Hundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by members of the Islamic State, The Associated Press (AP) reported on Friday. Kamil Amin, the spokesman for

Amos Yadlin, formerly the head of Military Intelligence who now heads the Institute for National Security Studies, said on Friday that Israel had not achieved the goals it set for

The White House condemned on Friday the renewed rocket fire from Gaza towards Israel, and urged both sides to resume talks and do what they can to protect civilians. “The

Devora Pinto, the wife of Rabbi Yosef Yoshiyahu Pinto, has been located in Argentina, according to reports. She was reportedly found in a state of exhaustion and taken to a

A source in the Palestinian delegation to Cairo said that Israel offered to hand over 25 terrorists that it arrested during Operation Protective Edge and 18 bodies of terrorists who

U.S. President Barack Obama opined in a New York Times interview that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is too popular at the moment to make territorial compromises with the Palestinian Authority.

Israeli warplanes pummelled Gaza with 40 to 50 air strikes that killed five Palestinians Saturday in response to Hamas’s attacks on Israeli civilians. Terrorists slammed 23 rockets into Israel, deliberately

Two Palestinian rioters were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces, in a series of violent protests against Israel’s military operation against terrorist groups in Gaza. One rioter was killed

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has presented a six-point plan which links a ceasefire in Gaza with a return to peace negotiations with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Channel 2

United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the latest rocket attacks on Israel and called for a return to a ceasefire in Gaza. The secretary general expressed his

As Israelis were welcoming the Sabbath on Friday evening, Hamas terrorists had plans of their own, firing five rockets towards the south. Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome

The US Air Force has launched it first strikes on Islamist terrorists from the “Islamic State” terror organization in Iraq.  Pentagon sources say airstrikes targeted artillery positions being used to

Egypt’s top religious authority has rejected a death sentence proposed for the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 13 associates for murder and violence, but was asked by a

Hamas is apparently not waiting for a 72-hour ceasefire to expire at 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning. The “Red Alert” incoming rocket siren was heard in the Eshkol region of

Almost three quarters of Syria’s entire chemical stockpile has been destroyed, the world’s chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday, after another 190 tonnes of agents were incinerated in Britain. “The

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Thursday met with International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer, who is visiting the region. The two discussed the recent Israeli operation in

Iran and six world powers will hold a new round of nuclear talks before the UN General Assembly, which starts on September 16, a spokesman for lead negotiator Catherine Ashton

Ayman Taha, a former spokesman for Hamas was found dead Thursday in Gaza City, but there were conflicting reports as to the cause of his death. According to AFP, Hamas

The UN urged on Thursday an extension of the truce between Israel and Hamas to let humanitarian aid reach Gaza, hours before a three-day ceasefire was due to end. “The

In interviews with international media Thursday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pressed Israel’s case on defending citizens from Hamas’ terror attacks. By fighting Hamas, the leading edge of Islamist terrorism, Israel

The United States is considering airstrikes on groups of Islamists who have driven tens of thousands of Iraqis up the side of a mountain, where they are stuck without food

Senior government officials stated to Arutz Sheva Friday that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon had authorized the IDF to retaliate with force to a barrage of over 18

A resolution has been drafted to help strengthen communities under constant rocket fire, the Ministry for Development of the Negev and Galilee announced Friday – just hours after rockets slammed

Sirens have sounded in Ashkelon, Hof Ashkelon, Sderot, the Eshkol region, and the Gaza Belt area Friday, as a 72-hour ceasefire ended between Israel and terrorist organizations in Gaza.  Residents

Nationalist MKs have called for Israel to respond with force to Hamas and Islamic Jihad rocket fire on Friday, after the IAF declined to retaliate as of 9:00 am despite

Two senior Hamas officials said the terror group will not extend a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza that expires at 8:00 am IST on Friday, accusing Israel of rejecting their demands for a truce,

British police have launched an investigation against MP George Galloway, after he declared his constituency an “Israel free zone” during a speech, ITV reported on Thursday. The speech caused outcry

Two people have been injured from shrapnel falling in the Sdot HaNegev region, it was announced Friday afternoon.  The IDF confirmed that one soldier was lightly injured and a civilian

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced new questions on Friday over his attitude to the media and women after he branded a prominent female journalist a “shameless woman” and told her “to know your

The wife of Rabbi Yosef Yoshiyahu Pinto, head of ‘Shuvu Yisrael’ sect and facing corruption charges in Israel, has gone missing in Argentina, officials from the movement said Friday. Devorah