IDF exposes 18th Gazan terror tunnel in 5 years
July 9, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF exposed a cross-border terror tunnel running out of the Gaza Strip and penetrating into Israeli territory, the army stated Monday evening. Read more
Israeli and Australian researchers uncover King David’s biblical town of Ziklag
July 8, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Macquarie University in Sydney have found Biblical Ziklag. Read more
5 soldiers wounded in attack, terrorist captured
July 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Arab terrorist on Saturday night rammed his car into a group of soldiers operating near the Arab town of Hizmeh, north of Jerusalem, injuring five of them. The terrorist was captured several hours later. Read more
Netanyahu warns: ‘Iran taking a significant step toward producing nuclear weapons’
July 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Iran’s announcement that it has officially breached the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and called on the European countries to take action. Read more
Israelis develop anti-drowning system following son’s near death experience
July 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
A team of Israelis has developed an Artificial Intelligence-based application that set off an alarm when there is a danger of someone drowning in a body of water. Read more
Israeli athletes come home with 7 medals from European Games in Minsk
July 1, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s delegation to the European Games in Minsk came home with seven medals, an impressive achievement that far exceeded the team’s initial expectations. Read more
US: Bahrain Summit ‘Galvanized’ Investors; PLO Dismisses Plan as ‘Insult to Our Intelligence’
June 27, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The US praised the Peace to Prosperity Workshop in Bahrain as a success that “galvanized enthusiasm among potential investors to transform the Palestinian economy,” while the PLO dismissed the economic plans, saying they are “an insult to our intelligence.” Read more
‘Surrender or Collapse:’ Israel welcomes US new sanctions on Iran
June 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel has welcomed the latest set of sanctions the US imposed against Iran, saying they will lead Iran “to surrender or to collapse.” Read more
Israel cuts fuel to Gaza in response to arson terrorism
June 25, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The IDF’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced Tuesday that it was stopping the transfer of fuel to the power station in the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing “until further notice” following arson attacks by Gazan terrorists on Israeli areas surrounding the Strip. Read more
Netanyahu: I cannot understand the Palestinians
June 24, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US National Security Adviser John Bolton, yesterday toured the Jordan Valley and took a helicopter expedition of the Jerusalem district, the security fence and the Jordan Valley. Read more
Abbas rejects ‘Peace to Prosperity’, US envoy defends it
June 23, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas rejected the economic chapter of the Trump’s administration released on Saturday, saying that the political issues must be settled before the economy is discussed. Read more
Israeli public responds with rage to Arab’s vicious assault on 7-year-old Israeli girl
June 18, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israeli leaders and large segments of the public responded with shock, dismay, and anger to the news of an Arab who viciously assaulted a seven-year-old Israeli girl. Read more
Ramat Trump
June 17, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Donald Trump has thanked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel for naming a town in the Golan Heights after him. Read more
Europe’s second-oldest synagogue hosts first wedding in 1,500 years
June 10, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century in the Calabria area of southern Italy hosted a Jewish wedding, a historic and emotional event. Read more
Abbas: Hope ‘Deal of the Century’ goes to hell
June 7, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his opposition to President Donald Trump’s pending peace plan for the Middle East end expressed hope that plan, dubbed Deal of the Century, will “go to hell.” Read more
Israel’s First Lady Nechama Rivlin passes away at 73
June 4, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin, passed away on Tuesday after undergoing a complex surgery three months ago and then slipping into a coma. Read more
US envoy: Hamas and Islamic Jihad bringing ‘misery and suffering to Gaza’
June 4, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Jason Greenblatt, Assistant to President Donald Trump and the US’ Special Representative for International Negotiations, accused the terror organizations of bringing “misery and suffering to Palestinians in Gaza” in response to a new report that the groups have restocked their arsenal of rockets to levels reached just before Operation Protective Edge. Read more
Trump tells Israelis to ‘get their act together’
June 3, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed displeasure with Israel’s reoccurring elections and told the Israelis to “get their act together.” Read more
IAF retaliates against Syria in response to rocket fire on Hermon
June 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel Air Force (IAF) fighters and gunships on Saturday night carried out several strikes against military targets inside Syria in retaliation for rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli Hermon earlier in the evening. Read more
Muslims riot on Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day
June 2, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Muslims rioted on the Temple Mount on Sunday morning as Jews visited the holy compound in honour of Jerusalem Day, celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the liberation of the city during the 1967 Six Day War. Read more
Israeli org shuts down Miss Hitler pageant
May 31, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
An Israeli human rights organization has been successful in shutting down the online “Miss Hitler 2019” pageant. Read more
Knesset will dissolve itself at midnight, send Israel to elections again
May 29, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The Knesset’s interim special committee on Tuesday night approved for its second and third readings in the Knesset plenum a proposal to disperse the 21st Knesset and hold general elections on September 17. Read more
Major German paper: The Kippa belongs to Germany
May 28, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The der Bild German newspaper has launched a campaign in support of Germany’s Jews and against antisemitism following a statement made by Dr. Felix Klein, the German antisemitism commissioner, that it would be preferable for Jews not wear a kippa, a Jewish head covering, in public in Germany out of fear for their safety. Read more
Israel’s richest woman charged with fraud, bribery
May 28, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Billionaire Shari Arison and several executives have been charged by the police with an elaborate bribery and fraud scheme to win contracts in Kenya. Read more
Is Israel heading for elections again?
May 27, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel may face elections again in the coming months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party have apparently failed to put together a viable coalition. Read more
41 Hours of Inferno: Israel overcomes mass blazes throughout the country
May 26, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel’s Firefighting and Rescue Service announced Saturday that it has concluded Operation “Hot Fire” to suppress the blazes that raged at various locations throughout the country. Read more
Israeli envoy to UN: UNRWA’s mandate must end
May 23, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday held a special discussion on UNRWA, the United Nations agency that provides assistance solely to Arabs categorized as Palestinian refugees. Read more
Desecrated remains of Second Temple Era Jews brought for final burial
May 22, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Hundreds of Israelis on Tuesday participated in an uncommon funeral in which the human remains of Jews from the Second Temple Era were brought for burial at Kfar Adumim, south of Jerusalem. Read more
Israel slams UN envoy who met with Hezbollah leader
May 22, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Israel harshly criticized a United Nations envoy who met with a leader of the Hezbollah terror organization and praised it. Read more
Two children from Gaza abandoned by parents; IDF returns them safely
May 21, 2019 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
Two Arab children from Gaza on Sunday were abandoned by their adult chaperones at the Erez Crossing after being released from Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem, while their chaperones remained in Israel illegally and without permits. Read more
