IDF: Gaza attack tunnel found this week was dug by Hamas
Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it determined that an attack tunnel discovered earlier this week from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was dug by the Hamas terror group.
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Palestinian Authority officials announces plans for escalation of violence against Israel that will include the “sacrifice” of Palestinian children
A special emissary to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced on Facebook that he and other Palestinian leaders are planning an “escalation of the resistance” against Israel that will include the “sacrifice” of Palestinian children, Israel365news reports.
Despite flurry of fresh promises, Palestinians skeptical elections will happen
After numerous public pledges to bring about the first Palestinian national elections in 14 years, the possibility that residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will head to the ballot boxes appears to have petered out, again.
Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas agree to first elections in nearly 15 years
Two rival Palestinian political parties said on Thursday that they will hold general elections within six months.
Iran and Turkey forming “strong foundation” for “cooperation”
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are working toward forming a “strong foundation” for future, high level “cooperation,” the leaders’ respective national media have reported. The Turkish and Iranian media reports followed a video conference the two leaders held on Tuesday, the Jerusalem Post said.
Hamas and Hezbollah seek global terror front against Israel
Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh recently met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a widely expected meeting. It was designed to showcase that the two terrorist groups can meet openly as if they are governments of two countries.
Abbas meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad terror heads, says he won’t engage with US plan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hosted a meeting in Ramallah Thursday night which included the leaders of terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel
Hamas and Israel reached a ceasefire agreement, ending two weeks of rising tensions between the two entities.
IDF strikes Hamas targets amid continued tensions
The Israeli military (IDF) has confirmed in a statement that it struck Hamas terrorist group targets in Gaza early Friday morning, in response to six rockets fired from the Strip toward southern Israel during the night, the Jerusalem Post reports. The IDF confirmed that tanks and IAF aircraft struck underground Hamas infrastructure and militia posts early Friday.
Israeli laser system shoots down 32 explosive balloons from Gaza
Using the Lahav Or (‘Light Blade’) combat laser, Israel intercepted 32 explosive and incendiary balloons fired by terrorists from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, as seen in this video released by Israel’s Border Police.
IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza for 10th straight day
The IDF conducted strikes by air and from tank fire on Thursday on targets in Gaza for 10th straight day after incendiary devices launched from the Strip caused 42 fires in communities in the south.
After rocket fire, Israeli airstrikes target Hamas special forces base in Gaza
Israeli war planes carried out series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday night, after Palestinians fired a rocket and sent several arson balloons into Israel, sparking a series a fires, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Arson balloons spark dozens of fires near Gaza; hundreds riot near fence
At least 28 bush fires were started in the south of Israel Sunday, with authorities blaming incendiary balloons launched from the Gaza Strip following exchanges of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas over the weekend.
US Announces Disruption of 3 Terror Groups’ Cyber Financing Campaigns
U.S. authorities have seized millions of dollars and hundreds of virtual currency accounts used to funnel money to al-Qaida, Islamic State (IS) and Hamas’s military wing, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Gaza arson balloons spark fires in Israel’s south for 7th straight day
Two wildfires broke out Wednesday morning near the Gaza border due to balloon-borne explosives launched from the Gaza Strip for the seventh straight day.
IDF fighter jets attack Hamas targets after explosive balloon attacks
IDF fighter jets attacked a Hamas underground infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip late Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson confirmed.
Isaias strengthens to hurricane and is expected to drive damaging winds and rain up East Coast
Hurricane Isaias has regained strength and is now set to barrel up the entire East Coast, bringing with it wind and the potential for flooding.
After rocket attack, Israel hits ‘underground’ Hamas targets in Gaza
Israeli warplanes hit several Hamas sites in central and southern Gaza Strip early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said, hours after Palestinians fired a rocket into Israel from the coastal enclave.
Hurricane Isaias moving toward the Bahamas
A powerful storm bearing down on the Bahamas was officially declared a hurricane late Thursday night, after it caused power outage and downpours in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, Fox News reports. The US National Hurricane Center declared Isaias a Category 1 hurricane when it reached maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Hamas admits a naval officer spied for Israel
A military spokesman for Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas, has confirmed that one of its commanders had been a spy for Israel and had now defected to the Jewish state, Media Line reported Thursday. Hamas controls the Gaza Strip and is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.