Israeli Ministers of Health and Regional Cooperation meet with PA head Abbas in Ramallah

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas hosted on Sunday evening in Ramallah a delegation from the Meretz party headed by Nitzan Horowicz, Israel’s Minister of Health, and with the participation of Minister of Regional Cooperation Issawi Frej and Member of Knesset (MK) Michal Rosen. Read more

Bennett: Israel at ‘Critical Stage’ in Battle with COVID-19

Israel is at “a critical stage” in its battle with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said, while expressing satisfaction at the decline in the number of serious cases in the country. Read more

Israeli special forces kill terrorist in counterterrorism operation

Israeli Special Forces operating against Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Arab village of Burkin in the Jenin area on Wednesday night encountered and killed an armed terrorist. Read more

Senior PA official: ‘We are paying price for Bennett’s weakness’

“We eulogized [Benjamin] Netanyahu, but now we find that we are required to pay a heavy price for [Prime Minister Naftali] Bennett’s political weakness and lack of progress on the Palestinian issue,” a senior Palestinian Authority official told Israel TPS in response to Bennett’s speech at the 76^th UN General Assembly. Read more

Islamist members of Bennett’s coalition threaten intifada

The Islamist Ra’am party, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition partners, has issued a statement warning the Israeli government and police of a pending violent outburst after Jews arrived at the Temple Mount with Israeli flags. Read more

European Parliament demands changes in UNRWA’s Anti-Israel Curriculum, or lose EUR 20m

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) must change the anti-Israel curriculum taught in its schools or lose funding from the European Union. Read more

Israel celebrates failure of 20th anniversary event of UN’s Durban Conference

Israel has celebrated its diplomatic achievements which brought the withdrawal of 34 countries from a United Nations event marking the 20^thanniversary of the infamous Durban Conference. Read more

Israeli Foreign Minister: Delay in US aid to Iron Dome – ‘technical’

The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, experienced a significant diplomatic setback on Tuesday when the US Congress decided to withhold military aid from Israel and refused to vote on funding for its Iron Dome defence system. Read more

Israel: Iran’s Raisi ‘continues to fool international community’

Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi “continues to fool the international community,” Israel warned, calling on the international community to condemn the Iranian regime following Raisi’s address at the United Nations. Read more

Samaria leader calls to stop Arab ‘Occupation’ of Area C after Germany pledges €100m to fund PA projects

The Israeli government must take action against the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) encroachment on Israeli-controlled areas in Judea and Samaria before it is too late, a leader from the region warned. Read more

Israeli envoy to Ocasio-Cortez : you are legitimizing ‘heinous’ Hamas attacks

Israel’s Ambassador to the US and United Nations Gilad Erdan accused Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of legitimizing Hamas’ “attacks against innocent civilians, as well as antisemitic lies,” after she called for an arms boycott on Israel. Read more

Over 3 Million Israelis get 3rd booster shot

Over three million Israelis have received a third Pfizer-developed booster shot, a milestone in the country’s ongoing battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more

Last two of six escaped terrorists captured in Jenin

The last two of the six terrorists who escaped from the Gilboa Prison some two weeks ago were captured by Israeli forces in the Palestinian Authority (PA) of Jenin on Saturday night in a complex and swift operation. Read more

IDF report: COVID-19 in Israel back on the rise

Coronavirus (COVID-19) morbidity indices are very high in Israel and the coefficient of infection (R) has increased again, an IDF report shows. Read more

Ministry of Health D-G: ‘We are at a complex point in time’

Israel is “at a complex point in time” and “there are positive signs of curbing the wave” of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, Ministry of Health Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash said, as the infection rate remained high. Read more

Third night in a row – Gazan terrorists bomb Israel, IAF hits back

Gaza-based terrorists fired rockets at southern Israel on Sunday night, and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighters bombed Hamas targets in the Strip in response, for the third night in a row. Read more

Bennett: Time to act against Iran is now

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called for an “appropriate and rapid international reaction” after an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report warned that Tehran had made it impossible for its inspectors to oversee the country’s nuclear program. Read more

After capture of four escaped terrorists, manhunt on for the other two continues

Israel’s combined security services continued their manhunt for two Islamic Jihad terrorists who escaped from the Gilboa Prison almost a week ago after four of the six escapees were captured over the weekend. Read more

Initial inquiry indicate multi-tier failure in prison break

The escape of six terrorists from the Gilboa Prison on Sunday night was the result of a multi-tier failure of the command and rank and file of the Israel Prison Service (IPS), an initial inquiry shows. Read more

IDF on high alert following prison break

The IDF is on high alert in Judea and Samaria and on the border with the Gaza Strip following the escape of six terrorists from the Gilboa Prison on Sunday night. Read more

Riots ensue in Judea and Samaria after prison break

Riots broke out throughout Judea and Samaria on Wednesday following the escape of six terrorists from the Gilboa Prison on Sunday night. Read more

Bennett’s office: no plans to meet with Abbas

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had no plans to meet with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas, his office clarified yesterday after the media had reported on a pending meeting. Read more

2.4 million Israeli students return to class amid COVID-19 wave

Some 2,458,000 Israeli children from kindergarten through high school returned to class on Wednesday and began the school year, amid a high Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rate in the country. Read more

Gazans riot, Bennett approves relief for Strip

Hamas-led riots continued on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on Tuesday night, as Naftali Bennett’s government approved more relief for the Strip. Read more

24 hours before school year begins, Israel sets new daily COVID-19 infections record

Just 24 hours before Israel is set to fully open its school system, the country set a record of new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections documented in 24 hours with almost 11,000 new cases. Read more

Thousands of Israelis attend funeral of staff Sgt. Barel Shmueli, killed by Hamas fire

Thousands of Israelis accompanied Border Police fighter Staff Sgt. Barel Achiya Hadarya Shmueli on Monday night on his last journey at the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery in Tel Aviv. Read more

IDF Chief of Staff warns of another Gaza operation as border riots continue

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi warned that the military is ready to strike again in the Gaza Strip, as the Hamas-led nighttime riots continued on the border with Israel. Read more

After fighting for his life, IDF soldier succumbs to wounds

Israeli Border Police troop Barel Achiya Hadarya Shmueli, 21, who was critically injured in the head nine days ago after a Hamas terrorist shot him during riots on the border with the Gaza Strip, succumbed to his wounds on Monday. Read more

Benny Gantz agreed to half billion ‘loan’ to the P.A.

New details have been revealed about the meeting held yesterday between Israel’s Minister of Defense Benny Gant and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The two met Sunday night in Ramallah, at the P.A.’s offices. Read more

Bennett slammed for Gantz-Abbas meeting, Right fears another withdrawal

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz met on Sunday night in Ramallah with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and discussed “security-political, civilian and economic issues,” arising fears in the right of a renewed diplomatic process with the PA and a possible Israeli withdrawal. Read more

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