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Suspected terrorist in Jerusalem shooting turns himself in to police

Suspected terrorist in Jerusalem shooting turns himself in to police

Police announce arrest of alleged perpetrator of attack that left 7 hurt, 2 of them seriously, following overnight manhunt; suspect identified as East Jerusalem resident… Read More ›

8 Israelis Wounded In Jerusalem Shooting, Satmar Chasidim From NY Amongst Injured

8 Israelis Wounded In Jerusalem Shooting, Satmar Chasidim From NY Amongst Injured

  JERUSALEM (AP/VINnews) — A gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected Palestinian attack… Read More ›

How Gaza’s Hamas wants to fight Israel through the West Bank

How Gaza’s Hamas wants to fight Israel through the West Bank

Analysis: Terror group’s main goal remains the destruction of Israel, however instead of fighting ‘the occupation’ directly from the Palestinian enclave, and risk more devastation… Read More ›

Rivals blast Likud as misogynist ‘Bibistan’ after primary rewards male loyalists

Rivals blast Likud as misogynist ‘Bibistan’ after primary rewards male loyalists

As erstwhile partners Sa’ar and Liberman take aim at slate for cult of personality around Netanyahu, nationalists Shaked and Ben Gvir predict future alliance with… Read More ›

Iran nuclear deal is not unrelated to Israel’s campaign in Gaza

Iran nuclear deal is not unrelated to Israel’s campaign in Gaza

Opinion: Biden believes returning to 2015 agreement will allow U.S. to remove threat of Mideast blood bath that might be ignited by nuclear Iran, just… Read More ›

Jewish Agency readying for Russia closure, but hopeful door may yet stay open

Jewish Agency readying for Russia closure, but hopeful door may yet stay open

Quasi-governmental Israel-immigration group has begun making preparations for possibility Moscow will go through with its threats, though it aims to keep some activities going  … Read More ›

Benny Gantz: Israeli counterterrorism ops ongoing despite ceasefire – interview

Benny Gantz: Israeli counterterrorism ops ongoing despite ceasefire – interview

Defense min. following Breaking Dawn: “significant achievements in weakening Islamic Jihad” • “Israel’s deterrence in Gaza Strip regained”   Defense Minister Benny Gantz gave a… Read More ›

By legitimizing Hamas, Israel risks creating a three-state solution

By legitimizing Hamas, Israel risks creating a three-state solution

Opinion: Hamas is designated by the U.S. and Europeans as a terror organization, yet Israel insists on favoring it over the Palestinian Authority, only speeding… Read More ›

In shift, Israel to allow Palestinians to fly from Eilat’s Ramon Airport

In shift, Israel to allow Palestinians to fly from Eilat’s Ramon Airport

Turkey-based airlines will start offering flights later this month, though unclear how Palestinians will get to southern airport or if long drive there is practical… Read More ›

Lapid offers a new path to residents of Gaza: Livelihood, dignity and peace

Lapid offers a new path to residents of Gaza: Livelihood, dignity and peace

As fighting ends, PM says Abraham Accords can be an alternative model for Gaza: ‘There is another way’; Gantz says Israel will keep using preemptive… Read More ›

Real winner of flare-up between Israel and Islamic Jihad is Hamas

Real winner of flare-up between Israel and Islamic Jihad is Hamas

Opinion: While the Strip’s second largest terror group was left to take a beating and deal with Egyptian mediators, Gaza rulers sat in the background,… Read More ›

Islamic Jihad head: If Israel breaks agreement, we will resume fighting

Islamic Jihad head: If Israel breaks agreement, we will resume fighting

The movement’s head said there was unity between all the Palestinian factions despite the fact that Hamas was not taking part in the current conflict.… Read More ›

Palestinians fire over 50 rockets in pre-ceasefire salvo, including on Tel Aviv

Palestinians fire over 50 rockets in pre-ceasefire salvo, including on Tel Aviv

Ahead of truce that was supposed to be in effect at 8pm, Gaza militants intensify fire, targeting center of the country, while IDF strikes rocket… Read More ›

Gaza truce takes effect, ending days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad

Gaza truce takes effect, ending days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad

Ceasefire begins at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, though some rocket fire continues up to 20 minutes later; Egypt-mediated deal said to include promise to try free… Read More ›

WATCH: IDF Aborted Three Strikes on Terrorist Leader to Avoid Killing Children

WATCH: IDF Aborted Three Strikes on Terrorist Leader to Avoid Killing Children

GAZA (Yaakov M / VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces delayed assassinating Khaled Mansour several times on Saturday, after drone video showed images of children… Read More ›

Egypt, UN working intensely to end Gaza violence

Egypt, UN working intensely to end Gaza violence

Egypt has been a longstanding broker between Israel and Gaza and has facilitated indirect talks for a restoration of calm during past outbreaks of violence.… Read More ›

Islamic Jihad is trying to drag Israel into a war of attrition

Islamic Jihad is trying to drag Israel into a war of attrition

Analysis: Although Hamas is not intervening, it is too soon to tell whether the terror group is saving its most deadly weapons for a better… Read More ›

Far-right MK Ben Gvir says he’ll visit Temple Mount Sunday, as tensions boil

Far-right MK Ben Gvir says he’ll visit Temple Mount Sunday, as tensions boil

‘We mustn’t give in to terror,’ says firebrand lawmaker on Tisha B’Av visit, as police aim to prevent escalation at flashpoint Jerusalem site during Israeli… Read More ›

Islamic Jihad Fires 350 Rockets Towards Negev, Tel Aviv After Israel Eliminates Key Commander

Islamic Jihad Fires 350 Rockets Towards Negev, Tel Aviv After Israel Eliminates Key Commander

  JERUSALEM — In retaliation for the elimination of the northern sector of Gaza’s  Islamic Jihad commander, Thaysir Al-Ja’abri, as well as 15 terror operatives,… Read More ›

Israel Elections: Shaked’s Zionist Spirit hugs electoral threshold – poll

Israel Elections: Shaked’s Zionist Spirit hugs electoral threshold – poll

The bloc supporting Netanyahu would earn a majority in the Knesset if joined by the Zionist Spirit party.   Ayelet Shaked’s Zionist Spirit party is… Read More ›