Articles by: JewishNews-David

IDF strikes Hamas targets as Haniyeh demands end to blockade

IDF strikes Hamas targets as Haniyeh demands end to blockade

The Hamas leader stressed that the movement is still conducting talks through Egyptian and Qatari mediation in an effort to achieve their demands.   IDF… Read More ›

The Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their playoff game on Wednesday in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake

The Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their playoff game on Wednesday in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake

  The Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic did not take the court to play Game 5 of their playoff series Wednesday afternoon. Bucks players agreed… Read More ›

Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

The drone was captured by Hezbollah terrorists.   Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone near Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to… Read More ›

Israel holiday lockdown is gov’t admission of failure, says health expert

Israel holiday lockdown is gov’t admission of failure, says health expert

Outgoing chair of the WMA slams Gamzu’s inability to come up with solutions other than lockdown as coronavirus cabinet is set to mull a possible… Read More ›

Texas Police Say 3 Officers Shot, But In Stable Condition

Texas Police Say 3 Officers Shot, But In Stable Condition

  CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — Three police officers were shot Sunday and a person remained barricaded inside a home located in a suburb of… Read More ›

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the House back into session early to block USPS organizational changes that could threaten mail-in voting

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the House back into session early to block USPS organizational changes that could threaten mail-in voting

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the House to return to session “later this week” to vote on an act to block USPS organization… Read More ›

The ICC holds Hezbollah’s future in its hands

The ICC holds Hezbollah’s future in its hands

Opinion: After almost 15 years of investigations into the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri in Beirut, the International Criminal Court’s special tribunal faces… Read More ›

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons

The attacks are in response to the launching of incendiary balloons into Israel from Gaza over the past several days.   The IDF attacked multiple… Read More ›

How techies used Bluetooth’s most annoying trait to build Israel’s new COVID app

How techies used Bluetooth’s most annoying trait to build Israel’s new COVID app

A peek under the hood of Israel’s new app, now downloaded by more than a million people, which tracks and traces while keeping the government… Read More ›

Beirut port manager among 16 held in blast probe

Beirut port manager among 16 held in blast probe

“Sixteen people have been taken into custody as part of the investigation,” NNA quoted Akiki as saying. He said the investigation was continuing.   Lebanese… Read More ›

IDF says it ambushed cell planting bombs on Syrian border, killing 4 terrorists

IDF says it ambushed cell planting bombs on Syrian border, killing 4 terrorists

Incident comes as military braces for attack by Hezbollah, which is seeking revenge for a fighter killed in an airstrike attributed to Israel   Israeli… Read More ›

IDF to begin contact tracing on Tuesday

IDF to begin contact tracing on Tuesday

“The IDF’s involvement is very important because it is a system that can work quickly,” said coronavirus commissioner Ronni Gamzu.   The IDF’s Home Front… Read More ›

One in every 11 coronavirus test found positive as 1,967 new cases confirmed

One in every 11 coronavirus test found positive as 1,967 new cases confirmed

There are 25,628 people battling COVID-19, while 8,280 of them confirmed ill this past week; of the 24,284 tests conducted Thursday, 8.1% show positive results,… Read More ›

The leaders of the world’s most powerful tech companies — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google — will be speaking in front of Congress this week. Here’s what we’re expecting, and why it’s a huge deal.

The leaders of the world’s most powerful tech companies — Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google — will be speaking in front of Congress this week. Here’s what we’re expecting, and why it’s a huge deal.

  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Apple CEO Tim Cook will all face questioning from… Read More ›

US fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace

US fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace

Israel and the United States have long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere.   Several passengers on an… Read More ›

Knesset passes coronavirus law, weakening its oversight of government decisions

Knesset passes coronavirus law, weakening its oversight of government decisions

Law approved 48-35 gives cabinet wide-ranging powers to set virus restrictions, sidelines Yifat Shasha-Biton’s combative coronavirus committee   The Knesset in the early hours of… Read More ›

Second hearing of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trial to occur on Sunday

Second hearing of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trial to occur on Sunday

Timing of when witnesses will be called is considered crucial   By Saturday night, it was clear there would be no last-minute emergency coronavirus announcement… Read More ›

IDF reopens facility in Ashkelon for soldiers sick with coronavirus

IDF reopens facility in Ashkelon for soldiers sick with coronavirus

Total of 663 service members have been diagnosed with the virus; military says troops on furlough can’t meet in groups of over 5 people  … Read More ›

Netanyahu cannot buy Israelis’ silence

Netanyahu cannot buy Israelis’ silence

Opinion: The prime minister is worried about a dip in his popularity and thinks that putting cash in our bank accounts can jump-start a shattered… Read More ›

2 arrested as ultra-Orthodox protest neighborhood lockdowns for second night

2 arrested as ultra-Orthodox protest neighborhood lockdowns for second night

Demonstrators knock down barriers, set dumpsters on fire and pelt police with eggs to protest against alleged discrimination in coronavirus closures   At least two… Read More ›