is continuing to call for a ground invasion of Gaza, implicitly criticizing the government’s official position during a visit to the embattled southern city of Ashkelon