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IDF Beefs Up Air Defenses in South, Concerned Iran Is Pressuring Islamic Jihad to Escalate Rocket Attacks
The IDF is deploying additional Iron Dome aerial defense batteries in southern Israel out of concern that Gaza-based Islamic Jihad, under the influence of Iran, could attempt to escalate its rocket attacks against the Jewish state.
IDF launches drill simulating multi-front war
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday launched a large-scale exercise simulating a war on multiple fronts, with units throughout the military taking part, the army said.
Backing Abbas, Arab League unanimously rejects Trump’s Middle East peace plan
The Arab League on Saturday unanimously rejected US President Donald Trump’s controversial Middle East plan, calling it ‘unfair’ to Palestinians.
Gaza Terror Groups Fear Israeli Retaliation After Rocket Attacks, Islamic Jihad Leaders Go Into Hiding
Terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip are reportedly on high alert as tensions rise in Israel’s south after a series of rocket attacks over the weekend, with Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders going into hiding for fear of targeted assassinations.
Arab-Israelis fume as Trump plan says their towns could become part of Palestine
Leaders and residents of Arab-Israeli towns in the so-called Triangle fumed on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump’s peace plan proposed including their villages southeast of Haifa in a future Palestinian state.
Knesset speaker vows to ‘fast-track’ any vote on West Bank annexation
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday promised to ‘fast-track’ any bill proposed to annex parts of the West Bank in the aftermath of the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
Pompeo on Mideast Peace Plan Opponents: ‘The Same Critics Who Have Failed for 70 Years’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday dismissed opponents of President Trump’s Mideast peace proposals as ‘the same critics who have failed for 70 years’ to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Netanyahu abandons his immunity bid, paving way for an indictment within days
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity from the pending indictment in the three corruption cases against him.
A tale of two cities: How the US made ‘undivided Jerusalem’ into twin capitals
US President Donald Trump confused many people Tuesday by appearing to contradict himself during the part of his speech concerning the status of Jerusalem under his administration’s peace plan.
Abbas on US plan: ‘We say 1,000 times: No, no and no to the deal of the century’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas firmly rejected the Trump administration’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday, calling it the ‘the slap of the century.’
Amid ‘Deal of the Century’ Tensions, IDF Beefs Up Forces in Jordan Valley
As tensions rose ahead of the publication of US President Donald Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday, the IDF beefed up its forces in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley region.
ISIS declares ‘new stage’ of jihad: War against the Jews inside and outside of Israel
ISIS released a video Monday detailing a new mission for the group under al-Baghdadi replacement Sheikh Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Qurashi in response to the Trump team’s ‘Deal of the Century’ peace plan, declaring war on Israel and Jews inside and outside of the Jewish state.
Netanyahu Foresees ‘History’ Being Made With Trump This Week; Hamas Pledges More Terror
Ahead of the unveiling of the Trump administration’s long-delayed Mideast peace proposal, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu left Israel for Washington on Sunday speaking about an extraordinary moment in his country’s history, even as Hamas pledged to use ‘all means of resistance’ to foil a plan Palestinians view as heavily weighted in Israel’s favor.
‘A new stage in our war’: ISIS announces it will focus on Israel attacks
The Islamic State released an audio recording that announced a ‘new stage’ in its terrorist operations and called on followers to begin attacking Israel.
Abbas calls for popular resistance to prevent peace plan
During a closed-door meeting with Fatah leadership on Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for an ‘escalation on all fronts’ in popular resistance in an attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposal.
Gantz says will meet Trump separately from Netanyahu
The Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz said on Saturday he had accepted an invitation to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss a peace plan for the Middle East.
IDF jets strike Gaza targets in response to launch of incendiary devices
Israeli jets struck a number of targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Saturday night in response to incendiary devices being launched over the border, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.
Auschwitz visited by ‘most senior delegation’ of Muslim officials yet
A delegation of Muslim leaders visited Auschwitz Thursday ahead of the anniversary of the liberation of the Polish death camp in which over one million Jews were killed, in what Jewish leaders called a ‘groundbreaking’ event.
Putin, Pence arrive as world leaders gather for major Holocaust commemoration
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Israel on Thursday for a major Holocaust commemoration as speculation swirled that his trip could include an announcement on the fate of jailed Israeli-American Naama Issachar.