Gazan arson attacks destroy Israeli livelihoods: Israel Update

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman warned terrorist groups in Gaza that Israel would retaliate for a wave of arson attacks that have burned some 2,224 acres of forests and agricultural fields in Israeli communities adjacent to the Palestinian territory. Fires caused by kites and he…

Gaza militants launch mortars and rockets against Israel: Israel Update

Gaza militants launched their heaviest barrage against Israel since the 2014 Gaza war, prompting Israeli military response. On Tuesday 70 rockets and mortar bombs rained down on Israel and three Israeli soldiers were wounded by shrapnel. Israeli sirens warning of imminent rocket a…

Israel presses US over Golan Heights: Israel Update

Israeli lawmakers urged the government to reopen talks with the United States on a defense aid deal signed in 2016 in the hope that US President Donald Trump might ease a requirement that American aid money be spent on US equipment. One component of the Obama administration deal was to phas…

Latest Gaza border clashes; US Embassy opens in Jerusalem: Israel Update 

Ongoing Palestinian protests escalated into violence along the Gaza border this week, sparking international outrage and confusion amidst this historically complex situation. The protests are part of what the demonstrators have dubbed “The Great March of Return,” scheduled month…

Iranian Forces Fire Rockets into Golan Heights: Israel Update

Iranian forces stationed in Syria fired about 20 rockets at Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights, the IDF reported. The rocket barrage late Wednesday night was the largest attack, in terms of the number of rockets fired, in the seven years of the Syrian civil war. In light of …