Israel News

While Israel continues to prepare and brace for a threatened attack by Iran, the United States has deployed a second aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, to the Middle East to help defend the Jewish state if necessary.

Israel Defense Forces bombed several of its arms depots in Lebanon for the second consecutive night, Hezbollah responded by firing over 50 rockets into civilian areas in northern Israel on Wednesday morning.

Continuing a campaign of terror against Israel that it began in solidarity with Hamas’ attack against the Jewish state, the Lebanese Hezbollah terror organization launched 50 rockets at the Golan Heights on Wednesday morning, with several missiles hitting homes, All Israel News (AIN) reports.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the defeat of Hamas’ Rafah Brigade during his visit to troops stationed along the Egypt-Gaza Strip border, emphasizing the destruction of over 150 tunnels.

Advancing the fight against cancer, scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University have developed a new way to revive natural killer (NK) cells that identify and destroy cancerous and viral cells, World Israel News (WIN) reports.

Hamas rejected the bridge proposal by the Biden Administration called on the U.S. to reverse its “partnership” with Israel and “work seriously” toward stopping the war in Gaza as it accused the U.S. of “complete bias” toward Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Gallant stated that Israel is shifting its “center of gravity” following the destruction of several Hezbollah arms depots in Lebanon by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday night. In retaliation, Hezbollah launched 115 rockets and drones at northern Israel throughout Tuesday.

Israel’s military confirmed Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in the Hamas’ October 7 attack that started the Gaza war, but many others kidnapped remained unaccounted for.

In a breakthrough, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel accepted his proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in the Gaza Strip, and he urged Hamas to do the same.

Archaeologists excavating under Jerusalem’s Old City have uncovered 2,000-year-old artefacts that would have been used in daily life during Jesus’ time on earth, All Israel News (AIN) reports.

The United States has introduced a “bridging proposal” aimed at finalizing a deal for the release of hostages in Gaza and establishing a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. However, Hamas has rejected the Biden Administration’s proposal, claiming it does not guarantee a permanent ceasefire and fails to require a complete withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from Gaza, according to the terrorist organization.

Lebanon plunged into darkness Saturday as the last operational power plant shut down following a deadly Israeli strike that prompted Hezbollah to launch a salvo of rockets at northern Israel.

On Thursday, Israeli negotiators and international mediators gathered in Qatar to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the hope that a negotiated peace will prevent the conflict from escalating into a full-blown regional conflict.

Over the past month, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished at least 50 tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula; these tunnels were used by Hamas to smuggle weapons and munitions for waging war against Israel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow backs the creation of a full-fledged Palestinian state, and he has publicly embraced visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday announced the approval of $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, which include numerous fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles. This decision comes amid heightened regional tensions following the assassinations of two prominent terrorists in Beirut and Tehran, with the “Axis of Evil” vowing retaliation for their deaths.

Israel’s Foreign Minister has accused Iran of smuggling weapons and cash through Jordan to terrorist proxies in Judea and Samaria, and of attempting to destabilize Jordan, thus establishing a new terror front along Israel’s eastern border.

The Palestinian Authority led by President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing a resolution against Israel’s settlements in the West Bank that it hopes will be passed at the 79th annual Session of the UN General Assembly which opens on September 10, the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) reports.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Sunday that it has dispatched a nuclear-powered submarine, armed with over 150 missiles, to the Middle East, alongside a second aircraft carrier. This deployment is in response to escalating tensions in the region, following Iran’s vow to retaliate against Israel.

As Israel entered into Tisha B’Av, commemorating the destruction of the first and second Temples, the nation’s military leaders approved multi-front battle plans in response to the potential threat of an attack from Iran and its Middle Eastern proxies.